Barr drafts new death penalty law as Texas copes with latest mass shooting
(The Guardian United States)

Attorney general seeks to speed up process in aftermath of rampage that left seven people dead In the wake of a west Texas shooting rampage that killed seven people at the weekend, it has been revealed that the US attorney general, William Barr, has been drafting legislation to speed up the process leading to the death penalty in federal cases for people who commit such mass murder, officials said on Monday.Marc Short, the chief of staff to vice-president, Mike Pence, told journalists traveling on Air Force 2 en route for an official visit to Poland that the proposal would be among new gun legislation the Trump administration intends to pitch to the US Congress, which reconvenes next week. Short said Pence had communicated with Barr about the issue. Continue reading...