Tennessee governor halts executions after second botched lethal injection attempt this year – US politics live

Bill Lee pauses state’s remaining executions for the rest of the year after inmate Christa Pike survives two lethal injections

• Tennessee woman on death row taken to hospital after surviving two lethal injections

Americans are deeply frustrated with president Donald Trump’s handling of the economy and rising prices, with most panning his performance and blaming his policies as higher costs threaten his party’s chances in November.

A new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that only 17% of US adults approve of the Republican president’s handling of the cost of living. Just 26% approve of his handling of the economy overall, marking a new low.