WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the Secret Service is stepping down from her job, according to an email she sent to staff, following the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump that unleashed an intensifying outcry about how the agency tasked with protecting current and former presidents could fail in its core mission. Kimberly […]

Rep. Nancy Mace is forcing the House to vote this week on whether to impeach Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle after she refused lawmakers’ calls for her to resign. The South Carolina Republican introduced the resolution on the House floor Monday evening and used a procedural mechanism to invoke the resolution’s privileged status, which means […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off victories in other legal cases, Donald Trump on Monday pressed a New York appeals court to overturn the nearly $500 million New York civil fraud judgment that threatens to drain his personal cash reserves as he campaigns to retake the White House. In paperwork filed with the state’s mid-level […]

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, after refusing to answer a majority of questions Monday in the first congressional hearing on the attempted assassination of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, is facing overwhelming bipartisan calls for her resignation. Ms. Cheatle repeatedly refused to relinquish her post despite mounting pressure during the nearly five-hour hearing. “I think […]

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle acknowledged Monday that her agency had disagreed with the Trump campaign over some requests for protection, but insisted no corners were cut on July 13, the day former President Donald Trump was nearly assassinated. “There were no assets denied for that event in Butler on the 13th,” Ms. Cheatle told […]