The Secret Service was founded in 1865 at the end of the Civil War. Its mission was to combat the rampant counterfeiting of United States currency. At the time, close to 50% of currency in ...

Former Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe said in December 2024 that the immediate changes to the agency included expanding the use of drones for surveillance purposes.

Sen. Rand Paul accuses Secret Service of "cultural cover-up" regarding Butler shooting 09:13. Ahead of the assassination attempt one year ago on President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, the U.S ...

What to Know About the Secret Service, a Year After It Failed to Protect Trump. The agency withstood criticism and a reckoning after a lone assassin grazed Donald J. Trump on the campaign trail.

The Secret Service is undergoing reforms, but still has many challenges to combat a heightened level of threats against the president post-Butler, Pennsylvania, according to experts.

One year after the near assassination of Donald Trump, a deep frustration has set in at the Secret Service over the agency’s response to the security failures of that day.