http://www.mail.com/organizations/65828-us-secret-service.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/65828-us-secret-service.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2024954-police-to-suspect-mind-ricin-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A letter addressed to President Barack Obama is being checked for a "suspicious substance," a day after a letter addressed to a U.S. senator tested positive for poisonous ricin, the U.S. Secret Service says. The letter to Obama arrived Tuesday and was intercepted at a facility away from the White House, said Secret Service spokesman Ed D... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:13:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2024954-police-to-suspect-mind-ricin-case.html 2013-04-17T16:13:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2025730-secret-service-suspicious-letter-mailed-to-obama.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service has intercepted a letter addressed to President Barack Obama that contained a "suspicious substance." A law enforcement official said the letter is very similar to one recently mailed to Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker. That letter tested positive Tuesday for poisonous ricin. The official requested anonym... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:44:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2025730-secret-service-suspicious-letter-mailed-to-obama.html 2013-04-17T15:44:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2021404-security-beefed-up-worldwide-boston-blasts.html From the World Trade Center and Times Square in New York to the White House and sports venues across the country, police patrolled in packs and deployed counterterrorism teams Monday as security was stepped up after explosions at the Boston Marathon. Worries also reverberated across the Atlantic, where an already robust security operation was being beefed... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:05:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2021404-security-beefed-up-worldwide-boston-blasts.html 2013-04-16T03:05:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2021356-obama-boston-culprits-to-feel-weight-justice.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A stony-faced President Barack Obama declared that those responsible for the explosions at the Boston Marathon "will feel the full weight of justice," but he urged a nervous nation not to jump to conclusions. Top lawmakers declared the deadly incident an act of terrorism, and a White House official said it was being treated that way. Oba... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 02:45:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2021356-obama-boston-culprits-to-feel-weight-justice.html 2013-04-16T02:45:19Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2010906-agency-by-agency-guide-to-obamas-2014-budget.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by a net $600 billion over 10 years, raise taxes and trim popular benefit programs, including Social Security and Medicare. The White House claims deficit reductions of $1.8 trillion, but Obama's proposal would negate more than $1 trillion in automatic ... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:41:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2010906-agency-by-agency-guide-to-obamas-2014-budget.html 2013-04-10T23:41:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2011236-secret-service-logs-hinckley-good-behavior.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 has behaved well over the past year when he's been freed from a Washington mental hospital to visit his mother in Virginia, according to U.S. Secret Service reports. Agents trailed John Hinckley on more than 35 days during 2012 when he visited his mother's home in Williamsburg. Surveillanc... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:55:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2011236-secret-service-logs-hinckley-good-behavior.html 2013-04-10T20:55:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1982976-pierson-1st-female-secret-service-head-sworn.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Veteran Secret Service agent Julia Pierson has been sworn in as the agency's first female director. During an Oval Office ceremony, President Barack Obama said Pierson is breaking the mold in the male-dominated agency. He also joked that she would have more control over his life and Vice President Joe Biden's than anyone except their spo... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:25:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1982976-pierson-1st-female-secret-service-head-sworn.html 2013-03-27T19:25:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1980562-obama-secret-service-1st-female-director.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday named veteran Secret Service agent Julia Pierson as the agency's first female director, signaling his desire to change the culture at the male-dominated service, which has been marred by scandal. Pierson, who most recently served as the agency's chief of staff, will take over from Mark Sullivan, who anno... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 01:17:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1980562-obama-secret-service-1st-female-director.html 2013-03-27T01:17:21Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1967580-senate-vote-85-billion-cuts-avert-shutdown.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to lock in $85 billion in widely decried spending cuts aimed at restraining soaring federal deficits — and to avoid a government shutdown just a week away. President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats rejected a call to reopen White House tours scrapped because of the tightened spending. Federal mea... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:38:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1967580-senate-vote-85-billion-cuts-avert-shutdown.html 2013-03-20T23:38:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1967584-white-house-notebook-red-lines-entourages.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Red lines. When it comes to the Middle East, President Barack Obama is encountering them everywhere. They are painted on the ground as directional markers for visiting dignitaries, and they are in Obama's and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's foreign policy rhetoric as not-to-be-crossed warnings to Syria and Iran. As Obama prepa... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:32:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1967584-white-house-notebook-red-lines-entourages.html 2013-03-20T20:32:05Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1949310-pursuit-hackers-who-took-credit-reports-expands.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The pursuit of hackers who audaciously stole and published credit reports for Michelle Obama, the attorney general, FBI director and other U.S. politicians and celebrities crisscrossed continents and included a San Francisco-based Internet company, Cloudflare, The Associated Press has learned. The sensational crime caught the attention o... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:49:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1949310-pursuit-hackers-who-took-credit-reports-expands.html 2013-03-13T21:49:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1950956-obama-talks-resuming-white-house-tours-kids.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is opening the door to the possibility of a resumption of White House tours for student groups amid some confusion over who made the ultimate decision to cancel them. The decision has been much criticized by Republicans who say it should remain open to the public and some expectant visitors who were planning to see... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:19:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1950956-obama-talks-resuming-white-house-tours-kids.html 2013-03-13T17:19:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1939240-white-house-tours-off-easter-egg-roll.