Secret Service

How Police Succeeded at the Republican Convention

Many feared riots and arrests at the GOP convention, but they never materialized

By Jonathan D. Woods / Cleveland, Ohio July 23, 2016

Inspector General Investigates Secret Service Treatment of TIME Photographer

A second official review of the incident

By TIME Staff March 8, 2016

Secret Service Now Has 'No Guns' Sign at the White House

It may seem obvious but

By Justin Worland February 11, 2016

Secret Service Officer Indicted in 'Sexting' Case

He sent sexual messages to an undercover police officer posing as a minor

By Alexandra Sifferlin December 2, 2015

Here are the Secret Service Codenames for Trump and Carson

Two Republican presidential candidates have gotten their Secret Service codenames, but not the ones they picked in September. Real estate mogul Donald Trump has been assigned the name "Mogul," while retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has...

By Daniel White November 10, 2015

Secret Service Apologizes for Kicking Child Cancer Patients Out of Park

They said they were following protocol

By Sarah Begley September 21, 2015

Former Reagan Aide Says He Saw a Gun in the President's Briefcase

Ronald Reagan's longtime executive assistant and right-hand man, Jim Kuhn, says he remembers once seeing a handgun in the President's briefcase. Kuhn's memory confirms a claim relayed to thriller novelist Brad Meltzer by two Secret...

By TIME Staff June 16, 2015

The White House Really Doesn't Want You Jumping Over Its Fence

A new layer of spikes will be added to deter climbers and intruders

By Maya Rhodan May 7, 2015

No Counterfeits: The History of the Secret Service

Abraham Lincoln established the agency 150 years ago, on the very day he was shot

By Erin Blakemore April 14, 2015

Secret Service Officer Arrested for Destruction of Property

His identity has not yet been released

By Sarah Begley April 10, 2015

Top Republican Watchdog Slams Secret Service Director Pick

Rep. Jason Chaffetz says they should have picked someone from outside the agency.

By Alex Rogers February 18, 2015

Drone Crashes Near White House

A drone that crashed on the White House grounds Monday, causing a brief lockdown, was a two-foot wide remote-controlled quadcopter that is sold in stores, officials said. According to a Secret Service spokesman, a uniformed...

By Zeke J Miller January 26, 2015

Shake-Up Hits Secret Service

Acting director Joseph Clancy has told the four top-level officials they will be reassigned within the agency

By NBC News January 14, 2015

White House Fence Must Be Raised 'Immediately,' Report Says

An independent review into the practices of the U.S. Secret Service following several high-profile security breaches this year faults the agency for failing to maintain high training and accountability standards. The executive summary of the...

By Zeke J Miller December 18, 2014

White House Fence Jumper Fit For Trial

The jumper successfully reached the Executive Mansion and ran through multiple rooms, leading to the Secret Service director's resignation and prompting a huge security review within the storied agency

By Elizabeth Barber December 11, 2014

New Secret Service Chief Testifies on Scandal

Joseph Clancy addressed the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, noting the failures that have led to public mistrust in the agency

By Maya Rhodan November 19, 2014

Secret Service Lapses Detailed

One of several blunders, according to a Homeland Security report

By Eliana Dockterman November 13, 2014

It Shouldn't Take Another Tragedy To Reform the Secret Service

The latest incident underscores how important it is to overhaul the Secret Service and its management culture that fosters cutting corners

By Ronald Kessler October 23, 2014

Felony Charges for White House Fence Jumper

K-9s Hurricane and Jordan were cleared to return to duty after suffering minor bruising.

By Noah Rayman October 23, 2014

Secret Service Watchdogs Raise Questions About DHS Oversight

Updated at 10:26 a.m. on October 7, 2014 A week after Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigned amid multiple reports of breaches in White House security, congressional watchdogs are asking whether the Secret Service agency...

By Alex Rogers October 6, 2014

Lawmakers Demand Independent Probe of Secret Service

After the agency's director stepped down following security lapses

By Alex Rogers October 3, 2014

Secret Service Has 'Elevator Manifest' for President

Raising new questions for the Secret Service on how an armed contractor got within arm's length of Obama

By Zeke J Miller October 2, 2014

How To Fix the Secret Service

If a corporation is performing poorly, the CEO is replaced with an outsider who can shake up the company and change the culture—the same should apply here

By Ronald Kessler October 2, 2014

Senator Speaks on Secret Service

'If someone resigns, it's always the woman'

By Maya Rhodan October 1, 2014

Pelosi Says Secret Service Director Should Resign

After White House fence-jumper incident

By Alex Rogers October 1, 2014

9 Secret Service Screw-Ups and Scandals

From White House intruders to wild and crazy nights

By Lily Rothman September 30, 2014

Secret Service Promises Change

"What happened is unacceptable and it will never happen again"

By Alex Rogers September 30, 2014

Live: Secret Service Gets Grilled

Two Congressmen talked to TIME about issues with the Secret Service, hours before a report surfaced that an intruder got further into the White House than thought

By Alex Rogers September 29, 2014

White House Evacuated After Fence-Jumper Gets Access

The White House was partially evacuated Friday evening after an unarmed man jumped a perimeter fence and entered the Executive Mansion. The man, identified by U.S. Secret Service as Omar J. Gonzalez, leaped over the...

By Zeke J Miller September 20, 2014

Twitter Unimpressed With Obama's Leaked Workout Video

Do you even lift, bro?

By Denver Nicks June 4, 2014

Secret Service Plans to Get Good at the Internet

A new software program will help the Secret Service monitor Internet activity by detecting sarcasm and analyzing users' feelings, among other things

By Nolan Feeney June 3, 2014

Security Scare Causes White House Lockdown

An unauthorized car trailing a motorcade containing the first daughters put the White House on lockdown Tuesday afternoon. The vehicle belonged to an employee of the Treasury Department who did not have security clearance to pass the checkpoint

By Nolan Feeney May 6, 2014

Secret Service Tries to Dodge Another Bullet After Latest Controversy

Secret Service Director Julia Pierson defended her agency after two incidents within a month saw the White House security detail caught up in controversy

By David Stout April 2, 2014

Secret Service Agents Booted from Obama's Eurotrip

Three agents from President Obama's security detail were sent packing after it became known they were drinking before his arrival to Amsterdam. One of the agents was reportedly found passed out in a hotel hallway

By Alex Fitzpatrick March 25, 2014

The President's Getting a New Ride

Whoever wins the next presidential election has at least one definite perk to look forward to: A new presidential limo, complete with classified armor specifications, that'll replace the current "Beast" introduced for President Barack Obama's 2009 inaugural parade

By Zeke J Miller March 10, 2014

Secret Service

Secret Service Will Take 'Appropriate Action' After Agent Suggests She Won't Take a Bullet for Donald Trump

Ivanka Trump Is Now Receiving Secret Service Protection

Secret Service Has Spoken With Trump Campaign: Report

Trump's Comments: ‘Pretty Close to the Edge'