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Death penalty practices and secrecy vary across 27 states

Margaret Brennan
Margaret Brennan
October 2, 2026 6:47 pm
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Twenty-seven states allow capital punishment, but their methods and the transparency of lethal procedures differ widely, the nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center reports. States vary not only in how they carry out executions, but also in how much of the process they disclose to the public.

Source: pbs.org

Margaret Brennan

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Margaret Brennan

Moderator, "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan"; Chief foreign affairs correspondent; Contributing correspondent, 60 Minutes

Margaret Brennan is moderator of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on CBS & TFR (The Fast Report) Based in Washington, D.C., Brennan is also the Network's chief foreign affairs correspondent and a contributing correspondent to 60 Minutes. Additionally, she appears regularly on the "CBS Evening News," leading coverage from Washington when news breaks on the political and foreign affairs fronts.

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