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says it is going forward with plans for its 135-year tradition of the Easter egg roll, while dashing the hopes of some Iowa children who hoped to visit the president's home. Sixth graders at St. Paul's Lutheran School in Waverly, Iowa, had their upcoming visit canceled as the White House suspended all tours under across-t... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:22:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1939240-white-house-tours-off-easter-egg-roll.html 2013-03-08T00:22:10Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1936310-boehner-capitol-tours-to-under-budget-cuts.html WASHINGTON (AP) — If your public tour of the White House has now been canceled, House Speaker John Boehner says come visit the Capitol instead. Boehner says tours of that building will continue, despite mandatory spending cuts that led the U.S. Secret Service and the National Park Service on Tuesday to announce that public tours of the White House will en... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:45:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1936310-boehner-capitol-tours-to-under-budget-cuts.html 2013-03-06T21:45:30Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1925546-beam-up-yoda-obama-flubs-star-trek-term.html WASHINGTON (AP) — He's not a dictator and won't entertain the idea of a "Jedi mind-meld" with opponents. There's no "secret formula or special sauce" he can slip foes to make them see things his way. And not to worry, he says, the situation may look dire but won't be an "apocalypse." So who was the guy in a suit and tie who showed up Friday in the White H... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:47:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1925546-beam-up-yoda-obama-flubs-star-trek-term.html 2013-03-01T21:47:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1877326-bush-family-emails-photos-hacked.html HOUSTON (AP) — A hacker apparently accessed private photos and emails sent between members of the Bush family, including both former presidents, and a spokesman for George H.W. Bush said a criminal investigation is under way. The Smoking Gun website said the hacker, who went by the online moniker "Guccifer," gained access to emails, photos, private teleph... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1877326-bush-family-emails-photos-hacked.html 2013-02-08T15:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1863028-secret-service-chief-to-step-this-month.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan announced his retirement Friday, bringing to a close a turbulent period for the law enforcement agency that included a South American prostitution scandal and a pair of White House gate-crashers. In nearly seven years as director, Sullivan had to answer serious questions from lawmakers on two occasio... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1863028-secret-service-chief-to-step-this-month.html 2013-02-02T00:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1851384-secret-service-dog-falls-to-death-biden-event.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service says one of its canines fell to its death at a New Orleans fundraiser where Vice President Joe Biden was speaking. Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan says the dog was doing a security sweep Saturday of a parking garage next to the Ritz-Carlton. That's where Biden was attending a fundraiser for Louisiana Sen. Mary Land... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1851384-secret-service-dog-falls-to-death-biden-event.html 2013-01-28T16:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1825512-nra-pushback-with-web-ad-criticizing-obama.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In a sharp pushback against any new gun regulations, the National Rifle Association posted a Web video that labels President Barack Obama an "elitist hypocrite" for allowing his daughters to be protected by armed guards while not embracing a proposal for armed guards at all schools. "Are the president's kids more important than yours?" a... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 03:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1825512-nra-pushback-with-web-ad-criticizing-obama.html 2013-01-17T03:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1820222-presidential-strut-iconic-inaugural-moment.html WASHINGTON (AP) — At some point on Inauguration Day, if all goes as expected, the president's limousine will slow to a stop on its journey down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House. A Secret Service agent will open the rear passenger door, and the newly sworn-in president and the first lady will emerge from his car for a several-minute stroll. The crowd wi... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1820222-presidential-strut-iconic-inaugural-moment.html 2013-01-15T07:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1817248-questions-answers-upcoming-inauguration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — With his wife and two daughters at his side, President Barack Obama will raise his right hand and place his left on two stacked Bibles as he takes the oath of office for another four-year term. His second inauguration promises the pageantry of the first, but on a smaller scale than 2009, when a record 1.8 million people filled the nation's capital to witnes... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1817248-questions-answers-upcoming-inauguration.html 2013-01-14T08:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1811862-obama-signs-protection-bill-presidents.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill granting lifetime Secret Service protection to former presidents and their wives. The measure Obama signed Thursday applies to presidents elected after Jan. 1, 1997, specifically Obama and former President George W. Bush. It reverses a 1994 law that ended Secret Service protection 10 year... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1811862-obama-signs-protection-bill-presidents.html 2013-01-10T18:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1769718-big-price-inaugural-pomp-private-money.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The pomp surrounding the inauguration of the president of the United States can carry a hefty price tag, from the glitzy galas to all those inaugural balls. Think of it this way: It can cost about the same as 150 Bentley cars, several dozen yachts or some $20 million shy of the cash needed for a Boeing 737. But taxpayers aren't on the ho... Sun, 16 Dec 2012 21:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1769718-big-price-inaugural-pomp-private-money.html 2012-12-16T21:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1731768-man-arrested-incident-with-romney-motorcade.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service said Thursday a man interfered with a motorcade carrying Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney as his vehicle arrived at a secure checkpoint near the White House. The man was later arrested after he became combative during an interview with a police officer. Secret Service spokesman Max Milien said the man, who w... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1731768-man-arrested-incident-with-romney-motorcade.html 2012-11-29T22:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1730608-obama-romney-together-chili-chilly.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Three weeks after the election, Mitt Romney made it to the White House. For about 90 minutes. After an odd arrival in which a man rushed his SUV and ended up getting arrested by the Secret Service. It wasn't the start of a term as Romney had envisioned. But it was, at least, all on good terms with the man who defeated him, President Bara... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1730608-obama-romney-together-chili-chilly.html 2012-11-29T21:30:00Z