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Tuesday, October 06, 2026 12:38 AM ET

CBS News - Politics

Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan to be executed by firing squad, Pentagon says -- The Trump administration has approved a plan to execute former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan - who killed 13 people in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood - by firing squad, the Pentagon said.

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Trump says he'll start paying for ads after pushback over taxpayer funding -- President Trump says he'll start paying for the pro-Trump ads that have blanketed the airwaves in recent weeks, using money from his super PAC instead of taxpayer dollars.

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Trump sending ACA and Medicare checks, but will they offset costs? -- President Trump sent $500 checks to some Affordable Care Act enrollees, while 20 million Medicare recipients will soon get $90 checks. Will they make a difference?

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Supreme Court wrestles with energy companies' bid to block major climate suit -- Eight of the nine justices heard nearly two hours of oral arguments in a case involving an effort by the city and county of Boulder, Colorado, to hold energy companies accountable for the effects of global climate change.

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Karoline Leavitt joining Fox News as a contributor -- Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will begin her new role at Fox News on Nov. 1.

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Takeaways from Alito's CBS News interview -- Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito sat down with CBS News chief legal correspondent for a rare interview touching on a host of topics.

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Dennis Hastert, disgraced former House speaker, dies at 84 -- Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert represented Illinois for two decades in Congress and was later jailed on charges related to his concealment of hush money payments made to cover up sexual abuse.

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Battle with Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen tempers news on oil flow -- Brent crude hovers around $100 a barrel despite news of increased Mideast oil flows, as Iran's Houthi allies battle over control of Red Sea shipping lanes.

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Brazil presidential election heads to runoff after no majority vote -- Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, an ally of President Trump and the son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, and Brazil's veteran President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff on Oct. 25. -- Oct 4

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Florida GOP governor candidate Byron Donalds courts skeptical Black voters -- Byron Donalds, who could become the first Black Republican elected governor in U.S. history, is looking to win over more Black voters than Trump and DeSantis -- Oct 4

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Sen. Tillis worries about the "outsized influence" of the executive branch -- Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, retiring soon, says without checks on power, U.S. democracy is at risk. He discusses his fears for the future of U.S. democracy and his relationship with President Trump. -- Oct 4

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ShinyHunters hacker detained in Jordan, cooperating with FBI, sources say -- ShinyHunters, a notorious cybercrime group, has claimed, without public verification, that it obtained data on every FBI employee. -- Oct 4

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The Alito Court: A rare interview with the influential Supreme Court justice -- Justice Samuel Alito discussed his opinion in the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the leaked draft and its aftermath, same-sex marriage rights and why he's not retiring yet. -- Oct 4

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Energy Secretary: Trump was "aware of the risks to energy flows" before Iran war -- Energy Secretary Chris Wright said that President Trump was "well aware of the risks to energy flows" before launching the war in Iran earlier this year, but argued "the world cannot sustain a nuclear-armed Iran." -- Oct 4

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Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 4, 2026 -- On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Zach Lahn, Iowa GOP nominee for governor, join Margaret Brennan. -- Oct 4

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