What does the Secret Service do? Trump Florida assassination attempt sparks calls for changes

He grazed Trump's ear, bloodying the former president, killed one attendee, and injured two others before a Secret Service sniper shot him dead. Roughly two months later, Ryan Wayne Routh, 58, was ... Read More

Report on attempts to kill Trump urges Secret Service to limit protection of foreign leaders

A task force looking into the assassination attempts against Donald Trump during his presidential campaign is recommending changes to the Secret Service. Read More

Secret Service director touts changes as Congress presses him on Trump assassination attempt

The agency’s previous director resigned, and the Secret Service increased protections for Trump before the Republican won the November election ... He said some of the issues that went wrong that day ... Read More

Task force recommends dozens of Secret Service reforms after Trump assassination attempts

The House panel's final report on the Secret Service comes after a shocking attempt on Donald Trump's life in July at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Read More

House task force recommends Secret Service improvements after probing Trump assassination attempts

A House task force is recommending the Secret Service update policies on chain of command, communications and coordination and improve its security technology to avoid another failure like the July 13 ... Read More

Report urges Secret Service to limit protection of foreign leaders in wake of Trump assassination attempts

The report's authors noted that the number of people the agency is tasked with protecting has “greatly expanded.” At the same time, the presidential campaign season is getting longer and more intense. Read More