Trump’s New Order to Expand the Death Penalty Misses Key Details
The order shows the president’s desire for more executions. But it’s unclear how the administration will carry out its plans, legal experts say.
Trump signs death penalty order directing attorney general to help states get lethal injection drugs
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's Death Penalty Executive Order Aims To Expand Execution
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
Trump targets Supreme Court precedents in new death penalty order
The president directed the attorney general to take “all appropriate action to seek the overruling” of high court precedents that limit executions.
Trump executive order calls for sweeping expansion of the death penalty
The executive order calls on the attorney general to “take all appropriate action to seek the overruling of Supreme Court precedents that limit the authority of State and Federal governments to impose capital punishment.
Donald Trump Poised for 'Execution Spree' After Taking Office
Death penalty opponents fear President Donald Trump is poised to start an "execution spree" after returning to the White House on Monday.
Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking To Expand Use Of Death Penalty
The newly inaugurated president's directive fulfills a key part of Project 2025's right-wing mandate for his administration.
Trump signs order to ensure states have enough lethal injection drugs
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.
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Donald Trump signs executive order on the death penalty
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,
Trump reinstates federal capital punishment
Of the many executive orders President Donald Trump issued, one reinstates federal capital punishment. The order, “Restoring ...
'No Plans' To Bring Back Capital Punishment, Downing Street Says
Reform MPs have called for a debate on bringing back the death penalty after the Southport killer's sentencing.
‘The death penalty is the only answer in cases like the Southport massacre’
When a crime shakes the public’s faith in humanity as these murders have, the debate around capital punishment soon rears its head again ...
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Fewer Texans sentenced to death, executed amid “evolving standards of decency”
Texas continues to lead other states on capital punishment. But the decline in new death sentences and executions reached a ...
Oklahoma Attorney General requests prisoner transfer from Louisiana for execution
Attorney General Gentner Drummond requested Friday that a prisoner on Oklahoma’s death row be transferred from federal prison ...
Oklahoma Attorney General requests convicted murderer be transferred for execution
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond asked the U.S. Bureau of Prisons to transfer a convicted murderer from federal ...
Opinion: It’s now clear that America’s death penalty is dying one generation at a time
Capital punishment has continued to become rarer in recent years, and public opinion of the practice keeps growing dimmer ...
Trump’s Most Shockingly Ambitious Executive Order
The order is a reminder that Americans live in two different worlds regarding the government’s use of the ultimate punishment ...