Tennessee governor halts executions after second botched lethal injection attempt this year – US politics live
by Shrai Popat (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier) from World news | The Guardian on (#78RKY)
Bill Lee pauses state's remaining executions for the rest of the year after inmate Christa Pike survives two lethal injections
On that note, Donald Trump will begin his day in Washington in closed-door meetings. He'll then start his day of campaigning to Republican strongholds. First up, the president will be in Denton, Texas, where he'll tour the Peterbilt truck manufacturing facility at 4pm ET. Then heads to Durant, Oklahoma - which sits just north of the Texas border - to give a speech at 7pm ET.
President Donald Trump and vice-president JD Vance will both hit the campaign trail on Thursday, but they will be heading to heavily Republican areas to shore up lagging enthusiasm in their party ahead of next month's midterm elections.
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