White House

Parts of White House, Capitol complex evacuated hours apart after bomb threats
The White House briefing room and parts of two U.S. Senate office buildings were briefly evacuated within hours of each other on Tuesday after separate...
Letter sent to White House tests tentatively for cyanide
An envelope addressed to the White House has tentatively tested positive for cyanide after two rounds of analysis, the Secret Service said Tuesday.
Man arrested after jumping White House fence, causing lockdown
A 23-year-old Maryland man was in custody Wednesday night after he climbed over the White House fence and attempted to run towards the building.
6 people jumped White House fence in past year, Secret Service boss reveals
The U.S. Secret Service director has told lawmakers she takes full responsibility for the serious breach of White House security when an Army veteran with...
Fence-jumper ran through much of main floor of White House
The man who breached security at the White House this month overpowered a U.S. Secret Service officer and ran through much of the main floor, penetrating...
White House intruder had 800 rounds of ammo, had been stopped before
A decorated Iraq War veteran who scaled a fence on Friday night and got into the White House had more than 800 rounds of ammunition in his car and was...
Secret Service launches security review after White House breach
The US Secret Service has launched a comprehensive review of White House security procedures after a knife-wielding intruder scaled a fence, sprinted across...
White House evacuated after man jumps fence, enters North Portico
A man jumped over the fence of the White House on Friday and made it through the front door before officers managed to apprehend him, the Secret Service...
No kidding: toddler triggers White House lock down
The White House was placed on full lock down on Thursday night when a squirmy toddler squeezed through the fence surrounding the North Lawn.

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