Top Republicans in Congress call for Secret Service chief to step down 

July 18: Top Republicans in the US Congress called on Wednesday for the head of the Secret Service to resign after an assassination attempt wounded former President Donald Trump on Saturday, and the House launched a bipartisan probe into the security failures.

House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said his chamber would launch a bipartisan task force with subpoena power, as lawmakers received private phone briefings from security officials before expected public hearings next week.

"It'll be comprised of Republicans and Democrats to get down to the bottom of this quickly, so the American people can get the answers that they deserve," Johnson told Fox News. Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell said on social media, "New leadership at the Secret Service would be an important step in that direction."    —REUTERS