World & Nation
A congressional task force looking into assassination attempts against Donald Trump during his campaign recommends changes to the Secret Service.
The agent assigned to protective detail outside the Treasury secretary’s home saw a sedan with people attempting to open car doors on the street. A confrontation led to gunfire.
The acting director of the Secret Service says the agency is ‘reorganizing and reimagining’ its culture in the wake of the assassination attempts on Donald Trump.
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California courts were home to the most federal trade secrets litigation over the past three years, according to a report released by legal research company Lex Machina.
A U.S. Secret Service agent has been accused of groping and sexually harassing a vice presidential staff member during a trip last week.
California
Authorities are trying to find two men who were spotted on security footage stealing fire equipment from a U.S. Forest Service vehicle in San Bernardino County.
The independent panel concluded that ‘another Butler can and will happen again’ without major changes in how candidates are protected.
Politics
Communication breakdowns with local law enforcement hampered the Secret Service ahead of a July assassination attempt on former President Trump.
Several little-known pro-Trump candidates are running for Congress in key races as independents, and a review finds they were backed by a shadowy group.
As the world has vastly changed, so has protection for presidents since the days when the public could come to the White House to meet Abraham Lincoln.