“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 Washington Post reports.

“The agency’s inspector general is investigating the disclosure and has alerted members of Congress of its existence.”

NOTUS: “The health inspector found wastewater flooding the floor of the main kitchen when three of the prep sinks drained… A dishwasher was also not properly sanitizing dishes and utensils.”

“Meanwhile, the inspector observed ‘small flies’ throughout a rooftop restaurant’s bar and dish area, as well as a cracked lid on the ice machine and debris buildup inside the prep cooler and on the floor beneath sinks.”

“Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services, is having rotator cuff surgery on Tuesday,” the New York Times reports.

“The department did not immediately respond to a query as to whether Mr. Kennedy’s injury was caused by the intense workouts he has promoted since taking the helm of the agency.”

“I said, ‘Why don’t we just capture the ship? We could use it. Why did we sink them?’ He said, ‘It’s more fun to sink them.’ They like sinking them better.”

— President Trump, talking to House Republicans.

Did Trump just admit to committing a war crime?

“A voting machine company at the heart of conspiracy theories about the 2020 election accused the Justice Department on Tuesday of bringing a criminal case against it to further President Donald Trump’s baseless claims about that vote,” the Washington Post reports.

“The parent company of London-based Smartmatic asked a federal judge to dismiss foreign bribery charges filed against it last year, alleging they amounted to little more than a vindictive and selective prosecution.”

“An events company whose associates helped stage the January 6, 2021 rally has signed contracts worth over $26 million with the United States government,” Wired reports.

“Since President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, Event Strategies, a Virginia-based firm with deep ties to Trumpworld, has negotiated a contract with the General Services Administration that could be worth up to $100 million over the next 15 years.”