Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Big Bend Border Wall Construction to Resume

The Trump administration on Wednesday filed an emergency appeal asking the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a lower court order that halted border wall construction in the Big Bend region of Texas. The Department of Justice asked the justices to let the administration resume building the wall. The lower court's decision had paused construction in the region. The administration's top border official has also defended plans to build a wall and other infrastructure in Big Bend, despite mounting opposition to the project and the court-ordered pause. He said his goal is to fortify the country's borders.

Right-leaning coverage, in The Daily Signal, leads with the emergency appeal and the Justice Department's request to restart construction, citing the department's argument about the Big Bend region. Left-leaning coverage, from CBS News, also centers on the administration's request to the Supreme Court to lift the lower court order. Alternative coverage, from AP, leads instead with an exclusive account of the border chief defending the plans, and it notes both the opposition and the court-ordered pause. All three agree on the location and the court setback. They differ mainly in whose voice they foreground: Justice Department filings or the border official.