When there were rumors of a plot against the life of Abraham Lincoln before his 1861 inauguration, there was no official protection for the president-elect.
In 1864, a permanent detail of the local Washington, DC, police force was created ... “History of the United States Secret Service.” But incredibly, it was on the day Lincoln was shot that ...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Congress is dealing with a new spending fight in the middle of the ongoing battle to fund the federal government. Democrats and Republicans are considering giving more resources ...