Secret Service
Follow the latest Secret Service news, videos, and analysis from ABC News.
September 17, 2024 at 11:47 PM

Secret Service tells Trump more planning, security needed to continue golf outings

The acting Secret Service director encouraged former President Trump to give as much notice as possible before his golf outings, a source told ABC News.
September 17, 2024 at 11:47 PM
VIDEO: Secret Service tells Trump more planning, security needed to continue golf outings
September 17, 2024 at 7:50 PM

How the Secret Service secures golf courses and why it’s not easy: ANALYSIS

Trump’s golf course protection worked as intended amid a second assassination attempt.
September 17, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Law enforcement officials work outside of the Trump International Golf Club after the apparent assassination attempt of Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump, Sept. 16, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla.
September 17, 2024 at 6:47 PM

Trump praises Secret Service response to apparent assassination attempt

Former President Donald Trump praised the Secret Service's actions in stopping an alleged assassination attempt Sunday during a phone conversation with ABC News Tuesday
September 17, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at Harry Reid International Airport to board a plane after a campaign trip, Sept. 14, 2024, in Las Vegas.
September 17, 2024 at 2:55 PM

Secret Service jumped on top of Trump during assassination attempt, golf partner says

Steve Witkoff -- a friend of former President Donald Trump -- told "Good Morning America" Secret Service were "exemplary" during Sunday's apparent assassination attempt.
September 17, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Steve Witkoff appears on "Good Morning America," on Sept. 17, 2024.
September 16, 2024 at 10:05 PM

Biden says USSS 'needs more help,' condemns political violence after Trump incident

President Biden said the Secret Service "needs more help" as he briefly addressed the apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump.
September 16, 2024 at 10:05 PM
President Joe Biden speaks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sept. 16, 2024, for a trip to Wilmington, Del., and then on to Philadelphia.
September 16, 2024 at 4:06 PM

Secret Service ‘needs more help’: Biden

President Joe Biden called on Congress to review whether the agency needs more personnel in the wake of a reported second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
September 16, 2024 at 4:06 PM
President Joe Biden called on Congress to review whether the agency needs more personnel in the wake of a reported second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
1 month ago

Secret Service probe into Trump attack

Sources say multiple secret service agents have been put on administrative duties following Trump’s assassination attempt.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Secret Service probe into Trump attack
1 month ago

5 Secret Service officials put on administrative duty after Trump rally shooting

A gunman attempted to kill former President Trump at a rally on July 13.
1 month ago
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa.
1 month ago

Sources: At least 5 Secret Service officials put on administrative duty

Sources tell ABC News that at least five Secret Service agents who were involved in planning the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, have been reassigned, after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Sources: At least 5 Secret Service officials put on administrative duty
1 month ago

5 Secret Service agents on administrative leave in Trump assassination attempt probe

Former President Donald Trump was shot in July at an outdoor rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
1 month ago
VIDEO: 5 Secret Service agents on administrative leave in Trump assassination attempt probe
1 month ago

Secret Service prepares bulletproof glass for Trump rallies: Sources

The Secret Service is making arrangements for former President Trump to resume outdoor campaign rallies by surrounding his podium with bulletproof glass, sources say.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Secret Service prepares bulletproof glass for Trump rallies: Sources
2 months ago

Acting Head of the Secret Service blames his agency in Trump's assassination attempt

The acting head of the Secret Service blamed his agency for the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. Ronald Rowe called it "a Secret Service failure."
2 months ago
VIDEO: Acting Head of the Secret Service blames his agency in Trump's assassination attempt
2 months ago

Acting Secret Service chief “ashamed” of security failures at Trump rally

Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe called the security gaps that led to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump a “complete failure."
2 months ago
VIDEO: Acting Secret Service chief “ashamed” of security failures at Trump rally
2 months ago

Acting Secret Service director grilled about Trump assassination attempt

Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe and FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate were grilled by lawmakers about the attempted assassination attempt against Donald Trump.
2 months ago
Acting Director of the U.S. Secret Service, Ronald L. Rowe, Jr. and Deputy Director of the FBI Paul Abbate appear before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the attempted assassination of Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, July 30, 2024, in Washington.
2 months ago

Local SWAT team speaks out for 1st time on Trump assassination attempt

Text messages between local snipers show they noticed Thomas Matthew Crooks nearly two hours before the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Local SWAT team speaks out for 1st time on Trump assassination attempt
2 months ago

FBI director's testimony reveals new details about Trump assassination attempt

FBI Director Christopher Wray revealed more details on the suspect leading up to and after the shooting, including use of a drone and explosives found in the suspect's car
2 months ago
VIDEO: FBI director's testimony reveals new details about Trump assassination attempt
2 months ago

