Republican Governor Bill Lee announced Monday he will not intervene in the execution of Christa Pike, clearing the way for Tennessee to execute its first female inmate in 200 years.
Xavier Becerra, a Democrat eyeing California's gubernatorial position, has vowed to extend the state's moratorium on the death penalty should he become governor.
Federal prosecutors announced Tuesday they will seek the death penalty for an Afghan national charged with killing a National Guard soldier and gravely wounding a second on Thanksgiving Day last year in Washington, D.C.
Federal prosecutors announced Friday they will seek the death penalty for Elias Rodriguez, the man charged with killing two Israeli Embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., in May 2025.
Rep. Nancy Mace introduced legislation this week that would authorize the death penalty in federal cases involving certain sex crimes against children.
