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    What’s the status of the US death penalty?

    chicagoinquirerBy Editorial No Comments7 Mins Read
    FILE - The Department of Justice seal is seen in Washington, Nov. 28, 2018. President Joe Biden campaigned on a pledge to work toward abolishing federal capital punishment. But his Justice Department continues to press for the death penalty in certain cases — even as a moratorium means no federal executions are likely to happen anytime soon. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

    by Michael Tarm and Alanna Durbin Richer

    The first federal capital case tried under President Joe Biden ended with a split among jurors that means the life of an Islamic extremist who killed eigh...

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