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- U.S. President Donald Trump signed orders directing the attorney general to help states obtain lethal-injection drugs.
- Since January 2025, U.S. executions have risen sharply, reaching 47 in 2025, the most since 2009.
- In 2026, Florida performed 15 executions, Texas six, Oklahoma three, Alabama two, Tennessee and Arizona one each.
- Christa Pike will be executed in Nashville, the first woman there in 206 years and the 19th nationwide since 1976.