Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Reassign Secret Service from Homeland Security Amid Funding Woes and Safety Concerns In a move that could reshape the country's security apparatus, a new bipartisan bill aims to transfer the U.S. Secret Service from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to the Executive Office of the President. The proposed legislation, spearheaded by Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) and Rep. Russell Fry (R-S.C.), comes on the heels of several high-profile threats to President Trump's life and a record-breaking lapse in DHS funding, which has left the agency scrambling to maintain its operations. By reassigning the Secret Service, lawmakers hope to give the agency greater autonomy and flexibility to respond to emerging threats, while also reducing the agency's reliance on uncertain funding. The move is likely to spark intense debate about the future of the Secret Service and its role in protecting the nation's leaders.
A new bipartisan bill would remove the U.S. Secret Service from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), following several threats to President Trump’s life and a record-breaking lapse in DHS funding. Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) and Rep. Russell Fry (R-S.C.) are co-leading the legislation, which would transfer the federal law enforcement agency to the Executive...
