Politics May 19 WATCH: Trump calls planned White House ballroom 'a gift' to U.S. By Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Politics May 04 Watch 1:44 Secret Service agent fires on man with a gun close to the White House For the second time in as many weeks, a U.S. Secret Service agent fired a gun at an armed suspect in Washington D.C., less than a mile from the White House. The agency said an agent returned fire at a… By Liz Landers, Doug Adams
Nation Aug 03 Watch 6:49 Key takeaways from Homeland Security watchdog's report on Secret Service's Jan. 6 actions The Secret Service is in the hot seat again, this time over its actions before and on Jan. 6, 2021. A new report from the Homeland Security Inspector General lays out several things the agency could have done better, from… By Laura Barrón-López, Claire Mufson
Politics Jul 22 Secret Service director says 'we failed' during congressional hearing after Trump assassination attempt In her first congressional hearing over the July 13 assassination attempt, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle called the attempt on Trump’s life the Secret Service’s “most significant operational failure” in decades. By Alanna Durkin Richer, Farnoush Amiri, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press
Nation Jul 21 Watch 1:49 News Wrap: Secret Service admits it denied past Trump campaign requests for more security In our news wrap Sunday, the Secret Service acknowledged it had turned down requests from Trump’s detail for extra federal resources over the past two years, Israel’s military said it intercepted a missile fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen, and…
Jul 21 Director of the Secret Service faces calls to resign in aftermath of Trump rally shooting By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The Secret Service and its director, Kimberly Cheatle, are under intense scrutiny following an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during a July 13 rally in Pennsylvania that wounded his ear. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 3:06 News Wrap: Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Secret Service over text messages In our news wrap Saturday, the Jan. 6 panel served a subpoena to the Secret Service for records and text messages surrounding the Capitol attack, people experiencing a mental health crisis can now call or text 988 to reach the… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 4:41 News Wrap: 900 Secret Service employees tested positive for COVID-19 since March 2020 In our news wrap Tuesday, records show some 900 U.S. Secret Service employees tested positive for COVID-19 from March 2020 to March 2021. About half were agents protecting the president, vice president and their families. The White House acknowledged that… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watchdog says almost 900 Secret Service employees were infected with COVID By Josh Boak, Associated Press The group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington says that 881 people on the Secret Service payroll were diagnosed with COVID-19 between March 1, 2020 and March 9, 2021. Continue reading
Oct 24 What we know about the 'possible explosive devices' By Joshua Barajas Suspicious packages containing “potentially destructive devices” were sent to at least five public officials across the country this week, all of them similar in appearance, FBI officials said Wednesday. Continue reading