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Inspector General: Secret Service Agents ‘Likely’ Impaired By Alcohol

“Not only did the two Secret Service agents endanger their own lives and innocent civilians by choosing to drink and drive, their poor judgement also imperiled the entire White House complex by bumbling into an active bomb investigation,” Rep. Bob Goodlatte said. He adds that “more must be done” to address the problems at Secret Service.

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Secret Service Admits to Erasing Surveillance Tapes After 72 Hours

The Secret Service, already under fire because two of its agents bumped into a White House barricade on March 4 after they had been out drinking, revealed to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that it is customary for the agency to erase surveillance tapes of the White House 36 hours after they have been taken.

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Hillary: Homebrew Server Was Guarded by Secret Service

Hillary Clinton’s statement on her use of private email at the State Department wasn’t terribly convincing, but there is no doubt it was carefully crafted. At one point, she even dragged the Secret Service into a defense of her private email server.

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Drone Crashes on White House Grounds

CNN reports that the Secret Service intercepted a flying drone on the White House grounds early on Monday morning, as the remote-controlled aircraft crashed onto the grounds.

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Report: Secret Service Was Already on Ground in Paris

CNN Senior White House Correspondent Jim Acosta reported that “Secret Service officials said they had agents on the ground in Paris just in case” on Monday’s “Situation Room” on CNN. Acosta reported that “the White House suggested the security needs

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Krauthammer: DOJ Profiling Rules ‘Self-Contradictory’

Columnist Charles Krauthammer said that new anti-profiling policies issued by the Department of Justice were “self-contradictory” on Monday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel.  “The policy [is] entirely self-contradictory. Holder issued a statement saying that it [profiling] is not

Krauthammer: DOJ Profiling Rules ‘Self-Contradictory’

Poll: US Post Office Top Rated Federal Agency

A Gallup survey finds 72% of Americans give the US Post Office “good” or “excellent” marks for its service. By a wide margin, the Post Office is viewed more favorably than any other federal agency surveyed by Gallup.  The poll

Poll: US Post Office Top Rated Federal Agency

Thick Bushes No Barrier White House Intruder

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service response to an armed intruder who jumped the fence and raced into the White House was complicated by muted alarms and radios, thick bushes on the lawn, unlocked doors and an officer inside who

Thick Bushes No Barrier White House Intruder

SNL Rips Obama on Ebola

NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” mocked President Barack Obama for his handling of Ebola and other problems in his administration’s second term. In the sketch, Obama says “some people want to criticize the way our administration has handled this crisis, and

SNL Rips Obama on Ebola

FBI Chief: China Has Hacked Almost Every Major US Company

(AFP) China is waging an aggressive cyber-war against the United States that costs American business billions of dollars every year, Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey said Sunday. The FBI chief told CBS television’s “60 Minutes” program China topped

FBI Chief: China Has Hacked Almost Every Major US Company

SNL Mocks Obama for ISIS, Secret Service

NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” mocked President Obama’s response to ISIS and the scandals in the Secret Service in a sketch satirizing the president’s interview with “60 Minutes.” After President Obama is asked whether the ISIS threat was underestimated, he responds,

SNL Mocks Obama for ISIS, Secret Service

Obama: November's All About Me, Dammit!

With embattled Democrats already doing everything they can to make November’s election not about Barack Obama – given his terrible poll numbers – the Democrat-in-Chief’s ego appears to have gotten the best of him during an address at Northwestern University.

Chris Matthews: Obama Has Gotten 'Lazy'

MSNBC’s “Hardball” anchor Chris Matthews declared that President Obama had become a “custodian of bad news” and appeared to argue the president had started becoming “lazy” in his second term on Wednesday.  “Let’s get tough here. Is this the problem

Chris Matthews: Obama Has Gotten 'Lazy'