White House Wants $58 Million Security Boost After Kirk Shooting
A US Secret Service officer works a checkpoint near the White House in Washington.
Photographer: Alex Wroblewski/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Trump administration is asking Congress for an extra $58 million to bolster security for the executive and judicial branches following the fatal shooting of conservative figure Charlie Kirk, according to a White House official.
The request to include the extra funding in an upcoming stopgap bill comes ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline when the current federal spending law runs out. Punchbowl News first reported on the funding request.