TRUMP CALLS OFF LIVESTREAM OF FORT HOOD SHOOTER FIRING SQUAD EXECUTION

What happened: President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the December 3 firing squad execution of former Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan at Fort Hood, Texas will not be livestreamed, reversing a plan unveiled a week earlier by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Key numbers: Execution set for December 3. Why it matters: The reversal followed opposition from Republican figures, 72 retired officers who signed an open letter, and the UN human rights office, which said broadcasting an execution amounts to a public execution violating international bans on such torture. Coverage: 4 outlets in 24h

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the December 3 firing squad execution of former Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan at Fort Hood, Texas will not be livestreamed, reversing a plan unveiled a week earlier by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

The reversal followed opposition from Republican figures, 72 retired officers who signed an open letter, and the UN human rights office, which said broadcasting an execution amounts to a public execution violating international bans on such torture.