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2023
Secret Service investigating discovery of cocaine in White House
The White House was temporarily shut down on Sunday evening after cocaine was found in a shared storage area.
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Jul 5th 2023, 8:37 AM
Toddler reunited with parents after squeezing through White House fencing
US Secret Service officers retrieved the child and handed him to his parents on Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Apr 18th 2023, 7:36 PM
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Security services will be ready for Biden’s inauguration, says Secret Service agent in charge of the event
The inauguration will be held in the same spot at the US Capitol where the pro-Trump mob descended last Wednesday.
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Jan 12th 2021, 7:05 AM
Trump evacuated from press conference after man shot by Secret Service outside White House
The US President later returned to address reporters after the incident yesterday evening.
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Aug 11th 2020, 7:02 AM
US Secret Service agents forced to quarantine after Trump rally in Tulsa, US media reports
Further Trump campaign rallies are scheduled for Florida and North Carolina.
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Jun 25th 2020, 5:23 PM
The head of the US Secret Service is stepping down
No reason was given for the sudden departure of former Marine general Randolph ‘Tex’ Alles.
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Apr 8th 2019, 9:29 PM
Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and CNN targeted with suspected explosive devices
Suspect packages sent to other top Democrats are also being investigated.
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Oct 24th 2018, 6:30 PM
Secret Service says it can't pay overtime because of Trump's travel and large family
Trump has travelled nearly every weekend to his properties in Florida, New Jersey and Virginia.
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Aug 22nd 2017, 3:45 PM
Man arrested after White House 'bomb scare'
President Donald Trump was away in Florida at the time of the incident last night.
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Mar 19th 2017, 7:30 AM
Donald Trump bundled off the stage at rally over gun scare
The US Secret Service later said someone in the crowd had shouted “gun” but that no weapon was found.
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Nov 6th 2016, 7:29 AM
John Hinckley, the man who shot US President Ronald Reagan, is now a free man
He had been residing in a psychiatric hospital after being found not guilty by reason on insanity following the crime.
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Jul 27th 2016, 5:43 PM
British man tried to steal police officer's gun to kill Donald Trump
Authorities said Michael Steven Sandford (20) pretended to want Trump’s autograph before attempting to take the weapon.
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Jun 21st 2016, 8:05 AM
Mary Lou says she was subjected to 'very invasive' security searches in the US
The Sinn Féin deputy leader intends to meet with the US ambassador to Ireland about the matter.
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Mar 22nd 2016, 10:57 AM
Secret Service foils plot to kidnap President Obama's pet dogs
The man arrested over the plot told agents he was ‘Jesus Christ’.
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Jan 9th 2016, 3:11 PM
Secret Service agents didn't spot four men fishing in Joe Biden's back garden
It’s ok, a neighbour rang the police.
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Dec 3rd 2015, 9:44 PM
US Secret Service officer accused of sexting girl he thought was 14, while on duty in the White House
Robert Lee Moore sent a series of explicit and graphic messages and photos to two undercover federal agents.
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Nov 13th 2015, 8:56 PM
Reporters flee live televised White House press briefing over bomb threat
The incident began with a threatening phone call.
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Jun 9th 2015, 7:57 PM
Special agents probing the Silk Road drug website allegedly helped themselves to Bitcoin
Two agents have been charged with stealing the online currency after Silk Road was seized by the FBI.
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Mar 30th 2015, 7:11 PM
The White House was sent an envelope filled with cyanide
There were no injuries or exposure concerns.
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Mar 18th 2015, 8:44 AM
Man who crashed drone onto White House grounds says it was an accident
President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, were overseas when the quadcopter struck the southeast side of the grounds at about 3am.
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Jan 26th 2015, 9:30 PM
Secret Service assumed White House intruder would be stopped by bushes
Not the Presidential dynasty. Actual bushes.
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Nov 14th 2014, 8:01 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning, folks. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
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Oct 2nd 2014, 8:17 AM
US Secret Service chief resigns over security breaches
Julia Pierson had only taken up her post 18 months ago after a prostitution scandal erupted within the agency
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Oct 1st 2014, 10:47 PM
White House intruder was carrying a knife
The Secret Service is stepping up security at the White House after the incident.
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Sep 21st 2014, 10:29 AM
Man jumps White House fence and makes it through the doors before being caught
US President Barack Obama was not in the building at the time.
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Sep 20th 2014, 9:15 AM
This photo of a bored kid in the Oval Office is the best thing you'll see today
Because when a kid is bored, a kid is bored.
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Sep 9th 2014, 9:25 AM
The CIA are answering gas questions from people on Twitter
And they cleared up a big mystery.
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Jul 8th 2014, 6:45 PM
Obama's secret service agents sent home after getting drunk in Amsterdam
“One of them was found drunk and passed out in a hotel hallway,” according to the Washington Post.
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Mar 26th 2014, 8:58 AM
White House defends Secret Service amid new claims of prostitutes and extramarital affairs
The Washington Post reported this week that agents had misbehaved in 17 countries in recent years.
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Nov 15th 2013, 8:53 PM
Two of Obama's Secret Service agents removed for 'misconduct'
An investigation found two agents sent sexually suggestive emails to a female colleague.
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Nov 14th 2013, 8:06 AM
Investigators seek answers after woman shot dead following White House car chase
The woman with a toddler in her car tried to ram a White House barrier before a high-speed car chase which ended in her being shot dead.
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Oct 4th 2013, 7:36 AM
The 9 best Twitter suggestions for an Irish James Bond film
#IrishBond was trending all day today.
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Sep 16th 2013, 6:00 PM
George Bush Senior shaved his head in solidarity with a young cancer patient
The former US president decided to get the chop after seeing members of his security detail shave their heads.
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Jul 25th 2013, 8:34 PM
Luxembourg PM Juncker resigns in spy scandal
A fixture on the European scene during the financial crisis, Juncker recently faced Luxembourg’s first confidence vote in 150 years.
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Jul 11th 2013, 12:23 PM
Married couple jailed for spying on Germany for more than 20 years
The couple left hidden messages for the Russian secret services in comments under YouTube videos.
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Jul 2nd 2013, 8:30 PM
US secret agents are dressing up as Irish farmers during the G8
Local residents have said they’ll stick out because their tractors are brand new.
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Jun 17th 2013, 10:18 AM
Here's what the poison sent to Barack Obama can do
The toxin ricin is feared – with good reason.
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Apr 21st 2013, 7:30 AM
Suspect arrested after 'ricin' poison letter sent to Obama
The man was arrested at his home in Mississippi after an investigation.
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Apr 18th 2013, 8:36 AM
Obama names first female Secret Service chief
The White House announced the appointment of Julia Pierson, who has worked for the agency for 30 year, this afternoon.
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Mar 26th 2013, 7:58 PM
Man arrested after approaching Romney at White House
US Secret Service officers said the man had become “combative”.
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Nov 29th 2012, 8:50 PM
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