Secret Service Says Failed Communication with Local Officials To Blame for Security Lapse at Trump Rally

Acting Secret Service director Ronald Rowe said on Friday that numerous communication defects between his department and local law enforcement were to blame for the security lapses that led to the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump. “It is plainly obvious to me that we were not, we did not have access to certain

Senate Committee Advances $852.2 Billion Defense Budget Bill

The Senate Appropriations Committee’s bill calls for $852.2 billion in defense-related spending in fiscal year 2025. Senate appropriators advanced their proposal for the 2025 national defense budget this week, with $21 billion more on the table than under the House version of the defense budget bill. The Senate Appropriations Committee held a mark-up hearing on