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Trump approves firing-squad execution for Fort Hood shooter Hasan

President Trump approves and Pentagon schedules the first military execution since 1961 for Nidal Malik Hasan, convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, with plans for a public livestream.

8 stories1274 sourcesUpdated Oct 13, 2026

In this storyline:Robert Prevost Peter Hegseth Donald John Trump Colin Jost Fort Hood United States Department of Defense United States Army Nidal Malik Hasan

Trump approves firing-squad execution for Fort Hood shooter Hasan — Photo: U.S. Army / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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Oct 8, 2026
Trump approved U.S. Army firing squad for Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 at Fort Hood in 2009.
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Oct 8, 2026
The Pentagon says Nidal Malik Hasan is scheduled to be executed by firing squad at Fort Hood on Dec. 3, with the execution livestreamed publicly.
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Oct 11, 2026
SNL's Oct. 10 cold open had Jost as Hegseth mocking USS Lincoln hardships and joking about a televised execution.
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Oct 11, 2026
Pope Leo XIV schedules lung surgery days after rejecting death penalty amid US execution plans.

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Pope Leo XIV schedules lung surgery

Pope Leo XIV told St. Peter's Square he will have surgery in coming days after doctors found an early, well-localised lung nodule.

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Politics

Catholic Archbishop Urges Exemptions From Hasan Firing Squad

Plans to livestream the Dec. 3 firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan have prompted soldiers to seek religious exemptions or guidance, with a military religious-freedom group predicting many more may object; military rules may not provide an exemption for refusing a single assignment. The proposal has also drawn criticism from lawmakers, while Vice President JD Vance said he doubted the livestream would happen and would not watch it.

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Pope Leo XIV Expected to Undergo Surgery

New York Archbishop Ronald Hicks asked Catholics and others to pray for Pope Leo XIV as he prepares for surgery. In a separate reflection, the pope urged people not to be discouraged by rejection, saying Christ’s invitation and the joy of the Gospel remain open to all.

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Entertainment

SNL Cold Open Mocks Hegseth, USS Lincoln Homecoming

SNL's Oct. 10 cold open had Jost as Hegseth mocking USS Lincoln hardships—suicide attempts, broken toilets—and joking about a televised execution.

14 sources

World

Pope Leo rejects death penalty as US plans livestreamed execution

Pope Leo XIV called the death penalty 'inadmissible' on Oct. 10 as the U.S. set a Dec. 3 livestreamed firing-squad execution for Nidal Hasan.

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World

US Plans Livestreamed Hasan Firing-Squad Execution

Pentagon will livestream Nidal Malik Hasan's Dec. 3 firing-squad execution at Fort Hood, the first U.S. military execution since 1961.

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World

Trump approves firing squad for Fort Hood shooter Hasan

Trump approved U.S. Army firing squad for Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 at Fort Hood in 2009; it would be the first military execution since 1961.

380 sources

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SNL Mocks Trump, Hegseth Execution Livestream Plans

SNL's Oct. 10 Weekend Update had Jost and Che mock Trump's Nobel loss to Navi Pillay and Hegseth's reported plan to livestream a December firing-squad execution.

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