'Squad' Dem applauds Biden for sparing murderers from 'racist' death penalty in 11th-hour clemency move
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House Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley is among the left-wing lawmakers praising President Biden's decision to commute 37 federal death row inmates' sentences.
"The death penalty is a racist, flawed, and fundamentally unjust punishment that has no place in any society." Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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Pressley argued the death penalty has overwhelmingly targeted Black and Brown communities "and failed to make America any safer."
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