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What Happened Today – March 10, 2026

Someone walked out of Social Security with your identity on a thumb drive.

A whistleblower says a former DOGE employee left the Social Security Administration with records on more than 500 million living and dead Americans, the kind of information that defines a person, like race, citizenship, and your mother’s maiden name. He wanted to upload it to a private company’s systems and told colleagues he expected a presidential pardon if caught.

The SSA’s former chief data officer said there could be one copy or a million, and we will never know. None of this information can be changed the way a credit card number can, and once it’s copied, no investigation and no election puts it back. Call your senators and your representative today and demand an immediate congressional investigation into who was given access, where the data went, and what happens next.

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🟡 GovBrief Intensity Score 96
Typical range for this administration.
Volume: Normal (18)
Severity: Low (1.33)
Defining Moments: 0
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Today's Quote
I don’t know, Sarah. I know this, that President Trump is the wrong guy to go up against. That’s what I know. He has drawn a red line, and that is that Iran cannot have a [nuclear] weapon. And yes, they say they don’t. They don’t want one. But all of their actions indicate the exact opposite. So, he’s just not the right guy to tangle with, and I would suggest they don’t.
Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff who negotiated peace with Iran, asked on CNBC's March 10, 2026 broadcast when the war would end
Yesterday's Most Read

Hegseth orders all Pentagon supervisors to push civilian employees to volunteer for immigration enforcement, requiring senior approval to deny requests during an active war.

Today’s GovBrief News


Foreign Relations 1 of 18

Trump's State Department nominee Jeremy Carl withdraws after senators pressed him on past comments promoting "white identity" and even Republicans withheld support.

Wrote book on "anti-white racism"

Source: NOTUS

March 10, 2026

War 2 of 18

Energy Secretary Wright falsely posts that the Navy escorted a tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, then deletes it after the White House confirms no escorts have occurred.

Navy refuses daily escort requests

Source: Reuters

March 10, 2026

War 3 of 18

Iran declares Middle East banks military targets and vows to block all oil exports as Pentagon reveals 140 U.S. service members wounded in 12-day war.

Qatar refuses to mediate under fire

Source: The Associated Press

March 10, 2026

War 4 of 18

Two suspects fire handgun at U.S. Consulate in Toronto in what RCMP calls a "national security incident," the third attack on a U.S. diplomatic facility in four days.

Third Toronto-area shooting in two weeks

Source: CTV News

March 10, 2026

Health 5 of 18

FDA rejects autism use for drug its own commissioner promoted, approves it only for rare genetic condition affecting fewer than one in a million.

Prescriptions jumped 71% after promotion

Source: Ars Technica

March 10, 2026

Economy 6 of 18

IEA proposes largest emergency oil release in its history to counter Iran war price spike as G7 backs the plan, but crude prices keep climbing.

Would exceed 2022 Ukraine response

Source: The Guardian

March 10, 2026

Intelligence 7 of 18

Senate confirms Gen. Joshua Rudd to lead NSA and Cyber Command 71-29, ending an 11-month vacancy created when Laura Loomer pushed to fire his predecessor.

Section 702 spy authority expires April

Source: NextGov

March 10, 2026

Justice Dept 8 of 18

D.C. Bar files ethics complaint against DOJ Pardons Attorney Ed Martin for threatening Georgetown Law over DEI, then trying to derail his own disciplinary investigation.

Grand jury probing separate deputization scheme

Source: UPI

March 10, 2026

Justice Dept 9 of 18

Federal judges decline to retain interim U.S. Attorney Brad Schimel in Milwaukee after Sen. Baldwin called the former Republican AG a "clearly partisan actor."

Bondi appointment expires March 17

Source: The Wisconsin Examiner

March 10, 2026

Courts 10 of 18

Smartmatic calls DOJ bribery case political retaliation, noting the administration dropped other foreign bribery prosecutions as policy while pursuing this one.

Fox using indictment to delay defamation suit

Source: The Washington Post

March 10, 2026

Immigration 11 of 18

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Blair privately urges House Republicans to stop saying "mass deportations" as new polls show nearly 60% disapprove of ICE after Minneapolis killings.

"Largest deportation campaign" now unsayable

Source: The Independent

March 10, 2026

Oversight 12 of 18

AG Bondi moved to military base housing after receiving threats tied to the Maduro capture and her handling of the Epstein files.

Five senior officials now on bases

Source: The Independent

March 10, 2026

Oversight 13 of 18

Trump appoints Charlie Kirk's widow to Air Force Academy board without announcement, weeks before it may vote on recommending her late husband for an honorary degree.

Kirk had no military record

Source: KOAA Colorado Springs

March 10, 2026

Congress 14 of 18

Speaker Johnson declines to condemn GOP members who said Muslims "don't belong" in America, calling their remarks "popular sentiment" about Sharia law during the Iran war.

Emmer names Muhammad Ali, Ahmad Rashad

Source: Politico

March 10, 2026

Transportation 15 of 18

DHS restores Global Entry after three-week suspension during shutdown while blaming Democrats for the disruptions its own decision created.

TSA workers still missing paychecks

Source: CNN

March 10, 2026

Data 16 of 18

Whistleblower alleges former DOGE engineer took Social Security databases covering 500 million Americans on a thumb drive, told colleagues he expected a presidential pardon if caught.

DOJ already confirmed other DOGE breaches

Source: The Washington Post

March 10, 2026

Grift 17 of 18

Senate investigates husband of DHS spokesperson for his role in the $143 million Noem ad campaign, awarded no-bid to a firm incorporated seven days before the contract.

Lewandowski connected all parties

Source: Mediaite

March 10, 2026

Fighting Back 18 of 18

Protest group installs Trump-Epstein "Titanic" statue on the National Mall with giant banners parodying Trump's portraits on federal buildings.

Same group's first statue was seized

Source: WUSA Washington

March 10, 2026

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