Lindsey McPherson

Sen. Grassley questions Secret Service’s resource management amid new whistleblower disclosures

Sen. Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Republican, is raising concerns about the Secret Service's ability to manage resources after learning from whistleblower disclosures that the agency has not adequately reimbursed Homeland Security Investigations agents deployed to assist its protective details.

October 10, 2024

Whistleblower: Secret Service not always providing Trump full protective assets

The Secret Service allegedly denied inspector general auditors from accessing former President Donald Trump's recent campaign events to hide instances when the agency is missing protective assets, according to a new whistleblower account.

October 9, 2024

Sen. Mike Lee calls for next GOP leader cede some power to rank-and-file

Sen. Mike Lee is calling on the candidates running to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell as Republican leader to relinquish some of the power to rank-and-file GOP senators.

October 8, 2024

Harris says she would not meet with Putin to negotiate end to Russia’s war without Ukraine

Vice President Kamala Harris in an interview with CBS News' "60 Minutes," said she would not meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to its war against Ukraine unless Kyiv was involved.

October 7, 2024

National security risk exposed: Why were 10 of 12 agents left clueless at Trump’s July Butler rally?

An alarming Senate probe reveals shocking gaps in Secret Service protection. Most agents were unaware of the assassination threat against Trump before the July 13th rally in Butler, Pa. Critical intel was withheld, raising serious security concerns.

October 6, 2024

Sniper-trained lawmakers say Trump should not go back to Butler

Two members of Congress who were trained snipers in previous careers said former President Donald Trump should not hold a second rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, because of the myriad security concerns with the site.

September 26, 2024

Who shot Crooks? Medical examiner found one bullet wound, and it didn’t come from Butler cop

A local police officer who shot at would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks in response to his attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump on July 13 didn't hit him, according to testimony from the medical examiner.

September 26, 2024

Secret Service failed to secure area where gunman shot at Trump, local law officials testify

Local law enforcement officers who worked former President Donald Trump's July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, told lawmakers Thursday that the Secret Service never asked them to cover the area where a gunman accessed a roof and shot at the Republican presidential candidate.

September 26, 2024

Trump to return to Butler, Pa., for rally at site where he was nearly assassinated

Former President Donald Trump will return to Butler, Pennsylvania on Oct. 5 for a campaign rally at the same site where he was nearly assassinated this summer.

September 25, 2024

FBI accused of impeding Senate’s probe of Trump assassination attempt amid bullet trajectory mystery

A Senate panel's investigation into the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump is raising new questions about the bullets fired at the campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

September 25, 2024

Secret Service failures ‘directly contributed’ to Trump assassination attempt, Senate probe finds

A series of Secret Service failures related to the planning and execution of security operations for former President Donald Trump's July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, "directly contributed" to the attempt on his life that day, a Senate panel found.

September 25, 2024

Whistleblower: Secret Service ‘forced’ Trump to cancel Wisconsin rally while Harris event goes on

The Secret Service allegedly told former President Donald Trump's team that it did not have sufficient assets to secure a rally the campaign wanted to hold in Wisconsin, according to a new whistleblower account.

September 24, 2024

Senate sends bill to require enhanced security for presidential nominees to Biden’s desk

A bipartisan bill to direct the Secret Service to extend presidential-level protection to major presidential and vice presidential nominees has cleared Congress and is on its way to President Biden to be signed into law.

September 24, 2024

‘Complacency’ at Trump rally impaired Secret Service protocol; acting director vows discipline

The Secret Service's internal investigation of the first assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump found "complacency" among some of its employees who conducted the advance security planning for the July 13 rally that led to protocol breaches.

September 20, 2024

Secret Service claimed it was covering rooftop where gunman shot at Trump in Butler: Whistleblower

The Secret Service allegedly told local law enforcement that it would cover the rooftop where a gunman fired at former President Donald Trump during his July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, according to a new whistleblower account.

September 20, 2024

House votes to give top security for presidential, vice presidential candidates

The House has passed a bill to direct the Secret Service to extend presidential-level protection to major presidential and vice presidential candidates.

September 20, 2024

Schumer tees up Senate stopgap vote after House bill dies

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Thursday set up a vote on a stopgap bill in his chamber following the failed attempt to pass a government funding patch out of the House.

September 19, 2024

Secret Service whistleblower flags failure to follow protocol at Trump golf course

The Secret Service did not follow its typical protocol to post agents at vulnerable spots at former President Donald Trump's golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday which could have identified a second would-be assassin sooner, a whistleblower told Sen. Josh Hawley.

September 19, 2024

Secret Service tells House task force that Trump already has presidential-level protection

The Secret Service on Wednesday insisted to House lawmakers that former President Donald Trump already had effectively the same level of protective assets as a sitting president when a second assassination attempt was thwarted in Florida.

September 18, 2024

House panel approves child online safety bills, but floor vote is not guaranteed

The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday approved a pair of bills to protect children from harmful social media content, but a key GOP leader says further changes are needed before a floor vote.

September 18, 2024