Republican governor of Tennessee who paused executions
3 stories from The GOP Files, newest first. Last in the news Nov 12.
James Pavatt and John Allen Rubio were put to death Thursday, hours apart. The U.S. is on a pace not seen in years, even after Tennessee's failed execution in September.
Prosecutors released footage of the aftermath of a July shooting by Tennessee National Guard troops in Memphis. The man who was shot, Tyrin Johnson, 20, was shot by guard members assigned to a federal task force that President Trump created, and no decision on charges has been made.
A court document says Tennessee's execution team failed repeatedly to set working IV lines in Christa Pike's arms and warned that her veins may have 'blown.' The state's lethal injection process is under fresh scrutiny.
