Opinion - Trump’s drug boat bombings are just capital punishment by a wanna-be king

The death penalty is a travesty when it is used against anyone. It is called the ultimate penalty for a reason. In the ...
The Hill

In the world of capital punishment, Florida is becoming the new Texas

For a long time, when Americans thought about the death penalty, they thought of Texas. Every year for the last several decades, the Lone Star State led the nation in new death sentences and ...
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‘Capital, capital punishment’: Trump pushes death penalty for Washington, DC murders — but city has rejected it for 40 years

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that his administration will seek the death penalty in all murder cases in Washington, DC, a move that could collide with longstanding city law and ...
The White House

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Directs the Enforcement of Death Penalty Laws in the District of Columbia

DETERRING AND PUNISHING HEINOUS CRIMES: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the Attorney General and the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia to fully ...
The White House

Enforcing the Death Penalty Laws in the District of Columbia to Deter and Punish the Most Heinous Crimes

Section 1. Background. Federal law provides for the death penalty for criminals found guilty of especially aggravated crimes (18 U.S.C. 3591(a)). Capital punishment is an essential part of how our ...