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Currently, the Secret Service protects political leaders and investigates financial crimes. One congressman wants to change that.

Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., wants to relieve the Secret Service of its duty to investigate financial crimes and focus the agency solely on protecting political leaders. Torres introduced separate proposals that would not only narrow the agency’s responsibilities, but also expand its requirements for ensuring the safety of those it’s protecting.  The Secret Service was…

The U.S. Secret Service is denying a report that says former Director Cheatle wanted to destroy cocaine found in the White House.

According to a report, U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle wanted to destroy cocaine that was found in the White House. This reveals tensions within the Biden administration following a security incident. The Secret Service is denying the report. Allegedly, Cheatle was angry when her request to dispose of the drug was denied because of…

A new poll reveals that few Americans are confident in the United States Secret Service's ability to protect presidential candidates in the wake of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on July 13.

Less than a month after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday, July 13, Americans expressed skepticism about the United States Secret Service’s ability to protect presidential candidates. According to a new poll published by AP-NORC on Friday, Aug. 2, only three of 10 U.S. adults have high confidence in the agency’s…

The current acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe denied extra security resources leading up to Trump's July 13 rally.

According to multiple sources familiar with the Secret Service’s decision-making, acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe was involved in the decisions to deny additional security resources and personnel despite multiple requests from the agents assigned to former President Donald Trump’s detail leading up to the July 13 assassination attempt at a rally. The security resources…

The deputy FBI director said investigators found more than 700 comments which may have been posted by the man who tried to kill Donald Trump.

The acting director of the Secret Service said he cannot defend why the roof the shooter used in an attempt to assassinate former President Trump was not better secured. During a Senate hearing on the incident, Acting Director Ronald Rowe said he has lost sleep over multiple failures that took place that day.  Rowe released…

The Secret Service's acting director is set to testify before Congress today about the assassination attempt on former President Trump.

The new acting director of the Secret Service is set to answer questions from lawmakers about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. And McDonald’s reports its first sales decline in more than three years. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Secret Service acting director to testify on Trump…

House Oversight Committee investigates Google and Meta for alleged censorship related to the July assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

Newly released text messages reveal former President Donald Trump’s would-be assassin, Thomas Crooks, was on authorities’ radar nearly 100 minutes before he fired at Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. The New York Times received the text messages from the office of Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and verified them. The…

New footage exposed security flaws in Trump assassination attempt amidst ongoing investigations into the shooting and the Secret Service.

On July 13, an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump in a small Pennsylvania town ignited numerous investigations and considerable political fallout. Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, R, released new footage Tuesday, July 23, from the Beaver County Emergency Services Unit that provides insight into the events leading up to and following the attack by…

Trump's campaign plans to shift to indoor rallies, citing safety concerns following an assassination attempt.

Former President Trump’s campaign will reportedly now stop holding large outdoor rallies on the Secret Service’s advice after he was wounded in an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally. The campaign says current plans are to hold indoor events and maybe smaller outdoor ones, but only in more controlled settings.  Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle stepped down Tuesday,…

For the first time since dropping out of the 2024 race, President Joe Biden will address the nation. Here's what to expect.

President Joe Biden is set to address the nation for the first time after dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. And the story of another American athlete heading to Paris hoping to bring their sport to the Olympics. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, July 24, 2024. President Biden to address the nation…