Secret Service director resigns

USA Today: Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigned Wednesday, a day after her congressional testimony about lapses in President Obama's security drew calls for her dismissal.

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, who accepted Pierson's resignation, also announced that a panel of "independent experts" would review the overall performance of the Secret Service, which has been accused of failures that have put Obama's life at risk.

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