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Trump Administration Says the Inconvenience of Rescheduling Executions Outweighs the 'Harm' to Prisoners Set to Die
The Justice Department is pushing ahead with plans for three executions this week even though two of the prisoners have Covid-19 and multiple courts have objected to the government’s aggressive tactics
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Inside Trump and Barr’s Last-Minute Killing Spree
Private executioners paid in cash. Middle-of-the-night killings. False or incomplete justifications. Court records show how the outgoing administration is using its final days to execute the most federal prisoners since World War II
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Trump Races to Weaken Environmental and Worker Protections Before January 20th
The Trump administration is rushing to approve dozens of 11th-hour policy changes. Among them: The Justice Department is fast-tracking a rule that could reintroduce firing squads and electrocutions to federal executions
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Tom Barrack Pushed for Saudi Nuclear Deal — and Planned to Profit From It
Documents released by a congressional committee reveal the Trump adviser's plan to team up with Arab princes to buy a U.S. nuclear company. Federal prosecutors are investigating foreign influence
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