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FILE - Ronald Rowe, acting director of the U.S. Secret Service, speaks to reporters at the agency's headquarters in Washington, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, Pool, File)

Secret Service head vows accountability for ‘abject failure’ in first Trump assassination attempt

By Rebecca Santana - Associated Press

Chairman Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., speaks in front of a site map at the first public hearing of a bipartisan congressional task force investigating the assassination attempts against Donald Trump, at Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

House subpoenas ATF employees in Trump assassination probe

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., an ally of former President Donald Trump, arrives as senators go to the chamber for votes ahead of the approaching Memorial Day recess, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 27, 2021. Senate Republicans are ready to deploy the filibuster to block a commission on the Jan. 6 insurrection, shattering chances for a bipartisan probe of the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol and reviving pressure to do away with the procedural tactic that critics say has lost its purpose. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senators investigating Secret Service prod Trump to pick an outsider to lead the troubled agency

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents after an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Secret Service ‘mistakenly assessed’ risks in Butler before Trump assassination attempt, review says

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is helped off the stage at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

House task force says Trump assassination attempt on July 13 was ‘preventable’

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is covered by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Secret Service needs overhaul, director from outside agency, says independent review panel

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks about the federal government's response to Hurricanes Milton and Helene as as Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm listens, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Biden approves Trump’s request for military aircraft, vehicles amid Iran assassination threat

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Dodge County Airport, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, in Juneau, Wis. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

For Trump, Butler is now a powerful symbol of both his 2024 campaign and his life

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

A U.S. Secret Service agent looks at the site before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show, the site where a gunman tried to assassinate him in July, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

A statue of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump is set up on a truck ahead of a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

How the Butler shooting changed Donald Trump’s campaign

By Jill Colvin - Associated Press

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump pauses for a moment of silence at a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Back in Butler, Trump says, ‘I will never yield — not even in the face of death itself’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

The campaign rally site is seen near sunrise before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at the Butler Farm Show, the site where a gunman tried to assassinate him in July, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump is returning to the site of Pennsylvania assassination attempt for a rally with Vance and Musk

By Julie Carr Smyth - Associated Press

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign event at the Ryder Center at Saginaw Valley State University, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in University Center, Mich. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Assassination attempts and new threats have reshaped how Donald Trump campaigns

By Jill Colvin - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, right, talks with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk at the White House in Washington, Feb. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Elon Musk headlines huge VIP guest list for Trump’s return to Butler, Pa.

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A sign supporting Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump is posted in Jim Hulings, chairman of the Butler County Republican Committee yard in Zelienople, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Pennsylvania town grapples with Trump assassination attempt ahead of his return

By Mark Scolforo - Associated Press

U.S. Secret Service agents respond as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded on stage by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

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

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

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

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Police snipers return fire after shots were fired while Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump was speaking at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Senate Homeland Security Ranking Member Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., right, asks questions of U.S. Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe and FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate during a Joint Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing examining the security failures leading to the assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, Tuesday, July 30, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) **FILE**

Senate, House panels plan to release first Trump assassination attempt reports next week

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times