One of the executive orders issued by President Donald Trump amid the flurry of actions on his first day in office yesterday aims to reverse the long

President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping execution order on the death penalty that directs the attorney general to “take all necessary and lawful action” to ensure that states have enough lethal injection drugs to carry out executions.

Trump falsely claimed that restoring the federal death penalty was necessary in order to deter violent crimes.

How Trump could implement his death penalty agenda - Trump campaigned heavily on expanding the death penalty and has asked attorney general to help states obtain lethal injection drugs

Trump in his order describes the death penalty as an “essential tool for deterring and punishing those who would commit the most heinous crimes ... against American citizens.”

The newly inaugurated president's directive fulfills a key part of Project 2025's right-wing mandate for his administration.

President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order on the death penalty Monday, directing the attorney general to “take all necessary and lawful action” to ensure that states have enough lethal injection drugs to carry out executions.

If there’s one thing Donald Trump promised ahead of his second term as President of the United States, it was ruthless efficiency as it pertains to fulfilling the promises that got him elected. As such,