The United States Secret Service prostitution scandal has now grown to include a 12th member of the elite security agency, even as the Pentagon has suspended clearances of all implicated military personnel. Rediff.com takes a look at the chain of events.
Three more United States Secret Service agents have resigned over the sex scandal in Columbia, while President Barack Obama was given a briefing on the issue that has become an embarrassment for the White House and for the elite security agency. Three employees have chosen to resign, the Secret Service said in a statement, as it continued with its probe into the scandal.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday expressed deep concern over the attack on former United States president Donald Trump.
The Secret Service has reportedly arrested an intruder who climbed the White House fence on late Sunday night, marking the latest incident in a series of security breaches at the presidential residence since last year.
More than 40 Secret Service agents -- entrusted with protecting United States President Barack Obama and his family -- are in Mumbai and New Delhi, reviewing daily security arrangements at each of the locations that Barack and Michelle Obama are scheduled to visit, according to sources.
A Texas man arrested for intruding into the White House was armed with a foldable knife, prompting a comprehensive review of security procedures after two attempted breaches in 24 hours at one of the world's most heavily protected buildings.
The White House has received poisonous cyanide packed in an envelope carrying the address of a man who had earlier sent a similar package
Three more US Secret Service agents have resigned over the sex scandal in Columbia, as President Barack Obama was given a briefing on the issue that has become an embarrassment for the White House and for the elite security agency.
Reacting to the FBI's statement, Trump told his supporters that he has accepted an apology from the FBI.
Former United States president Donald Trump was injured after being shot in the ear during an apparent assassination attempt at an election rally in Pennsylvania after which a male attacker was shot and killed by a member of the Secret Service.
Several cafes and restaurants are boarded up from outside but still promising they are open. As Americans voted Tuesday, the capital prepared itself for potential unrest.
He lived in the Pittsburgh suburb of Bethel Park, about 56 km south of the Trump rally site where law enforcement officials said he fired at Trump, the presumptive presidential candidate of the Republican Party.
The United States Secret Service - responsible for the protection of the President - has removed three of its personnel, who were allegedly involved in a sex scandal in Columbia.
Melania reflected on what the incident means for her and her family while calling for the country to "ascend above the hate".
Gunshots were fired on Friday near the White House, following which the United States Secret Service recovered an AK-47 from an abandoned vehicle, but the suspect remained at large. The shots were heard 9.40 pm local time on Friday night (8.10 am IST today), the US Secret Service said. The suspect was seen running away and remains at large. The Secret Service said its officials posted on the 16th Street and Constitution Avenue heard the shots.
Trump also said he appreciated the call he received from President Joe Biden, also expected to be his rival in the election, according to the Post, calling it "fine" and "very nice."
Taking to his social media platform Truth Social platform, Trump said, "It was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening," CNN reported.
Twenty-one-year-old Sundeep Sahni, a college student with a double major in computer science and finance, says he was singled out because of his appearance.
US President Barack Obama has announced to appoint Julia Pierson as the new Director of the Secret Service, thus making her the first female to head the commando unity, which is responsible for the security of the US president and his family.
An angry California man has used Facebook to make a profane threat against United States President Barack Obama, prompting the Secret Service to launch a probe.
An active-duty member of the United States Air Force attempted self-immolation and yelled, 'Free Palestine', outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, on February 25, according to the Air Force and local officials, reported by CNN.
Donald Trump survived an attempt on his life when a young gunman fired multiple shots at the former US president at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, injuring his right ear.
Donald Trump arrived on Sunday in Milwaukee, where he will be formally nominated as the Republican presidential candidate later this week after surviving an assassination attempt that has aggravated an already bitter US political divide, Reuters reported.
"Americans received a sobering reminder on Saturday of the threat that political violence poses to our democracy," The New York Times said.
Ryan Wesley Routh, who authorities suspect was planning to attack the Republican presidential nominee as he played a round of golf, made these remarks to The New York Times.
Paris 2024 opening ceremony will see big police presence but no changes after Trump attack, official says
The shooter, as per FBI, used an AR-style rifle chambered in 5.56mm, a common calibre for such weapons.
'This was a government that wanted nobody outside Bangladesh to know that they were simply inept and run by a highly authoritarian leader who was afraid of any criticism towards herself.'
Following a New York jury's verdict, former President Donald Trump stands convicted on all 34 felony charges of falsifying business records, raising pertinent questions about his future political endeavours and voting rights, CNN reported.
The driver of a truck which crashed into security barriers near the White House on Monday has been detained by United States Secret Service officers, a spokesperson said.
According to the plea agreement, Sai Varshith Kandula (20), of St Louis, Missouri, crashed a rented truck into the White House perimeter, and he was attempting to gain access to the White House to seize political power.
A group of Khalistan supporters gathered in front of the Indian Embassy in Washington, DC and many of their speakers tried to incite violence, but timely intervention by an alert United States Secret Service and local police prevented a repeat of London and San Francisco incidents of vandalism at the mission.
A PTI journalist was verbally intimidated and physically assaulted by Khalistan supporters protesting outside the Indian embassy in Washington, DC, drawing a strong reaction from the Indian mission which said such activities underscore the violent and anti-social tendencies of these separatists.
A 19-year-old Indian-origin teen accused of deliberately crashing a rented U-Haul truck into a White House barrier told authorities that he wanted to get inside the mansion to "seize power" and "kill" US President Joe Biden, according to media reports.
United States President Joe Biden was rushed to a safe house in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware after a plane violated the airspace above the vacation home he owns in the small seaside town.
Former United States president Donald J Trump and family attended the funeral of Ivana Trump, Trump's first wife, at the St Vincent Ferrer Church in New York City, July 20, 2022.
United States President Joe Biden tripped on a sandbag and fell after he handed out the last diploma at a graduation ceremony at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado on Thursday, CNN reported.
November 22, 2023 marks 60 years since US President John F Kennedy's assassination.
The FBI action may provoke Trump into declaring that he is running for the US presidency in 2024 even though the current hearings into the horrific events at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 could lead to a criminal indictment against the 45th POTUS.
'You ain't seen anything yet,' EAM Jaishankar says about the India-US relationship.
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