Topline
The Justice Department on Friday said it will seek to impose the death penalty in more federal cases and will expand the way in which convicted inmates can be killed—including bringing back the firing squad as a means of execution.
President Donald Trump on April 10, 2026.
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Key Facts
The department said it will bring back firing squads to kill prisoners and re-adopt lethal injection methods put on pause by former President Joe Biden.
President Donald Trump has told the DOJ to seek the death penalty in more cases, the department said, and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche suggested it will be more actively sought in cases against “terrorists, child murderers, and cop killers.”
This is a developing story and will be updated.