By Hunter Walker 3/07 6:55pm

A Series of Unfortunate Events

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White House Says It’s ‘Extremely Unfortunate’ Sixth Graders’ Tour Was Canceled Due to Sequester

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney responded to a plea from a group of sixth graders who had their tour of the presidential residence canceled due to the so-called “sequester” cuts in a press briefing this afternoon. Mr. Carney described the situation as “extremely unfortunate,” but unavoidable due to the $85 billion in automatic budget cuts that took effect March 1 after lawmwakers were unable to reach a deficit reduction deal.

“The President and the First Lady have throughout the time that they’ve been here made extraordinary efforts to make this the people’s house, and it is extremely unfortunate that we have a situation like the sequester that compels the kinds of tradeoffs and decisions that this represents,” Mr. Carney said. “The fact is the Secret Service, like other agencies of government, is affected by the sequester. And the Secret Service presented options that ranged from canceling tours to potential furloughs and cuts in overtime. And in order to allow the Secret Service to best fulfill its core mission, the White House made the decision that we would, unfortunately, have to temporarily suspend these tours.” Read More

By Hunter Walker 7/02/12 4:39pm

Fast and Furious

One of the "Fire Eric Holder" protesters standing outside the White House. (Photo: CampusReform.org/Josiah Ryan)

Secret Service Shut Down ‘Fire Eric Holder’ Protest For ‘Safety Reasons’

The Secret Service stopped a group of about 50 college students who were leading a protest demanding President Barack Obama fire Attorney General Eric Holder in front of the White House today.  Secret Service spokesman Edwin Donovan told The Politicker the protesters were removed because there was a suspicious package.

“There was an unattended package left in proximity to the fence line which resulted in the sidewalk being cleared for safety reasons until the owner could be located,” Mr. Donovan said.  Read More

By Hunter Walker 4/18/12 8:19pm

The Nuge

Ted Nugent with Newt and Callista Gingrich in 2010. (Photo: Facebook)

Ted Nugent Explains Himself

With the Secret Service set to visit rocker Ted Nugent tomorrow following his controversial comment he’d either be “dead or in jail by this time next year” if President Barack Obama is re-elected, Mr. Nugent defended his remarks in an interview to Glenn Beck.

“Every reference I made, whether it’s a shot across the bow or targeting the enemy, it always ended the sentence with ‘in November at the voter booth,’” Mr. Nugent said. “I’m not trying to diminish the seriousness of this, because if the Secret Service are doing it they are serious.” Read More