March 10, 2026 at 2:33 p.m. EDT The Social Security Administration's internal watchdog is investigating a complaint that alleges a former U.S. DOGE Service employee claimed he had access to two highly sensitive agency databases and planned to share the information with his private employer -- a claim that, if true, would constitute an unprecedented breach of security protocols at an agency that serves more than 70 million Americans. The agency's inspector general is investigating the disclosu ...

Iran has begun laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important energy chokepoint that carries about one-fifth of all crude oil, according to two people familiar with US intelligence reporting on the issue. The mining is not extensive yet, with a few dozen having been laid in recent days, the sources said. But Iran still retains upward of 80% to 90% of its small boats and mine layers, one of the sources said, so its forces could feasibly lay hundreds of mines in the waterway. I ...

March 10, 2026 2:14 PM EDT Updated 2 mins ago WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - As many ​as 150 U.S. troops have ‌been wounded in the 10-day-old war with Iran, two people familiar with the ​matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The ​casualty figure has not been previously ⁠reported. Prior to Reuters' publication of ​the figure, the Pentagon had only disclosed ​eight U.S. personnel seriously injured. In a statement after Reuters published its report, the Pen ...

6h The tongue-in-cheek Ig Nobel awards will be held in Europe for the first time this year because the United States has become "unsafe" for international prize-winners to visit, the organisers have announced. The awards, which celebrate the sillier side of science, have held raucous ceremonies that see the winners showered with paper aeroplanes at universities in Massachusetts since 1991. Like the Nobels they satirise, Ig Nobel laureates hail from all over the world. However, inte ...

Mar 10th, 2026, 1:55 pm Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) left Tuesday’s Iran briefing “dissatisfied” and “angry” as he expressed the belief the U.S. will eventually send troops to the country. Since the start of the U.S. and Israeli operation against Iran, one of the larger debate topics has been the possibility of the U.S. putting boots on the ground. Although the idea has been met with a great deal of pushback — including from Republicans — President Donald Trump has not ruled out the possib ...

(Newsweek) As the U.S.–Israeli bombardment of Iran continues with no end in sight, the economic shockwaves are already hitting American farmers, with some struggling to buy fertilizer and gasoline prices rising. The war zone sits at the crossroads of the world’s fertilizer supply. Since the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran a week ago, maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has ground to a near standstill. The waterway moves roughly 20 percent of the world’s daily oil and a quarter of its nitrogen fertilizer. Chet Edinger, a corn and soybean farmer from Mitchell, South Dakota, saw it coming.

(Raw Story) According to government watchdog Open The Books, the Department of Defense's spending in September reached levels not seen since at least 2008 — a total of $93 billion. The extravagant purchases have taken on new importance now that the Pentagon may be on the verge of depleting its munitions stockpile as Trump's war on Iran escalates. The waste was staggering. The Pentagon spent over $225 million on furniture alone — the highest amount since 2014. This included $12,000 on fruit basket stands and more than $60,000 on premium Herman Miller chairs.

(Politico) The economic fallout from President Donald Trump’s decision to go to war with Iran is imperiling the GOP’s legislative sales pitch ahead of the midterms, with energy price spikes threatening at least some of the pocketbook gains Americans are seeing from the sweeping tax cuts Republicans enacted last year. Analysts with the Wall Street advisory and investment firm Evercore ISI estimated Monday that the impact on household costs attributable to the current crisis could erase the tax benefits from the “big, beautiful bill” for at least the bottom 30 percent of Americans — even if oil prices come off their $100-plus-per-barrel highs.

(Daily Beast) Donald Trump’s sons could be in for a payday over their father’s planned $1 billion-plus military equipment purchases. Donald Jr. and Eric Trump are investors in a new drone company targeting Pentagon contracts, with plans to go public on the Nasdaq, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Trump administration has made domestic drone supply a national security priority, banning new models of Chinese drones—which had long dominated the consumer and commercial markets—and launching the Pentagon’s Drone Dominance initiative.

(WSJ) President Trump said he was eyeing a quick end to the war in Iran, as some of his advisers privately urged him to look for an exit plan amid spiking oil prices and concerns that a lengthy conflict could spark political backlash. Speaking to reporters in Florida on Monday, Trump characterized the military mission as mostly having achieved its goals. “We’re way ahead of schedule,” he said, adding he thought it would be over “very soon.”. He didn’t provide a clear timeline for ending the Iran operation. When asked about helping the Iranian people who have risen up against the regime, Trump sounded ready for a quick conclusion rather than to continue to push for leadership change.