Obama Secret Service

New Rules After Scandal Mean Chaperones For Some Secret Service Agents

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN and ALICIA A. CALDWELL | Posted 04.28.2012

WASHINGTON -- Embarrassed by a prostitution scandal, the Secret Service will assign chaperones on some trips to enforce new rules of conduct that make...

Obama Speaks Out On Secret Service 'Knuckleheads'

AP | Posted 04.24.2012

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- President Barack Obama said the Secret Service prostitution scandal was "a little distracting" but that employees at the center o...

White House Fires Back At Palin Secret Service Criticism

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 04.21.2012

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney fired back at Sarah Palin's criticism of the Secret Service after a recent prostitution scandal, saying "it is ...

Secret Service's Proud Culture Takes A Blow

Reuters | Posted 04.22.2012

* Defenders say Colombia incident an anomaly * Agents screened carefully, face stress and danger * Service's reputation ...

Secret Service Prostitution Scandal Deepens

AP | By BEN FELLER | Posted 04.21.2012

WASHINGTON -- A White House official says President Barack Obama has been briefed by the director of the Secret Service on the investigation into the ...

At Least Three More Expected To Lose Jobs In Secret Service Scandal

AP | KEN THOMAS and ALICIA A. CALDWELL | Posted 04.21.2012

WASHINGTON — Three more Secret Service officers resigned Friday in the expanding prostitution scandal that has brought scorching criticism of ag...

Those Secret Service Cowboys

Lauren Ashburn | Posted 04.19.2012

Lauren Ashburn

Secret Service has started to clean house: Out of 11 agents placed on administrative leave, three are gone. One was allowed to retire, one resigned and one fired with cause on Wednesday.

The Daily Szep -- A Secret Service

Paul Szep | Posted 04.19.2012

Paul Szep

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GOP Senator Blames Obama For Scandals

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 04.19.2012

WASHINGTON — A Southern Republican is raising questions about whether President Barack Obama is capably leading the government. Sen. Jeff Sessi...

Ted Nugent's Obama Comments Earn Him Scrutiny From Secret Service

Posted 04.17.2012

UPDATED BELOW: Rocker Ted Nugent has reportedly earned himself the scrutiny of the Secret Service after saying over the weekend that he would be "d...

Summit of the Americas: Despite Political Arguments We Are Getting Closer As A Hemisphere

Stephen Keppel | Posted 04.17.2012

Stephen Keppel

Despite some of the lingering political divisions, which often make the most news, we are getting closer as a hemisphere. The US is becoming more Latino and Latin America is becoming more developed.

Issa: Lawmakers Will Be Looking Over Secret Service's Shoulder

AP | Posted 04.16.2012

The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Secret Service scandal involving prostitutes in Colombia that has overshadowed President Barack Obama's d...

Antonio Banderas' Given Code-Name, 'Zorro', By Obama's Secret Service

Posted 12.12.2011

It seems Antonio Banderas' portrayal of Zorro in "The Mask of Zorro" made a lasting impression on President Barack Obama's Secret Service agents. ...

Michelle Obama Reveals White House Family Feud

AP | Nancy Benac | Posted 12.05.2011

BY NANCY BENAC, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — This is what passes for dinner table conversation in the Obama White House: Sasha wants Sco...

Massachusetts Airport Sues Secret Service Over Obama Visit

AP | Posted 11.29.2011

BOSTON -- The owner of a small Massachusetts airport has sued the Secret Service for $676,000 for damage he says was caused by President Barack Obama'...

Secret Service Agent Arrested For DUI

AP | Posted 10.17.2011

DECORAH, Iowa (Associated Press)-- A Secret Service agent on assignment in Iowa to help with presidential security has been arrested on suspicion of d...

Obama On Secret Service: I Trust Them 100 Percent

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says "the system didn't work the way it was supposed to" at last week's White House state dinner, where an u...

Obama's Chicago Home Losing Police Protection

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

The Chicago Police Department is pulling its overtime detail that guards President Barack Obama's Kenwood home on Oct. 1, department officials announc...

Two Women, Two Potential Assassins Out On the Street

Geri Spieler | Posted 05.25.2011

Geri Spieler

Two women, two potential presidential assassins, are free today, 34 years after they attempted to assassinate Pres. Gerald Ford.

Can the Secret Service Protect Obama?

Alexander Dresner | Posted 05.25.2011

Alexander Dresner

It has been said that the mark of good leadership are those who try to predict the future. What the Secret Service needs are individuals who attempt to predict various futures.

Obama's Security Alarms Some VIP Donors

washingtonpost.com | Aaron C. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

Downtown Washington resembled a militarized zone last week for the inauguration of President Barack Obama, but some major contributors who had direct ...

D.C. Rounding Up The Homeless For Inauguration

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

From the steam grates of Pennsylvania Avenue to the porticoes of the city's grand buildings, homeless Washingtonians who live inside the nation's tigh...

Obama's Motorcade: How To Stay Out Of Its Way

Chicago Tribune | Jon Hilkevitch | Posted 05.25.2011

Chicago drivers have been adjusting to a new reality since the Nov. 4 election: Wherever President-elect Barack Obama goes, traffic disruptions follo...

Details: Obama's Secret Service Agent Most Influential Man In The World

Details | Posted 05.25.2011

Let's face it: The audacity of hope is about to be tested by the tenacity of fear. Yes, it's amazing to witness the historic, anything-can-happen triu...

Obama's Life With The Secret Service (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

President-elect Obama is still adjusting to life with the Secret Service and the loss of privacy that it entails. When Steve Croft spoke with him on S...