President Biden’s commutation of 37 federal death row inmates has reignited the national debate over capital punishment. In response, President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to “vigorously pursue” ...

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 Death Penalty Information Center’s recent annual report contained good news for those opposed to capital punishment. The number of new death sentences remained small by historical standards in ...

President Donald Trump said that his administration will seek the death penalty in all murder cases in Washington, DC, a move that could run into significant obstacles with city juries. “Anybody ...

President Donald Trump said he plans to pursue reviving the death penalty in Washington for those convicted of murder amid his crime crackdown in the nation’s capital. "If somebody kills somebody in ...

WASHINGTON — President Trump said Tuesday that he wants the Justice Department to seek the death penalty in all murder cases in DC — hours after the capital’s 12-day murder-free streak ended. “Anybody ...

In the 1920s and 30s, a stark white-on-black banner would sometimes appear in front of NAACP headquarters in Manhattan. It read simply, “A MAN WAS LYNCHED YESTERDAY.” The proliferating southern NAACP ...