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A member of law enforcement Saturday after an exchange of gunfire near the White House. (Tom Brenner for The Washington Post)
May 26, 2026

Man from Baltimore County killed after firing gun near White House

Nasire Best from Baltimore County was shot and killed by Secret Service after opening fire near the White House, following prior trespassing incidents.

Defense attorneys Tezira Abe and Eugene Ohm flank Cole Allen, a suspect in the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner shooting, as he sits in the courtroom during a plea hearing after being charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump, in Washington, on May 11, 2026, in this courtroom sketch. (REUTERS/Emily Goff)
May 11, 2026

Man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump pleads not guilty

The man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at a White House reporters' gala pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Cole Tomas Allen, a suspect in the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, lies on the floor after being detained by law enforcement personnel in Washington, D.C., on April 25, 2026, in this screengrab from a video. (Bill Frischling/ CQ Roll Call/Handout via REUTERS)
Apr 27, 2026

Suspect in DC dinner shooting charged with attempting to assassinate Trump

The man accused of shooting a U.S. Secret Service agent at a Washington dinner is facing federal charges of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump.

Ryan W. Routh, convicted of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump, then the Republican presidential nominee, at his West Palm Beach golf course, is held by two Martin County Sheriff's Office deputies after his arrest during a traffic stop near Palm City, Florida, on Sept. 15, 2024 in a still image from body camera video. (Martin County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo)
Feb 4, 2026

Man sentenced for attempting to assassinate Trump in Florida

Ryan Routh, a man accused of hiding at a Florida golf course with a semi-automatic rifle to try to assassinate Donald Trump, was sentenced.

During a training exercise involving local and federal law enforcement organized by the U.S. Capitol Police, police officers wearing protective equipment march at the U.S. Secret Service James J. Rowley Training Center Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Laurel. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Sep 12, 2025

As threats to lawmakers rise, Capitol Police lead massive protest training drill in MD

Capitol Police led a major protest training in Maryland with 600 officers from 20 agencies, preparing for rising threats against lawmakers in 2025.

This courtroom sketch shows Secret Service agent Robert Fercano identifying the defendant Sept. 11, 2025, in Fort Pierce, Florida, in the trial of Ryan Routh, who is charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a golf course in South Florida. (Lothar Speer via AP)
Sep 11, 2025

Suspect in Trump assassination attempt veers off topic, forfeits opening statement at trial

A suspect on trial for trying to assassinate President Donald Trump in Florida forfeited his right to continue making an opening statement.

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Mar 29, 2023

4th Circuit upholds $730K award to Black Secret Service agent illegally detained in Md.

A federal appeals court upheld a jury’s $730,000 award to a Black Secret Service agent unconstitutionally detained by two white U.S. Park Police officers.

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Oct 18, 2022

Trump company’s bills to Secret Service ‘exorbitant,’ House panel reports

Donald Trump’s private company arranged for the Secret Service to pay for rooms at his properties in excess of government-approved rates at least 40 times, according to documents released by a congressional committee.

Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., center, flanked by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., left, and Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., makes a statement as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol pushes ahead with contempt charges against former advisers to Donald Trump, Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino, in response to their refusal to comply with subpoenas, at the Capitol on March 28, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Aug 2, 2022

Democrats allege cover-up on Secret Service texts, demand records

Top congressional Democrats are seeking interviews relating to new evidence of alleged efforts to cover up the erasure of Secret Service communications surrounding the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

A U.S. Secret Service officer takes a position in the street as President Donald Trump's motorcade arrives at the White House after golfing at his Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., in Washington, Nov. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Jul 19, 2022

Secret Service Jan. 6 texts erased despite Congress’ request

Secret Service text messages from around the time of the attack on the U.S. Capitol were deleted despite requests from Congress and federal investigators that they be preserved.

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Jul 18, 2022

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Secret Service for erased texts

The House committee investigating the Capitol riot has subpoenaed the Secret Service for text messages agents reportedly deleted around Jan. 6, 2021.

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Jul 15, 2022

Watchdog says Secret Service deleted Jan. 6 text messages

Secret Service agents deleted text messages sent and received around the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol even after an inspector general requested them, a watchdog found.