Kimberly Cheatle’s resignation. On Tuesday, Kimberly Cheatle resigned her position as Director of the Secret Service (USSS) following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania. In a statement, President Joe Biden thanked Cheatle for her “decades of public service” and said he would appoint her successor to lead the Secret Service "soon." 

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Today’s clickables: College Ambassador program (0:48), Quick hits (1:59), Today’s story (3:36) Left’s take (6:55), Right’s take (11:12), Isaac’s take (15:24), Listener Question (19:06), Under the Radar (22:17), Numbers (23:24), Have a nice day (24:26)

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