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U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle arrives to testify before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Pennsylvania that also saw one rally-goer killed and two others seriously wounded, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 22, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Secret Service’s incompetence a secret no more

By Curtis Hill

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 22, 2024, during an event with NCAA college athletes. This is her first public appearance since President Joe Biden endorsed her to be the next presidential nominee of the Democratic Party. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Secret Service bolsters Vice President Kamala Harris’ protection after Biden drops out

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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

Women agents weren’t the problem at Trump shooting, Secret Service director says

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testifies before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Pennsylvania, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Democrats join GOP calls for Secret Service Director Cheatle to resign

By Lindsey McPherson and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle attends a news conference, June 4, 2024, in Chicago. Cheatle and the Secret Service are under intense scrutiny following an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during a rally Saturday, July 13, in Pennsylvania. He was injured and people across the political spectrum are wondering how a gunman could get so close to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee when he was supposed to be carefully guarded. Cheatle has talked about how the Secret Service has a “zero fail mission.” (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Secret Service chief noted a ‘zero fail mission.’ After Trump rally, she’s facing calls to resign

By Rebecca Santana - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

2024 Election Latest: Trump and Vance rally in Michigan as calls for Biden to drop out persist

Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is covered by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. Protective details have grown in size, responsibility and technology over more than a century of the Secret Service protecting presidents. When the commander in chief leaves the White House, they're accompanied by a phalanx of Secret Service officers and agents. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

A look at how Secret Service protection has changed for presidents over the years

By Rebecca Santana - Associated Press

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during the 36th Annual Candlelight Vigil to honor the law enforcement officers who lost their lives in 2023, during the National Police Week at the National Mall in Washington, Monday, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Mayorkas defends female Secret Service agents after Trump shooting

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Letter to the editor: Secret Service’s inexcusable failure

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks to the Associated Press during an interview at the headquarters of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Friday, June 21, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ** FILE **

House subpoenas Mayorkas for Secret Service documents on Trump rally

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The Secret Service and DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Is DEI what’s ailing the Secret Service?

By James Fitzpatrick

This 2021 photo provided by Bethel Park School District shows student Thomas Matthew Crooks who graduated from Bethel Park High School with the Class of 2022, in Bethel Park, Pa. Crooks was identified by the FBI as the shooter involved in an assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally on Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (Bethel Park School District via AP) ** FILE **

Ominous internet post tied to would-be Trump assassin is fake, investigators say

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

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

Whistleblowers tell Congress ‘limited resources’ led to fewer staff at assassination-attempt rally

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

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

Biden admin’s malicious indifference allowed attempt on Trump’s life

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., questions Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during a Senate Finance committee hearing about President Joe Biden's proposed budget request for the fiscal year 2024, Thursday, March 16, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Tennessee Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson has launched an exploratory committee as she considers running for the seat held by Blackburn in 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

GOP senators confront Secret Service director at RNC, demanding she resign or answer their questions

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle speaks during a Republican National Convention security news conference Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Secret Service failures due to Democrats’ acceptance of low standards

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents as he is helped off the stage at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Homeland Security inspector general investigates Secret Service handling of security at Trump rally

By Rebecca Santana - Associated Press

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

Secret Service leader says her team was ‘totally responsible’ for Trump’s near-assassination

By Matt Delaney - 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)

Blunders stir up doubts about Secret Service; Republicans see stonewalling on answers

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

House panel calls Mayorkas, Wray, Secret Service director to testify about Trump shooting

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times