How the investigation into Trump's attempted assassination may play out: ANALYSIS

Trump's attempted assassination has had a reverberating effect around the nation, felt most closely by the agency tasked with protecting him, the U.S. Secret Service.
2 months ago
A member of the U.S. Secret Service stands outside the White House, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Washington.
2 months ago

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigns

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, who came under scrutiny for the agency’s failure to prevent the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, has resigned.
2 months ago
United Sates Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testifies before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee during a hearing, July 22, 2024, in Washington.
2 months ago

Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle resigns

In the aftermath of a contentious hearing on Capitol Hill and bipartisan calls for her resignation, Kim Cheatle took responsibility for the attempted assassination of Donald Trump and stepped down.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle resigns
2 months ago

Secret Service director resigns after backlash over Trump assassination attempt

Former Director Kimberly Cheatle testified before the House Oversight Committee, calling the attempt the “most significant operational failure of the secret service in decades.”
2 months ago
VIDEO: Secret Service director resigns after backlash over Trump assassination attempt
2 months ago

How Secret Service director hearing became intense debate on gun violence

The congressional hearing with the now-former Secret Service director on Monday also sparked an intense public debate over gun violence.
2 months ago
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testifies during a House Oversight Committee hearing examining potential security failures surrounding the attempted assassination on former President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 22, 2024.
2 months ago

President Biden releases statement following Secret Service director resignation

Director Kimberly Cheatle announced her resignation in an email to Secret Service employees Tuesday morning.
2 months ago
VIDEO: President Biden releases statement following Secret Service director resignation
2 months ago

Embattled Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle resigns

On Monday, Cheatle told Congress that the attempted assassination against former President Donald Trump was the "most significant operational failure at the Secret Service in decades."
2 months ago
VIDEO: Embattled Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle resigns
2 months ago

Secret Service chief testifies in wake of failed Trump assassination attempt

Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle appeared before Congress Monday, admitting that the shooting was the “most significant operational failure” since the attempt to assassinate President Ronald Regan.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Secret Service chief testifies in wake of failed Trump assassination attempt
2 months ago

Congressman to Secret Service director: ‘Biden needs to fire you’

Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, questioned Kimberly Cheatle about the threat assessment of the Trump rally.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Congressman to Secret Service director: ‘Biden needs to fire you’
2 months ago

Trump shooting suspect 'identified as suspicious before rally': Cheatle

The Secret Service director took responsibility and called the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump the biggest Secret Service operational failure in decades.
2 months ago
VIDEO: ‘Suspect identified as suspicious before rally:’ Cheatle
2 months ago

Secret Service director tells Congress 'we failed' on Trump assassination attempt

In her first hearing before Congress, Kim Cheatle also told the committee she will move "heaven and earth" to ensure that what occurred never happens again.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Secret Service director tells Congress 'we failed' on Trump assassination attempt
2 months ago

Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle grilled in blistering hearing on Capitol Hill

Facing bipartisan calls to resign, Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle testified on Capitol Hill, acknowledging the assassination attempt on Trump was a significant operational failure.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle grilled in blistering hearing on Capitol Hill
2 months ago

Secret Service director testifies before Congress

Kimberly Cheatle testified before the House Oversight Committee on Monday about the security failures that led to the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on July 13.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Secret Service director testifies before Congress
2 months ago

Secret Service director tells Congress 'we failed' in hearing on Trump shooting

The U.S. Secret Service director told Congress on Monday that the agency failed in protecting former President Donald Trump at his rally on July 13.
2 months ago
Director of the United States Secret Service Kimberly Cheatle attends a US House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 22, 2024.
2 months ago

Key moments from Secret Service director's hearing on Trump assassination attempt

In her first hearing before Congress, Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle said she takes "full responsibility for any security lapse."
2 months ago
In her first hearing before Congress, Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle said she takes "full responsibility for any security lapse."
2 months ago

Secret Service boss Cheatle not resigning after confrontation over Trump shooting

Embattled Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has no plans to resign after a group of GOP senators asked her to do so in a confrontation at the RNC.
2 months ago
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle attends a news conference about the upcoming Democratic National Convention, June 4, 2024, in Chicago.
2 months ago

Who is Kimberly Cheatle? 

