Sean Curran is a public figure noted for ongoing involvement in security policy and related political developments.
Federal investigators have disrupted an alleged multi-state plot to attack the UFC event on the White House South Lawn. The FBI has arrested five people, identified about 23 participants in encrypted chats, and says the threat was uncovered on June 10, four days before the event that President Donald Trump attended.
The White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner has been restaged at the Waldorf Astoria after an April security breach near the Washington Hilton. Authorities say threats against protectees have surged this year, with thousands of cases and heightened mental-health interventions. The event will honor journalists and security personnel, with Trump delivering remarks and a noted mentalist performing.