DOJ expands federal execution methods

The Trump Administration announced on Friday that it plans to add firing squads, electrocution, and gas asphyxiation as alternative methods for executing people convicted of the gravest federal crimes. The move, directed by the Department of Justice, aims to strengthen the federal death penalty. Officials cited difficulties in obtaining drugs for lethal injections, which were resumed last year, as a key reason for expanding the available methods. This policy change marks a significant expansion of the federal government's execution protocol.