Mar 12 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: Homeland Security investigating Secret Service incident at White House By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 12 Secret Service investigating agents' crash near White House By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department is investigating two senior Secret Service agents accused of crashing a car into a White House security barrier, an agency spokesman says. Continue reading
Mar 10 Heads up D.C., the Secret Service is testing drones in the middle of the night By Alicia A. Caldwell, Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Mysterious, middle-of-the-night drone flights by the U.S. Secret Service during the next several weeks over parts of Washington — usually off-limits as a strict no-fly zone — are part of secret government testing intended to find ways to… Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: Afghan civilian casualties rose in 2014 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a UN report found that civilian deaths and injuries in Afghanistan rose by 22 percent last year. It also said more Afghans died in battles between the Taliban and government forces than from bombs, unlike… Continue watching
Feb 18 Obama names Joseph Clancy to lead Secret Service By Nedra Pickler, Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press President Barack Obama has chosen the former special agent he asked to temporarily run the troubled Secret Service to take over as director. Continue reading
Feb 13 Former Secret Service No. 2 now cybercrime adviser at Immigration and Customs Enforcement By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The former No. 2 agent at the Secret Service is moving to Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a "senior adviser" for cybercrime after being forced out of the agency charged with protecting the president, according to an internal email… Continue reading
Feb 09 Secret Service shakeup sees resignation of deputy director By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The deputy director of the Secret Service, who managed day-to-day operations during scandals that badly tainted the agency, will resign his position but be allowed to accept another unspecified federal job within the Homeland Security Department, the government… Continue reading
Jan 18 Shots fired outside Biden's Delaware home By Ken Thomas, Associated Press The U.S. Secret Service said Sunday that multiple gunshots were fired from a vehicle near the Delaware home of Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday night. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 6:51 News Wrap: House GOP vote to block Obama immigration action By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, House Republicans challenged President Obama’s executive actions protecting millions from deportation by voting for a broader bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Also, Kremlin officials warned of cuts on government spending and double-digit… Continue watching
Jan 14 Top-ranking Secret Service executives reassigned By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A U.S. official says four of the highest-ranking Secret Service executives have been reassigned in the wake of a series of security mishaps. Continue reading