Dec 05 WATCH: Secret Service director says agency is 'reorganizing' at House hearing on Trump assassination attempt By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Members of a bipartisan House task force investigating the attempt on Trump’s life pushed Ronald Rowe on Thursday about how the agency’s staffers could have missed such blatant security vulnerabilities leading up to that day in Butler, Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 6:23 Independent review urges Secret Service shake-up after security failures By Amna Nawaz In a blistering report, an independent panel is calling for an overhaul of the Secret Service. The bipartisan panel was commissioned by President Biden after the July assassination attempt on former President Trump. Amna Nawaz discussed the findings and recommendations… Continue watching
Oct 17 Secret Service needs 'fundamental reform,' panel examining Trump assassination attempt says By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press An independent panel investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally says that “another Butler can and will happen again” without major changes in how candidates are protected. Continue reading
Oct 02 Butler still struggles with aftermath of assassination attempt ahead of Trump's return By Mark Scolforo, Associated Press Donald Trump is returning this weekend to the town where an assassin's bullet grazed his ear in July. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch 6:38 Rep. Crow: Secret Service stretched thin and experienced a 'cascading series of failures' By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura A congressional task force sharply criticized the Secret Service at a hearing focused on the July assassination attempt against former President Trump. Lawmakers looked at the failures that allowed a gunman to have a line of fire at Trump. Lisa… Continue watching
Sep 26 The Secret Service is investigating a report that an agent groped a Harris staff member By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press A U.S. Secret Service agent has been accused of groping and sexually harassing a member of Vice President Kamala Harris' official staff during a trip last week, according to three people familiar with the matter. Continue reading
Sep 26 WATCH: Congress task force hearing on attempted Trump assassination and local law enforcement By Farnoush Amiri, Rebecca Santana, Colleen Long, Associated Press Members of a bipartisan House task force investigating the Trump assassination attempts emphasized during their first hearing Thursday that the Secret Service, not local authorities, was responsible for the failures in planning and communications that led to a gunman being… Continue reading
Sep 25 Senate report details 'preventable' Secret Service failures before Trump rally shooting By Mary Clare Jalonick, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The interim report from the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee found multiple failures on almost every level ahead of the Butler, Pennsylvania shooting, including in planning, communications, security and allocation of resources. Continue reading
Sep 20 House passes bill to boost Trump security as Congress scrambles to ensure candidate safety By Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Days after a gunman was arrested on Trump's golf course, the House on Friday unanimously passed bipartisan legislation to require the Secret Service use the same standards when assigning agents to major presidential candidates as they do presidents and vice… Continue reading
Sep 20 WATCH: Secret Service head gives update on investigation into Trump rally assassination attempt By Rebecca Santana, Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Communication breakdowns with local law enforcement hampered the Secret Service's performance during a July campaign rally where Trump was shot and wounded, according to a document released Friday. Continue reading