Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Secret Service agents are expected to be on their best behavior this time. Two years after the infamous prostitution scandal rocked the Secret Service, agents are returning to Columbia where Vice President Biden is expected to travel during the week of June 16, the Daily Caller reports. “In Colombia, the Vice President…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Supreme Court halted a lawsuit that alleges unequal treatment by Secret Service agents. The Washington Post reports that the court unanimously ruled that agents were immune from the lawsuit because they were responsible for distancing protesters from then-President George W. Bush following a 2-0-4 campaign event in Jacksonville, Ore. “The maintenance…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com What seemed like a leisurely stroll outside of the secured confines of the White House for President Obama was anything but leisurely for the Secret Service who is responsible for protecting the president. The Washington Post reports that Obama surprised many by leaving his usual bubble to greet people on the streets…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The upcoming film, “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” is about an international intelligence agency that recruits a wayward youth played by Taron Egerton. The film also stars Colin Firth, Michael Caine and Samuel L. Jackson. The trailer was released Tuesday.
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Secret Service, which has been beset with negative news over agent misconduct, is looking for some experts to help handle the media, the Washington Post reports. After an embarrassing spate of bad news – misconduct, poor leadership, congressional investigation, the agency is looking to improve its reputation. The agency is looking for…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Although Clint Hill was one of the closest witnesses to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the former Secret Service agent said he would never divulge the harrowing account publicly, especially not in a book, the Marin Independent Journal reports. Hill, who is now 82 and lives in Tiburon, Calif., said…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Secret Service wants a full investigation launched into claims that agents were forced to leave their posts protecting the White House complex in 2011 so they could monitor a friend of the agency’s former director. The Washington Post reports that Director Julia Pierson is calling for Homeland Security’s new inspector general…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two quick-acting Secret Service agents are being credited with saving the life of a 59-year-old woman who collapsed in front of the White House, ABC News reports. The first patrolling Secret Service Uniformed Division officer on scene discovered the woman had no pulse Thursday afternoon. “He assessed the situation, she was unconscious…
