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News Articles: Secret Service

Former FBI Director James Comey, shown here testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee in June 2017, is under fire from conservatives for a social media post some interpret as a threat to President Trump's life.

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  • Politics

James Comey is under investigation for his '8647' Instagram post. What does it mean?

The former FBI director posted — then deleted — a picture of seashells forming "8647." Trump and his allies view it as a call for his assassination, but Comey says he was unaware of that meaning.

May 16, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
President John F. Kennedy slumps down in the back seat of the presidential limousine as it speeds along Elm Street toward the Stemmons Freeway overpass in Dallas, Texas, after being fatally shot, Nov. 22, 1963. First lady Jacqueline Kennedy leans over the president as Secret Service Agent Clint Hill pushes her back to her seat.

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  • Obituaries

Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who tried to shield the Kennedys, dies at 93

Hill received Secret Service awards and was promoted for his actions that day, but for decades blamed himself for Kennedy's death, saying he would gladly have given his life to save the president.

February 25, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage by U.S. Secret Service agents after being grazed by a bullet during a rally on July 13 in Butler, Pa.

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  • Politics

Trump is returning to Butler, the site of the 1st assassination attempt against him

The rally will mark Trump's first time back in the Pennsylvania city since the failed assassination attempt against him in July. The guest list will include a shooting survivor, as well as Elon Musk.

October 05, 2024
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  • Danielle Kurtzleben
Ronald Rowe, the acting director of the U.S. Secret Service, acknowledged failures that led to the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump last July.

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  • National Security

The Secret Service admits failures in Butler, Pa., Trump shooting

The acting director of the Secret Service also cited “complacency” from others, as well as over-reliance on mobile devices and flaws in advance planning.

September 20, 2024
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  • Ximena Bustillo
Surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents, the Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, dances his way offstage.

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  • National Security

2 close calls have the Secret Service facing criticism and an uncertain future

The Secret Service is again facing criticism following a second apparent attempt on former President Donald Trump's life.

September 19, 2024
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  • Alana Wise
Republican candidate Donald Trump is surrounded by Secret Service agents following an attempted assassination attempt in in Butler, Pa., on July 13. The head of the Secret Service will appear before lawmakers Monday to discuss the agency's actions before, during and after the incident.

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  • Politics

Secret Service chief to Congress: 'We failed'

Kimberly Cheatle was subpoenaed to appear before the House Oversight Committee following the shooting at Trump’s western Pennsylvania rally July 13.

July 22, 2024
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  • Claudia Grisales
Former President Trump pumps his fist as he is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa.

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  • Law

Mayorkas names panel to conduct review of Trump assassination attempt

The announcement comes in the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump last Saturday.

July 21, 2024
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  • NPR Washington Desk
Former U.S. President Trump

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  • National Security

NSC warned Secret Service about an increased Iranian threat to Trump

There are no identified ties between the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, and any foreign or domestic accomplices or co-conspirators. But Iranian threats against Trump officials date back to the killing of Qassem Soleimani.

July 16, 2024
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa.

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  • News

Trump says he is fine after being whisked off stage following apparent gunfire at rally

Donald Trump's campaign said in a statement that he was "fine" after being whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd. The campaign says he is "being checked out at a local medical facility."

July 13, 2024
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  • Associated Press
FILE - The White House is visible through the fence at the North Lawn in Washington, on June 16, 2016. A driver died Saturday night, May 4, 2024 after crashing a vehicle into a gate at the White House, authorities said.

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  • National

Driver dies after crashing into White House perimeter gate, Secret Service says

A driver died after a vehicle crashed into a gate at the White House Saturday night, but the fatal collision is being investigated "only as a traffic crash", law enforcement authorities said.

May 05, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks during a campaign event at New Realm Brewing Co. Sunday in Charleston, S.C. On Tuesday, her campaign confirmed the former South Carolina governor requested Secret Service protections.

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  • Politics

Nikki Haley requests Secret Service protection after increased threats

Haley has said that her home in South Carolina was recently targeted by so-called "swatting" incidents while her elderly parents were at home.

February 06, 2024
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  • Sarah McCammon
The West Wing of the White House on July 5. The U.S. Secret Service has closed its investigation into a small bag of cocaine found just inside a different entrance to the building.

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  • Politics

Who left cocaine in the West Wing? The Secret Service says they may never know

Several hundred people could have dropped the small bag of cocaine near a door to the West Wing. But without fingerprints, DNA or video evidence, the Secret Service can't figure out who did it.

July 13, 2023
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  • Tamara Keith
Police are seen outside the White House grounds, Sunday night, July 2, 2023 in Washington.

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  • National

Lab tests confirm the powder found in the West Wing lobby is cocaine

U.S. Secret Service agents found the powder during a routine White House sweep on Sunday, in a small, clear plastic bag on the ground in a heavily trafficked area, according to sources.

July 05, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
The White House was briefly evacuated Sunday evening while President Biden was at Camp David after a suspicious powder was discovered by the Secret Service in a common area of the West Wing, and a preliminary test showed the substance was cocaine, two law enforcement officials said Tuesday.

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  • National

Suspicious powder found at the White House was cocaine, sources say

The Secret Service said in a statement the White House was closed as a precaution as emergency crews investigated, and local fire officials determined that the substance was not hazardous.

July 05, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Zandra Flemister, the first Black woman special agent in the Secret Service, left the agency after four years because of discrimination. She is seen here escorting Prime Minister of Jamaica Michael Manley (right) during his 1977 visit to Washington.

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  • Obituaries

Zandra Flemister blazed a tough trail in the Secret Service. Now she's getting credit

Flemister, who died last week, was the first Black woman to serve as a special agent in the 1970s, but was forced out by racial discrimination. She spent the next three decades in the foreign service.

March 03, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
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