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USSS Director Randolph Alles, a retired Marine Corps major general who was appointed two years ago, is on his way out the door just the day after the head of the Department of Homeland Security, Kirstjen Nielsen, resigned under pressure on Sunday night. Alles reported to her. In a statement to the agency's workforce on Monday, Alles denied being fired and said he was informed "weeks ago" that there would be across-the-board changes in leadership at DHS. I assure you that this is not the case, and in fact was told weeks ago by the Administration that transitions in leadership should be expected across the Department of Homeland Security," Alles said in a statement. He added, "It has been my great honor to serve as Director of the U.S. Secret Service. Your dedication and sacrifice continue to make the U.S. Secret Service an elite law enforcement agency; one that will remain so well into the future." CNN first reported Alles' departure. April 8, 201902:31 Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called on Alles to testify before Congress about the Mar-a-Lago incident in a statement on Monday “The outgoing Secret Service director must testify before Congress as soon as possible about the potential security vulnerabilities at Mar-a-Lago involving a Chinese national arrested with malware, and other counterintelligence and national security threats," Schumer said. Meanwhile, Trump may remove or reassign Claire Grady from her current role as acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, in order to install Kevin McAleenan, the current commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, as the Acting Secretary for DHS, according to three administration officials. But Trump announced on Sunday that he planned to make McAleenan the acting secretary.

(Photo: Joe Rondone/Democrat) Chamber honors Lawson The U.S. Chamber of Commerce presented U.S. Rep. Al Lawson, D-Tallahassee, with its annual Spirit of Enterprise Award in recognition of his pro-growth and pro-job policies, the congressman's office said. Lawson, in a release, said he is working for more job creation and economic growth. "While the government at times can focus on assisting large businesses, which is important, guaranteeing that foundations are laid so smaller business can succeed are also equally as important," he said. Weissert to discuss CRC Carol Weissert, director of the LeRoy Collins Institute at Florida State University, will discuss proposed legislation affecting the Constitution Revision Commission during Tuesday's meeting of the Progressive Democrats. It will be held at 9:30 a.m. at Uptown Cafe, 1325 Miccosukee Road. For more info, contact Dave Jacobsen at 385-6504 or davejacobsen@msn.com. Talk to focus on campus debate The Village Square will host three academics during its Dinner at the Square series on Tuesday, April 16. Musa al Gharbi of the Heterodox Academy and Columbia University, Sam Staley of the DeVoe Moore Center at FSU and the Reason Foundation and Shane Whittington of the FSU Center for Leadership & Social Change will discuss the state of debate on campus. It will be held at 6 p.m. at Miller Hall, Doak Campbell Stadium, Building C. For tickets, visit https://tlh.villagesquare.us/event/berkeley-byu/ Send political news & nuggets to Jeff Burlew at jburlew@tallahassee.com.

But equally notable is how many of the hundreds of mostly Democratic women running are political outsiders, tossing the old playbook aside that said female candidates have to be twice as qualified, twice as polished, and twice as careful as their male counterparts to run. McGrath already beat the mayor of the district's biggest city, Lexington, in the Democratic primary, even though he had the backing of the national party. "I served as a U.S. Marine Corps officer for 24 years. "And we need people in office right now who care more about getting the mission done for our country than their own political party, or themselves." Debbie Walsh, director of the Rutgers' Center for American Women and Politics, said the majority of women who were elected during the last "Year of the Women," in 1992, had worked their way up from state legislatures. Betsy Dirksen Londrigan won her crowded Illinois House primary after campaigning on health care as a rallying cry. Now, her kids wear "Mama for Congress" T-shirts. About what kind of clothes I should wear, how I should wear my hair,” said Hill, a Democrat. “The whole playbook is gone,” Hill said. So it freed me up to run the race I want to run.”

This week's 'Heroes on the Homefront' features Christina Anderson. She opens up about her fiance being deployed. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. The…