The decision is a rebuke of the defense secretary, who has remained in the president's good graces through numerous controversies.

A slim majority of the public supports using a firing squad to execute Nidal Malik Hasan, but most are against broadcasting it, a Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s confirmation Thursday that the firing squad death of the Fort Hood mass shooter will be ...

"We'll make sure that people are able to watch it," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday about the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan.

If carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad set for Dec. 3 would be the first in modern U.S. history.