A Connecticut man who was convicted in one of the state’s most notorious murder cases was one of the nearly 2,500 people whose federal drug-related prison sentences were commuted by former President J ...

The order shows the president’s desire for more executions. But it’s unclear how the administration will carry out its plans, ...

The Supreme Court seems inclined to revive a civil rights lawsuit against the Texas police officer who shot a man to death during a traffic stop in Houston over unpaid tolls.

The family of Bryan Herrera, a 16-year-old who was shot and killed while riding his bike in Miami in 2012, appeared in court ...

While the Trump administration can’t reverse former President Biden’s decision to grant clemency to 37 of the 40 prisoners on ...

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio expressed grave concern over the wave of new executive orders on immigration, the environment ...

The president directed the attorney general to take “all appropriate action to seek the overruling” of high court precedents ...

The order is a reminder that Americans live in two different worlds regarding the government’s use of the ultimate punishment ...

Trump, upon taking office on Monday, signed a series of executive orders that included tough restrictions on immigration, a ...

Here is more about the orders signed on Monday and whether they can be implemented: How do executive orders work? An executive order is a directive issued by the US president rela ...

President Donald Trump began his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient U.S. government priorities.

As state leaders continue to take steps towards carrying out their first execution in years, President Donald Trump is taking action regarding capital punishment in his first days in office.