Secret Service warns of high threat level before correspondents' dinner
US Secret Service Director Sean Curran warned the threat level is 'off the charts' ahead of the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
The agency has opened roughly 10,000 protective intelligence cases since January 2026, nearly 40% more than the same period in 2025.
Most threats now originate online rather than through traditional methods such as handwritten letters.
The agency has carried out nearly 10 times as many mental health-related interventions this year compared to last year.
The warning comes days before the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C., following an alleged assassination attempt in April 2026.
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