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Texas continues to lead other states on capital punishment. But the decline in new death sentences and executions reached a ...

President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping execution order on the death penalty that directs the attorney general to “take ...

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The Department of Justice will seek the death penalty for capital crimes "committed by an alien illegally present in this country." Lawyers say the order could be difficult to enforce.

President Biden has sent a strong message to Americans that the death penalty is not the answer to our country's concerns about public safety. "I commend President Biden for recognizing that we ...