Washington Today (9-17-24): Secret Service budget may increase after latest assassination attempt

Growing calls to increase the Secret Service budget and provide protection for presidential nominees, especially Donald Trump, after the latest assassination attempt against him.

Growing debate, too, over whether divisive political rhetoric, and from which side, is encouraging this violence.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announces a state criminal investigation of the second Donald Trump assassination attempt.

Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic Presidential nominee, is interviewed by a panel of reporters with the National Association of Black Journalists.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) says he will bring to a House floor vote on Wednesday a bill to fund the federal government for six months to prevent a government shutdown paired with a bill to require proof of citizenship to register to vote in elections. He pulled that combined bill from the House floor schedule last week amid speculation it did have the votes to pass.

Senate Republicans for a second time block a bill to guarantee access to IVF nationwide.

Pagers carried by thousands of Hezbollah members in Lebanon explode, killing eight and injuring nearly 3,000, in an apparent coordinated attack. Israel is not commenting. We will hear from the U.S. State Department spokesperson.

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