By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Even if Republicans pass a spending measure intended to squash President Obama’s executive action on immigration, they won’t be successful, PBS.org reports. PBS notes that a shutdown, which would happen if a funding plan isn’t in place by Feb. 27, would not impact about 85% of the agency’s workers, including those…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The feds will be out in full force Sunday for Super Bowl game in Arizona. TMZ reports that the agencies involved in security, which is always very intense, include: — Department of Homeland Security — Immigration and Customs Enforcement — FBI — United States Secret Service — Phoenix PD — Glendale…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com With the security breaches of recent, this is not very heartening. ABC News reports that a small drone was found on the White House grounds overnight. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the situation “does not pose any sort of ongoing threat,” according to ABC News. The Secret Service is…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Secret Service is trying to determine who fired shots outside Vice President Joe Biden’s home in Delaware on Saturday night, the Washington Post reports. The Secret Service said a vehicle fled the area after firing the shots at the home in the small, wealthy suburb of Wilmington. Neither Biden nor…
By Carol D. Leonnig Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — The Secret Service has decided to remove four of its most senior officials while a fifth has decided to retire, the biggest management shake-up at the troubled agency since its director resigned in October after a string of security lapses, according to people familiar with…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Former Secret Service Agent Daniel Bongino bashed President Obama for blaming the Secret Service on his decision to bail out on the anti-terrorism rally in Paris, the Daily Caller reports. Bongino, who has become an outspoken conservative, said the president was “acting like a petulant child” for not just admitting he…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Secret Service’s ability to carry out its duties to protect the president was compromised by the expansion of duties in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Washington Post reports. That explains the recent string of embarrassing security lapses, the Post reported, citing interviews and government documents….
Ogden Newspapers Editorial Board Unless the Secret Service is shaken up at the very top, the agency charged with protecting the president and other top officials will not correct problems that threaten its mission, an investigation has concluded. After scandal after scandal – including lapses in which the president was put at risk – a…
