The Defense Department's plan to let the public watch Nidal Hasan's execution by firing squad has united an unusual coalition of critics, from the vice president to Catholic bishops, even as broad support for the underlying death sentence remains largely unchallenged.

The United States imposed sweeping new sanctions on the International Criminal Court the same day the Nobel committee awarded its Peace Prize to Navi Pillay, a South African jurist and former ICC judge, drawing two separate storylines about international justice into unexpected alignment.

A court has ruled that search warrants used by police in an investigation tied to Jeffrey Epstein were unlawfully obtained, handing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor a legal victory. Separately, reports have detailed a £1.5 million payment by King Charles for repairs at Andrew's residence, and accounts of allies pressing his case within the royal family.

President Trump has set up a committee to investigate statements made by Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, a step that could feed into efforts to remove her from the central bank's board.

Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed traded sharp personal attacks in their first Senate debate, drawing national reaction from Donald Trump and Steve Scalise, while a separate FBI social media post featuring El-Sayed raised Hatch Act questions.