South African jurist Navi Pillay received the Nobel Peace Prize, leaving Trump passed over; he later called the decision an indelible stain as Washington added new ICC sanctions.
In the Bronx, an ICE officer shot a migrant driver in the neck with his 5-year-old son in the car, sparking protests, video releases and an exchange between Mamdani, AOC and DHS over operations and a removal block. The Pentagon's plan to livestream Nidal Hasan's Dec. 3 firing-squad execution drew UN condemnation and distance from Vance, who said he doubted it would happen and would not watch.
Trump created a committee to investigate Fed Governor Lisa Cook, named Katie Zacharia press secretary, and announced a diesel import deal with Putin after easing sanctions. Hurricane Isaias, a Category 3 through the day, came ashore in the Florida Panhandle as a Category 2, cutting power to more than 400,000.