President Trump approved a recommendation from Hegseth to execute Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people and wounded 32 others at Fort Hood in 2009, by Army firing squad. The execution was scheduled at Fort Hood, and the Pentagon later announced the execution would be made public and livestreamed, a decision that drew criticism from a United Nations human rights body, which said livestreaming an execution amounts to a public execution and would breach the prohibition of torture.
Far-left outlets (Guardian, NYT, NBC, Al Jazeera) extensively cover the story with strong emphasis on the livestream controversy, featuring sharp condemnation from UN human rights officials, Democratic and Republican senators, and opinion pieces explicitly calling the move 'savagery,' 'medieval,' and comparing it to ISIS and authoritarian regimes like Iran/Afghanistan.
Centrist outlets (France 24, BBC, CNBC, DW, Axios) report the execution approval and later livestreaming decision in largely factual, procedural terms, covering the Pentagon's announcement, legal/procedural context, and quoting both Hegseth's justification and UN/critical reactions, without strong editorializing.
The single LR article (New York Post) reports the execution date and method factually, emphasizing the symbolism of executing Hasan at the same base and in a similar manner, with minimal editorializing.