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President-elect Donald Trump announced plans on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates. Biden’s decision, which reduced their punishments to life in prison without parole, aimed to align with a moratorium on federal executions, except in cases of …

President Joe Biden announced Monday the commutation of sentences for 37 federal death row inmates, converting their punishments to life imprisonment without parole. The move comes weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, a staunch advocate for expanding the use of capital punishment, takes office. Biden’s decision spares individuals convicted of heinous …

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday imposed a moratorium on all federal executions amid a review of the Justice Department’s policies. The announcement comes nearly one year after the beginning of a federal execution spree under former President Donald Trump that critics panned as “out of step” with previous administrations. …