Latest U.S. Secret Service News

GOP Convention security will allow guns within outer perimeter, sets parade route for demonstrators

Jun. 21, 2024 13:58 PM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — People will be allowed to carry guns within blocks of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next month and protesters will be given two outdoor stages, one within sight of the convention arena, under a security plan law enforcement authorities released Friday. ...

Secret Service head says RNC security plans not final as protesters allege free speech restrictions

Jun. 06, 2024 13:59 PM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The head of the U.S. Secret Service said Thursday that security plans for the Republican National Convention are still being determined as protesters blasted restrictions they claimed will violate free speech with just weeks until the event. Roughly 30,000 visitors...

A driver dies after crashing into a security barrier around the White House complex, authorities say

May. 05, 2024 13:35 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A driver died after a vehicle crashed into an outer perimeter gate of the White House complex, and the incident late Saturday was being investigated as a traffic crash, police said. President Joe Biden was spending the weekend in Delaware, and the Secret Service said there was...