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

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<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz.&nbsp;</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/us/fiery-senate-debates-in-maine-michigan-and-georgia-five-takeaways.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fiery Senate Debates in Maine, Michigan and Georgia: Five Takeaways</a>, by Lisa Lerer, Reid J. Epstein and Patricia Mazzei</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/nyregion/ice-shooting-nyc-bronx.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ICE Agent Shoots Man During Arrest Attempt in New York Neighborhood</a>, by Ed Shanahan, Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Hamed Aleaziz</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/us/politics/microsoft-visas-green-cards.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Microsoft Suspended From Green Card Program as Trump Officials Widen Fraud Drive</a>, by Erica L. Green</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/us/politics/fort-hood-execution-streamed-public.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says</a>, by Chris Cameron</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/weather/hurricane-isaias-history.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">6 Ways Isaias Is Remaking the Story of This Year’s Hurricane Season</a>, by Judson Jones</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/nobel-prizes-2026.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What to Know About the 2026 Nobel Prizes</a>, by The New York Times</li></ul> <p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>