Oct 22 Watch News Wrap: Former security guards convicted of shooting Iraqis in 2011 By PBS News Hour In our News Wrap Wednesday, four former security guards were convicted of shooting 30 Iraqi citizens in 2007. An American detained in North Korea for six months returned to the U.S. today. In Washington, the Secret Service has come under… Continue watching
Oct 09 White House denies renewed allegations about Secret Service scandal By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Two years after a prostitution scandal rocked the Secret Service, a Republican congressman renewed allegations Thursday about possible involvement by a White House volunteer and said he smelled efforts to cover it up. White House officials adamantly denied… Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch Shields and Brooks on Secret Service failures, Ebola readiness By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including U.S. preparedness for containing the Ebola virus, good news for job growth and the economy, plus the resignation of the… Continue watching
Oct 02 Scandal and secrets contributed to end of Pierson’s Secret Service tenure By Alicia A. Caldwell, Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — One lesson from Julia Pierson's short tenure as director of the agency that protects the first family: The Secret Service can't keep secrets from the president. Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch What went wrong at the Secret Service? By PBS News Hour Secret Service director Julia Pierson resigned Wednesday in the wake of revelations about security lapses in protecting the president and the White House. Carol Leonnig of The Washington Post joins Hari Sreenivasan for an update. Continue watching
Oct 01 Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigns By News Desk and Eileen Sullivan and Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press High-ranking lawmakers from both parties Wednesday urged Secret Service Director Julia Pierson to resign, as support for Pierson eroded in the wake of her poorly received testimony about the White House break-in. Continue reading
Oct 01 Senior congressman wants Secret Service chief out By Eileen Sullivan and Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A senior Republican lawmaker wants Secret Service Director Julia Pierson to leave her job, and a senior Democrat said Wednesday he is not comfortable with her leading the Secret Service but subsequently said he hasn't decided whether she… Continue reading
Oct 01 No single issue breaking through this election By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe When people ask this year, “What’s this election all about?” it’s not an easy question to answer. There’s no one clear issue that has broken through. Remember, this election was supposed to be about health care or, maybe, on the… Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch News Wrap: First U.S. Ebola case diagnosed in patient infected in Liberia By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 30 Armed man allowed to ride in an elevator with Obama By Margaret Myers On a day when the Secret Service is being scrutinized for allowing a man with a knife to breach White House security, The Washington Post has reported that the agency allowed an armed man with a criminal record to ride… Continue reading