President Trump on Wednesday tapped Sean Curran, his special agent in charge, to be the next director of the U.S. Secret Service. Why it matters: Curran will be tasked with leading the agency Congress reported had operational failures during the first assassination attempt against Trump during the presidential campaign.

President-elect Donald Trump is only days away from a historic second presidential inauguration, but before he takes office, he is expected to make a significant change in the U.S. Secret Service. Multiple reports suggest that the president-elect is expected to replace leadership in the Secret Service.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated a Secret Service agent who rushed onstage to protect him from a would-be gunman during a failed election rally assassination bid to become the agency's next director.