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Trump speaks in Washington.
SECURITY BLANKET

House Votes to Boost Security for Trump and Harris

A second apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump spurred urgent legislative action.

Mini Racker

The government is boosting security ahead of Jan. 6, 2025, for the joint session of Congress in which lawmakers count and certify electoral votes to avoid a repeat of the attack on the Capitol.
NEVER AGAIN

Jan. 6 Gets Special Security to Avoid Another Capitol Riot

This is what it’s come to.

Dan Ladden-Hall

Donald Trump
UNBREAKABLE

Trump Set to Give Outdoor Speeches Behind Bulletproof Glass

It’s a security measure typically reserved for sitting presidents.

Zachary Folk

U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned amid national outrage over her agency’s failure to stop the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, according to reports.
OVER AND OUT

Secret Service Chief Resigns Over Trump Shooting Failure

The federal agency has faced intense scrutiny after one of the biggest security failings in its history.

Dan Ladden-Hall

Donald Trump says nobody told him there was “a problem” before he appeared on stage at a rally where gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks tried to assassinate him.
OUT OF THE LOOP

Trump: ‘Nobody’ Told Me There Was ‘a Problem’ Before Shots

The former president says he would have delayed his speech if he’d been aware of the threat.

Dan Ladden-Hall

Law enforcement officers move following a shooting during a rally held by Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.
opinion
RIDDLE ME THIS

Even Trump Shooter Had a Drone. Why Didn’t Secret Service?

“They certainly could have,” a senior law enforcement source who has often worked with active Secret Service agents told The Daily Beast.

Michael Daly

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Members of the U.S. Secret Service Counter Sniper team stand guard near Air Force One at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., July 15, 2024.
‘AN INSULT’

Secret Service Hits Back at Sexist Rhetoric

Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi called the recent criticism of women in the agency as “baseless.”

Clay Walker

Thomas Crooks in high school and on the day he tried to assassinate Donald Trump
ASSASSIN’S CREED

Trump Gunman Fits Secret Service Profile of an Assassin

Law enforcement has studied 83 assassins and “approachers” since 1949. Trump gunman Thomas Crooks fits many of the patterns of presidential killers across history.

Ben Sherwood

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle was confronted by angry Republican senators at the Republican National Convention following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
‘RESIGN TONIGHT’

Republican Senators Mob Secret Service Director at the RNC

The lawmakers followed Kimberly Cheatle at the convention as they launched into a tirade against her leadership following the Trump assassination attempt.

Dan Ladden-Hall

Photos from the deadly attack at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
WHAT TOOK SO LONG?!

Last Photo of Trump Shooter Taken 45 Minutes Before Gunshots

Questions continue to swirl surrounding how long it took law enforcement to neutralize the deadly gunman.

Josephine Walker

An aerial view of Trump's rally site after the assassination attempt
opinion
‘BEAN COUNTER’

Trump Shooter Fiasco: More Questions for Secret Service Boss

A doctor at his first Trump rally spotted the “wide open” space to Trump’s right. How did the Secret Service fail to?

Michael Daly

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