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…

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 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…

Facebook apologized for mistakenly censoring a real photo of a bloodied Donald Trump post-assassination attempt, after initially targeting doctored images showing Secret Service agents smiling. The error occurred during an effort to remove a manipulated photo meant to spread misinformation. Facebook, owned by Meta, rectified the mistake, affirming the authenticity of the original photo captured…

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…

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…

After an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, scrutiny has intensified around Secret Service protocols. The attack by Thomas Matthew Crooks, which slightly injured Trump and killed a bystander, revealed significant security lapses. Critiques have emerged, questioning the role of female agents and diversity initiatives. However, the main security failure…

In a coordinated effort, officials from the United States, Britain and South Korea issued a joint statement disclosing that North Korean hackers have been systematically infiltrating and stealing sensitive military secrets. According to the statement, North Korean-affiliated hackers have successfully breached several critical U.S. agencies. Among the affected entities are Air Force bases in Texas…

A whistleblower claims the U.S. Secret Service declined to use drone technology offered by local law enforcement to secure the rally where former President Donald Trump was shot in the ear. After the shooting, the Secret Service requested the same drone support to survey the scene, indicating a change in their approach. The whistleblower expressed…

A day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a speech to Congress and President Joe Biden gave a primetime address on exiting the 2024 race, the two are set to meet in Washington, D.C. on July 25. And more details on what you need to know about breaking, the newest sport at the Olympic games. These stories…