Killing of National Guard Member Puts US Death Penalty in Focus

The killing of a National Guard member in Washington DC has revived attention on the use of capital punishment in the US. Attorney General Pam Bondi said authorities will seek the death penalty for ...
National Catholic Reporter

New coalition aims to end capital punishment as executions increase but public support wanes

Despite an uptick in executions in the U.S. in 2025, opponents of the death penalty lauded decreases in new death sentences ...
National Catholic Register

Catholics Form Coalition Opposed to the Death Penalty Amid Execution Surge

In 2024, there were 25 people executed in the United States. In 2025, there have already been 44 executions, and three more ...
New York Post

Here’s why feds won’t pursue death penalty against first person in US charged over Oct. 7

The feds aren’t pursuing the death penalty against the first person in the US to be accused of participating in Oct. 7 likely because it would be too difficult to tie him to any specific death, an ...
NBC DFW

Limbo on death row: How Texas' capital punishment system works

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about the lives of death row inmates at the Polunsky Unit here and a first-person account from a reporter who ...