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Friday, October 9, 2026

Karen Moskow on Bloomberg Daybreak: US EditionTrump Promises No Iran Attack before Midterms; Hurricane Isaias Approaches US

Hurricane Isaias strengthened to 110 miles per hour as hurricane and storm-surge warnings took effect along the northern Gulf Coast, with emergencies declared in more than 70 counties across Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said officials were preparing for a possible Category 3 landfall.

Also on NYT and NPR

John Tucker on Bloomberg Daybreak: US EditionTrump Promises No Iran Attack before Midterms; Hurricane Isaias Approaches US

Defense Secretary Hegseth said the firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, a former Army major convicted of killing 13 people in a 2009 mass shooting, will be live-streamed to the public. The last US military execution was 65 years ago.

Also on Reuters, WSJ, NYT and BBC

Steve Inskeep on Up First from NPRBracing For Hurricane Isaias, Ukraine Pushes Russia Back, Iran War Impact On Midterms

President Trump said the United States will not attack Iran before the November 3 midterm elections, while saying the war is necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. An AP-NORC poll found seven in 10 disapprove of his handling of the war, and Trump’s approval rating has fallen from 48% to 37% as Republicans anticipate losing the House while defending their Senate majority.

Also on Reuters and Bloomberg

Jane Hill on Global News PodcastUS military execution to be livestreamed

The US government suspended Microsoft from the PERM program for skilled H-1B workers seeking permanent residency. Vice President JD Vance cited 6,000 American layoffs alongside 6,300 H-1B visas and almost 3,000 green cards, while Microsoft said most applications concerned existing employees and job extensions.

Also on Bloomberg

Luke Vargas on WSJ What’s NewsWhy Businesses Can’t Budget for AI

Former United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited her work on South Africa’s high court, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and war crimes related to the occupied Palestinian territory.

Also on Reuters and NYT

Tracy Mumford on The HeadlinesThe 2026 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, and the Pentagon’s Plan to Livestream an Execution

The Nobel Prize in literature went to poet Anne Carson, known for remixing ancient Greek texts in modern forms. Carson received the institute’s call while eating crackers and drinking tea in Iceland, and her agent said she responded with Yikes before saying she was listening to the wind.

Also on BBC

Global News PodcastUS military execution to be livestreamed

Violent anti-immigrant protests spread across South Africa, with more than a dozen cars burned in Soweto after protesters stormed a refugee center and reported looting in Durban. Demonstrators demanded deportations, while the government blamed deliberately false information and said a court ruling did not grant migrants residency.

Joanna Kakissis on Up First from NPRBracing For Hurricane Isaias, Ukraine Pushes Russia Back, Iran War Impact On Midterms

Russian bombs struck a public bus in Kramatorsk, killing at least 30 people and injuring dozens, local authorities said. Ukrainian authorities say strikes damage energy and water facilities, causing outages and shortages, while residents leave attacked cities including Kyiv.

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