A group of congressional Democrats is urging the Trump administration to halt federal executions until the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden can "evaluate and determine" the future of the death penalty. In a letter dated Friday to Attorney General William Barr, the lawmakers accused the Trump administration of "recklessly" restarting federal executions in July after a 17-year absence. The Trump administration has defended the death penalty, even as support for it continues to decline nationwide. Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, is scheduled to be executed Dec. 8 at the U.S. Penitentiary Terre Haute in Indiana. "They deserve an opportunity to implement their policy agenda without the Trump Administration rushing to take preemptive and irreversible steps," they wrote.

Source: Fox News November 13, 2020 22:41 UTC