ISTANBUL (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has chosen South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as his new secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing two sources. The appointment places Noem in charge of an agency central to Trump’s immigration and border security agenda, which includes plans for mass dep...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden spoke to former President and Republican candidate Donald Trump after Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt, the White House said Monday. “President Biden just spoke with former President Trump and conveyed his relief that he is safe. The two shared a cordial conversation and former Pre...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US Congress needs to ensure that the Secret Service has the resources it needs to do its job, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday after former President Donald Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt. “We all must do our part to ensure an incident like this does […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – Former US President and Republican candidate Donald Trump thanked everyone for their concern over a possible assassination attempt against him on Sunday in Florida. “I would like to thank everyone for your concern and well wishes — It was certainly an interesting day!” he posted on his Truth Social platform....
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden has said the Secret Service is prohibiting him from going into crowds as he seeks to bolster Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on the campaign trail. “I’m not able to go out in the crowds anymore. The Secret Service doesn’t let me,” Biden told reporters at the W...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump was “the most significant operational failure” of the Secret Service, its Director Kimberly Cheatle has said. “The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on July 13 is the most significant operational failure of the Secret Servi...
Kimberly Cheatle has resigned as Director of the Secret Service following intense scrutiny over lapses in security of Donald Trump. Cheatle announced her resignation, acknowledging failures in protecting Trump during the July 13 rally in Pennsylvania. She had been leading the agency since 2022, and had initially refused to step down in the wak...
A video analysis by the Washington Post confirms the accounts of witnesses who said they tried to alert police just before shots were fired at Saturday’s rally. The video also reveals chaotic scenes before the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at the Pennsylvania event. Witnesses alerted police about a suspicious man on ...
