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Hegseth directs troops to pause operations to vote

Hegseth cast his directive as an apolitical foil to the stand-down Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered in 2021.

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Fierce, bipartisan pushback over Hegseth's plan for livestream executionWelcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Fierce, bipartisan pushback over Hegseth's plan for a livestream execution Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream a military firing squad execution next month is causing a fierce outcry of opposition from both sides…

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JD Vance casts doubt on firing squad execution and says he would not watch itThe planned execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad would be the first military execution in more than 60 years.

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Legal path seems narrow to challenge livestream of Fort Hood shooter's execution, experts sayBroadcasting the event worldwide isn't mentioned in the Army rules governing how rare military executions are carried out. But that doesn't mean there is a viable legal path to oppose it by anyone besides Nidal Malik Hasan.

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