The summary of an internal investigation determined that the agency did not adequately prepare its local partners for their duties at the event in Butler, Pa., in July.

A US Secret Service probe found communication gaps and a lack of diligence ahead of the July attempted assassination of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a Butler, Pennsylvania rally.

WASHINGTON: A US Secret Service probe found communication gaps and a lack of diligence ahead of the July attempted assassination of Republican presidential candidate Donald T

Some House Republicans are mulling legislation to move the Secret Service out of the Department of Homeland Security after two attempts on former President Trump's life in two months.

Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe says that agency employees "will be held accountable".

Trump was grazed with a bullet at a presidential campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania in July when assassin Thomas Crooks opened fire at the stage.

The House of Representatives on Friday approved a Secret Service protections bill in the wake of two failed assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump.

The House unanimously voted Friday to pass a bill bolstering Secret Service protection for major presidential and vice presidential candidates, a move that comes in the wake of two apparent assassination attempts targeting GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.