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Secret Service says it will run out of money to protect Trump and his family Sept. 30 - The Washington Post The Secret Service said Monday that it has enough money to cover the cost of protecting President Trump and his family through the end of September, but after that the agency will hit a federally mandated cap on salaries and overtime unless Congress intervenes. If lawmakers don’t lift the cap, about a third of the agency’s agents would be working overtime without being paid, agency officials said. “The Secret Service estimates that roughly 1,100 employees will work overtime hours in excess of statutory pay caps during calendar year 2017,” Director Randolph “Tex” Alles said in a statement. “To remedy this ongoing and serious problem, the agency has worked closely with the Department of Homeland Security, the Administration, and the Congress over the past several months to find a legislative solution.”

Solar eclipse 2017: How to view the solar eclipse? - The Washington Post The sky darkened. The temperature dropped. And suddenly, where the sun should have been was instead a black circle surrounded by a halo of light — a gleaming diamond ring in The total eclipse hit the tiny coastal town of Newport, Ore., at 10:15 a.m. Pacific Time, stunning the crowd that gathered on its beach into a eery, brief silence Then, came an avalanche of whoops, cheers and whistles. Visibly glowing in the darkness was the sun’s corona — a beautiful halo of writhing exceedingly hot gas — normally invisible, now suddenly and beautifully on display. From there, the shadow of the total eclipse zipped East across America at the screaming speed of 2,100 mph. It traversed a 3,000-mile path, cutting through Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and finally disappeared off the coast of Charleston, S.C. at 2:49 p.m. Eastern time. The whole thing — the won...

Donald Trump travel, family depletes Secret Service funds for agents WASHINGTON — The Secret Service can no longer pay hundreds of agents it needs to carry out an expanded protective mission – in large part due to the sheer size of President Trump's family and efforts necessary to secure their multiple residences up and down the East Coast. Secret Service Director Randolph "Tex" Alles, in an interview with USA TODAY, said more than 1,000 agents have already hit the federally mandated caps for salary and overtime allowances that were meant to last the entire year.  The agency has faced a crushing workload since the height of the contentious election season, and it has not relented in the first seven months of the administration. Agents must protect Trump – who has  traveled almost every weekend to his properties  in Florida, New Jersey and Virginia – and his adult children whose business trips and vacations have taken them across the co...