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Trump says Fort Hood shooter execution won't be livestreamed after bipartisan backlash

The announcement earlier this month from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that Hasan's execution would be public prompted significant blowback from both Republicans and Democrats, with many pointing out that the images could be used to fuel radicalization.

Sources (6)· Oct 15, 2:21 PM to Oct 15, 8:11 PM

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Trump Rejects Hegseth’s Bid to Stream Firing Squad ExecutionPresident Donald Trump rejected plans to livestream the execution of a former Army major who killed 13 people in 2009, overruling Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s proposal after facing intense bipartisan backlash.

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Pentagon seeks expertise to develop brain injury assessment standardsThe Defense Department is seeking a variety of information that can help in formulating standards for assessing mild traumatic brain injuries, or mTBI.

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Ukraine resuming attacks on Russian oil refineriesUkraine's attack struck a refinery in Russia's Ryazan region, southeast of Moscow, Russia’s Defense Ministry and Ryazan Gov. Pavel Malkov said.

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Fears of China spying on US military prompt GOP hawks to demand retaliation against the shipping giantThree House Republicans demand DHS revoke COSCO's Qualship 21 enrollment after the Pentagon designated the Chinese shipping giant a military company.

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U.S. Sanctions ICC in a Bid to Avoid "Criminal Liability": War Crimes Prosecutor Reed BrodyThe Trump administration on Friday placed sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court that target the institution as a whole. This comes on top of earlier sanctions against individual ICC judges and personnel. The administration has been escalating attacks on the ICC since the court issued arrest warrants in 2024 for Israeli Prime Minister…

Democracy Now!15h agoWhole story →

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Trump cancels plans for execution livestream after blowbackMore than 70 retired military leaders had condemned the “barbaric” order.

Semafor4h agoWhole story →

US expands military campaign against drug cartels in Latin AmericaThe US is deploying 600 soldiers to a Panama training facility, The New York Times reported.

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4 GOP senators join letter demanding Pentagon inspector general investigation of Ukraine’s Starlink outageFour Republican senators have signed on to a letter to the Defense Department’s inspector general expressing “grave concern” over Ukraine’s sudden loss of access to intelligence-sharing and high-speed Starlink data, which it needs to intercept Russian drones, and asked him to investigate whether senior Defense officials played a role. “We urgently…

The Hill4h agoWhole story →

Questions flare over US role in Ukraine's Starlink shut-off: What to knowOn Wednesday, Elon Musk’s Starlink was pulled into the center of a controversy after Ukraine’s military faced restricted access to Starshield, the military version of the satellite-based system. Starlink services were cut off for objects that traveled more than 100 mph, impacting the capabilities of Ukraine’s drones, airplanes and helicopters, a source…

The Hill4h agoWhole story →

Army builds out its new space operations branchMore than 600 soldiers already reclassified to the new 40D Tactical Space Operations Specialist MOS, establishing the branch’s first permanent enlisted force.

Federal News Network4h agoWhole story →

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