Apr 06 Watch 9:42 Are the unprecedented demands of protecting the Trumps straining the Secret Service? By PBS News Hour The U.S. Secret Service has protected presidents and their families for more than a century. But rarely has it had to go so many places and protect so many people than it has for President Trump. John Yang speaks with… Continue watching
Mar 11 Secret Service: Person arrested on White House grounds By Associated Press The U.S. Secret Service says a person is under arrest after climbing a fence and getting onto the south grounds of the White House. Continue reading
Feb 14 Secret Service director retiring, led agency amid turmoil By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press Clancy took over on an interim basis in late 2014 and was appointed director by former President Barack Obama in early 2015. Continue reading
Jan 20 Trump campaign continued paying private security firms after election, records show By Courtney Norris Donald Trump's campaign continued paying private security firms after the election, records show. If Trump continues using private security guards as president to supplement his Secret Service protection, it would be an unusual arrangement. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 6:17 The towering challenge of protecting the Trumps in New York By PBS News Hour When Donald Trump moves into the White House, Trump Tower will still be a home of the first family. Securing the skyscraper presents unprecedented challenges, not to mention traffic gridlock, a hardship on nearby businesses and a fight over who… Continue watching
Nov 06 Clinton aims high, Trump goes hard in closing push By Kathleen Hennessey and Lisa Lerer, Associated Press The candidates embarked on one of their final tours of battleground states, shifting to their closing arguments. Continue reading
May 20 Secret Service officer shoots armed man outside White House By Joshua Barajas President Barack Obama was not on the premises during the shooting. Continue reading
Apr 26 Man fleeing robbery jumps fence near White House By Josh Lederman and Jessica Gresko, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Here's a surefire way to get busted for robbery: leave the scene of the crime and hop over the White House fence. Continue reading
Mar 12 Secret Service surround Trump briefly after disturbance at Dayton rally By Associated Press Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump was briefly surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents on stage at a campaign rally in Ohio on Saturday, after someone tried to rush the stage as he delivered a speech in which he blasted protesters… Continue reading
Feb 29 Secret Service agent and photographer scuffle at Trump rally By Associated Press RADFORD, Va. — A Secret Service agent and a news media photographer got into a verbal and physical altercation at a raucous Donald Trump presidential campaign rally riddled with protests Monday in Virginia. Continue reading