US Secret Service News
The Secret Service Director announced her resignation on Tuesday in the wake of an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.
US President Donald Trump is set to exit the White House.
His daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner have been surrounded by a fresh row.
Fearing poll-related violence, the security across the US has been tightened
The US Secret Service has fortified the White House
Vital US government installations are on high alert
Neither Trump nor any of his immediate family members were at the Trump National Doral Golf Club at the time, according to the Secret Service.
The gunman has been identified by the Secret service and the Metropolitan Police Department, but his name has not been disclosed citing security reasons.
A man reportedly shot himself along the north fence line of the White House.
The US Secret Service nabbed an individual who had attempted to jump a security barrier on the north side of the White House, a media report said.
The agency said its uniformed officers had responded, and Lafayette Park and a fence line on the north side of the White House remained closed off to the public.
The United States Secret Service on Tuesday placed the White House on lockdown due to an unattended package left near the North Lawn, according to ANI.
Randolph "Tex" Ailes, the service's chief, said 1,100 agents will exceed caps for the fiscal year on salary and overtime pay because of the crushing workload.
Two US Secret Service officers were fired over a March 10 security breach in which a man climbed over the White House fence and remained on the grounds undetected for over 15 minutes, security officials told CNN.
An armed man was shot at and critically injured by the US Secret Service outside the White House even as the official residence of the American President was put on lockdown for over an hour.
Next week's visit by Pope Francis presents an unprecedented security challenge to US authorities, particularly in New York where his heavy schedule coincides with 170 leaders descending on the United Nations.
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