The Justice Department under President Donald Trump has added firing squads, electrocution, and gas asphyxiation to federal execution protocols, citing difficulties obtaining lethal injection drugs.

One year ago, Louisiana broke a 15-year halt on executions by debuting nitrogen hypoxia. Officials called Jessie Hoffman Jr.’s death “flawless,” yet their own reports noted “convulsive activity,” and ...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a significant expansion of federal execution protocols, formally reintroducing firing squads, electrocution and gas asphyxiation as it moves to resume ...