Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigns amid recent White House security breach

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigns amid recent White House security breach.

This comes as Congressional support eroded following her poorly received testimony about the White House break-in.

Earlier, the office of Sen. Chuck Schumer, the No. 3 Senate Democrat, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican, said the senators would call for Pierson's resignation today. And Rep. Jason Chaffetz, a senior Republican on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Pierson should either resign or President Barack Obama should fire her.

House Speaker John Boehner said Pierson's appearance before a House panel Tuesday "left us with more questions than answers." Boehner stopped short of calling for Pierson's resignation but backed a call for an independent investigation.