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.
The Idaho State Legislature approved a bill that would permit the use of the death penalty for those convicted of sexually abusing children 12 and younger.