Cheatle, the head of the Secret Service, previously served on then-Vice President Joe Biden's security detail.
2 months ago
Cheatle, the head of the Secret Service, previously served on then-Vice President Joe Biden's security detail.
2 months ago

What to know about Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle amid growing criticism

In the wake of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle, and the agency, have faced scrutiny for failing to prevent the attack.
2 months ago
United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle speaks during a press conference at the Secret Service's Chicago Field Office on June 4 2024 in Chicago, ahead of the 2024 Democratic and Republican National Conventions.
3 months ago

The Secret Service in Chicago has to handle security for two party conventions

ABC News spoke with an agent responsible for security in Chicago and Milwaukee.
3 months ago
In this Oct. 13, 2023 file photo, a member of the Secret Service monitors activity as U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at Tioga Marine Terminal  in Philadelphia.
3 months ago

Secret Service agent robbed at gunpoint during Biden trip to California

A U.S. Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint in Tustin, California, over the weekend, according to police.
3 months ago
The U.S. Secret Service insignia is pictured on a wall at the Secret Service headquarters in Washington, D.C., October 5, 2015.
7 months ago

3 people attempt to break into car outside Naomi Biden's home: Sources

Police and Secret Service are investigating after three individuals attempted to break into a car outside the home of Naomi Biden, according to sources.
7 months ago
Naomi Biden, the granddaughter of President Joe Biden, and her husband Peter Neal arrive for a State Dinner in honor of Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon, at the Booksellers Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 25, 2023.
7 months ago

Nikki Haley requests Secret Service protection

Nikki Haley's presidential campaign has applied for Secret Service protection, according to a spokesperson with the campaign and another source familiar
7 months ago
Republican presidential candidate, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley delivers remarks at her primary-night rally at the Grappone Conference Center, on Jan. 23, 2024, in Concord, New Hampshire.
1 year ago

Secret Service ends probe into cocaine found in White House with no suspect

The Secret Service has been investigating since the drug was found near a visitor entrance on July 2.
1 year ago
Exterior view of the northern side of the White House in Washington, May 8, 2023.
1 year ago

Secret Service ends investigation into cocaine found in White House

The Secret Service said in a statement that the investigation is now closed without identifying a suspect.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Secret Service ends investigation into cocaine found in White House
2 years ago

Secret Service agent sued over alleged July assault in Israel ahead of Biden visit

An Israeli woman has sued an unnamed U.S. Secret Service agent, alleging the agent assaulted her while in Israel preparing for President Joe Biden's visit in July.
2 years ago
United States Secret Service sign is seen on a car in Washington, D.C., United States, Oct. 20, 2022.
2 years ago

Secret Service director briefly postpones retirement as successor search continues

Jim Murray, the director of the US Secret Service, said he is extending his time with the agency until a new director is selected
2 years ago
Secret Service Director James Murray speaks during a press conference in Alexandria, Va., July 19, 2019.
2 years ago

Jan. 6 hearing raises new questions about Secret Service, Pence's safety

An anonymous "White House security official" said then-Vice President Mike Pence's security detail began to "fear for their own lives."
2 years ago
Members of the Secret Service patrol from the roof of the White House as President Donald Trump speaks to supporters from The Ellipse in Washington, DC, Jan. 6, 2021.
2 years ago

2 men posed as federal agents, gave gifts to Secret Service officers: Court documents

One agent was on first lady Jill Biden's protective detail.
2 years ago
PRESTWICK, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 06:  A secret service agent stands before the arrival of U.S. President George W. Bush at Prestwick Airport July 6, 2005 in Prestwick, Scotland. Leaders of the worlds richest countrys arrive in Scotland July 6 for the three-day G8 Summit at the Gleneagles Hotel.
4 years ago

Secret Service in the business of protection, not politics: ANALYSIS

Recent changes to the Presidential Protective Division was driven by political concerns due to agents alleged loyalties to the current administration.
4 years ago
Members of the Secret Service take up position outside the Brady Briefing Room as the White House is locked down in Washington, DC, on Aug. 10, 2020.
6 years ago

Secret Service arrests contractor at White House for open attempted murder charge

The U.S. Secret Service arrested a government contractor on an outstanding attempted murder warrant issued in Maryland when he showed up for work at a White House checkpoint on Tuesday.
6 years ago
VIDEO: The U.S. Secret Service arrested a government contractor on an outstanding attempted murder warrant issued in Maryland when he showed up for work at a White House checkpoint on Tuesday, according to authorities.
6 years ago

Secret Service disputes allegation against Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson

The Secret Service says it has no record a reported incident ever happened.
6 years ago
Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, nominee for Veterans Affairs secretary, leaves the Dirksen Building after a meeting on Capitol Hill with Sen. Jerry Moran on April 24, 2018.
7 years ago

Secret Service holds first full-scale training exercise at the White House

Nothing approximates the scale and the complexity of the White House.
7 years ago
The White House in Washington.
7 years ago

White House names border protection official as new Secret Service director

Trump administration has settled on a new director for the agency.
7 years ago
Randolph D. "Tex" Alles is seen here in this undated file photo.
7 years ago

VIDEO: The agent has been placed on administrative leave, the source said.