Golf: The presidential pastime that’s a nightmare for the Secret Service

Before President William Howard Taft ever stepped on a golf course as commander-in-chief, he was cautioned by his predecessor to avoid the sport altogether.  “I have received hundreds of letters protesting it,” then-President Theodore Roosevelt wrote to Taft, who was his secretary of war. Roosevelt warned that photo-ops of political leaders’ leisure-time activities could damage

House votes to boost Secret Service protection for presidential, VP candidates

Washington — The House unanimously approved a bill on Friday that would bolster Secret Service protection for major presidential and vice presidential candidates, following the second apparent attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life in two months.  The legislation would require the Secret Service director “to apply the same standards for determining the number of agents

House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on the Election in Venezuela

The House Foreign Affairs Committee holds a hearing on “The Response to Fraud in Venezuela” at 11 a.m. ET on Sept. 20. Witnesses: The Honorable Kevin Sullivan, deputy assistant secretary for Brazil Southern Cone and Andean Affairs, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State … Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For