Trump’s new directive that aims to increase death sentences clashes with some Texas lawmakers’ efforts to add guardrails to ...

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

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

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

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

President Donald Trump wants to “restore the death penalty” through an executive order he signed earlier this week.

The executive order calls on the attorney general to “take all appropriate action to seek the overruling of Supreme Court ...

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

In an executive order titled "Restoring the Death Penalty and Protecting Public Safety," Trump reversed a Biden-era moratorium on federal executions and instructed the attorney general to pursue ...

Rejon Taylor told Newsweek that he had received notice he would be transferred to ADX Florence, a "supermax" facility known for its harsh conditions.

The renewed use of the death penalty, announced by executive order signed on his first day in office, comes just after former ...