politics
Charlie Kirk, Ukrainian refugee's killings bring death penalty to forefront
By The Hill | Ella Lee | 9/15/2025 6:00 AM
President Trump’s suggestions that the suspects in two high-profile killings face the death penalty add to his administration’s increasingly aggressive approach toward capital punishment. This week, Trump called for the 22-year-old accused of killing Charlie Kirk and the man charged in Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska’s stabbing on Charlotte’s light rail system to face execution. It... ... Read full Story