Tag: Secret
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2 men wounded when a gunman opened fire on Trump at rally say Secret Service failed them
“It was like getting hit with a sledgehammer right in the chest,” Dutch said, adding that he could see chunks of the bleacher and metal “flying all around” until the shooting stopped. Copenhaver said he didn’t realize what was happening until he saw part of his sleeve get blown away. “I turned around to my…
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As Trump returns to assassination attempt site, Secret Service is “at a breaking point,” officials say
As Donald Trump visits Butler, Pa., today for the first time since he narrowly survived an assassination attempt there, current and former Secret Service agents fear another security lapse. A dozen current and former US Secret Service agents told NBC News that an increased workload and a lack of sufficient staffing have brought the agency to “a…
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The CIA is soliciting secret tips from informants in the national languages of Iran, North Korea and China
The Central Intelligence Agency is releasing instructions in Farsi, Mandarin and Korean to allow people to share information with the agency without running afoul of authoritarian regimes. “People are trying to reach out to us from around the world and we are offering them instructions for how to do that safely,” the CIA said in…
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The CIA is soliciting secret tips from informants in the national languages of Iran, North Korea and China
The Central Intelligence Agency is releasing instructions in Farsi, Mandarin and Korean to allow people to share information with the agency without running afoul of authoritarian regimes. “People are trying to reach out to us from around the world and we are offering them instructions for how to do that safely,” the CIA said in…
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Secret Service agent placed on leave after ‘misconduct allegation’ with Harris staffer
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Secret Service recently notified Vice President Kamala Harris’ office about an incident involving one of its agents and a “misconduct allegation,” according to spokespeople for both the USSS and the vice president’s office. In a statement about the incident, Harris’ office said it takes the “safety of staff seriously” and that…
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Bipartisan report on Trump shooting identifies Secret Service tech issues and ‘preventable’ mistakes
WASHINGTON — The Secret Service made a series of “foreseeable” and “preventable” mistakes in the lead-up to the first attempt to assassinate Donald Trump in July that allowed a gunman to fire shots that killed a Trump rally attendee and grazed the Republican presidential nominee’s ear, senators in both parties charge. The Senate Homeland Security…
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Secret Service boosts protection around Donald Trump
The Secret Service is heightening security around former President Donald Trump, an agency official said Monday, following the apparent attempt on his life just two months after an assassination attempt at a campaign rally. “Given recent events, the Secret Service is taking a heightened posture in its protection of the former president,” the official said.…
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A Miami steakhouse server’s secret to making ends meet in one of America’s least affordable markets
This is part of NBC News’ Checkbook Chronicles, a series of profiles looking at the financial realities of everyday Americans and the challenges they face. Stefany Serna, 30s, Miami, Florida Working in Miami’s high-end restaurants where she has developed a strong reputation among patrons. Rents a home with her partner, with hopes of owning property…
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Congress mulls new Secret Service funding after apparent attempt on Trump’s life
WASHINGTON — Congress is considering boosting funding for the Secret Service after what the FBI called an apparent second attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life in 10 weeks. Leaders of both parties and top appropriators say one possibility is to attach emergency funding for the Secret Service to a short-term funding bill that Congress…
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Ryan Routh was camped out for 12 hours and didn’t have Trump in his line of sight when Secret Service fired at him
The man arrested in connection with an apparent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump is a former supporter who turned against the former president in part for foreign policy reasons and later traveled to Ukraine, where he made an ill-fated attempt to raise a volunteer force to fight the Russians. The revelations about Ryan Wesley Routh…