Congress is considering boosting funding for the Secret Service after what the FBI called an apparent second attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life in 10 weeks.Leaders of both parties and top appropriators say one possibility is to attach emergency funding for the Secret Service to a short-term funding bill that Congress must pass by Sept.

Virtually everyone on Capitol Hill agrees that the Secret Service needs to do a better job. But Democrats and Republicans are at odds over whether to increase the agency’s budget.

He was apprehended by police on Interstate 95, roughly 61km (38 miles) from Trump's golf course, and was identified in US media as Ryan Routh. Trump told supporters he was safe and well, and thanked the Secret Service and other law enforcement agencies for an "incredible job".