Secret Service threat cases soar 40%
Threats against people the U.S. Secret Service protects are up about 40% from a year ago, the agency says, as it prepares for Friday's rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner . Why it matters: The surge is forcing the Secret Service to devote more agents and investigative resources to protecting senior government officials, potentially straining other protective operations. Driving the news: The Secret Service says it has investigated roughly 10,000 threat cases so far this year, about h…


