Secret service

News Wrap: First U.S. Ebola case diagnosed in patient infected in Liberia

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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…

Report: White House intruder tackled by off-duty agent

By News Desk

The Washington Post reports that the man who jumped the fence and ran through the White House on Sept. 19 was tackled by an off-duty Secret Service agent.

Secret Service chief takes responsibility for White House breach

By Alicia A. Caldwell, Josh Lederman, Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- Facing blistering criticism from Congress, Secret Service Director Julia Pierson said Tuesday she takes full responsibility for the breach of White House security in which a man with a knife entered the mansion and ran through half the…

Secret Service director in the hot seat

By Domenico Montanaro, Simone Pathe, Rachel Wellford

Secret Service Director Julia Pierson testifies Tuesday at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing at 10 a.m. EDT. She will face questioning over the agency’s handling of a Sept. 19 White House fence jumper.

Failures of White House security raises concern about Secret Service complacency – Part 2

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Secret Service under scrutiny for White House security breach – Part 1

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White House intruder made it farther inside than previously revealed

By Justin Scuiletti

Omar Gonzalez, the man that jumped the White House fence and made it into the front door of the executive mansion, was able to go deeper inside the building than was previously believed, the Washington Post reports.