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Secret Service Official Sounds Alarm: "Threat Environment Highest Ever" As Assassination Attempts Explode The threat environment facing individuals under U.S. Secret Service protection, including President Trump, is the highest the agency has ever recorded, a senior official said during a background briefing with reporters, according to CNBC. Getty Images "What we're seeing now is something I've never seen before," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity ahead of a public briefing. The Secret Service has logged roughly 10,000 cases involving threats against government officials, including Supreme Court justices, so far in 2026...

The Democrats' Hasan Piker Problem Is Getting Worse The Democratic Party has so much going for it in the 2026 midterm election season, yet it looks like one man in particular might blow it for them. Hasan Piker, the 35-year-old left-wing influencer, is becoming a genuine electoral liability that could extend well beyond the races he's personally gotten involved in, and according to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Democrats are trying to do something about it. In Michigan, Piker has been campaigning alongside Democrat U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed...

Cisco Surges Most Since Dot-Com On Raised Outlook, AI-Focused Job Cuts Cisco Systems shares posted their biggest gain since the Dot-Com boom-and-bust era after the networking giant delivered third-quarter results that beat analysts' estimates. The company also announced a workforce restructuring, aligning with a broader hyperscaler playbook that cuts labor costs and redirects capital toward AI infrastructure and data-center buildouts. Cisco raised its fiscal 2026 outlook, guiding for $62.8 billion to $63 billion in revenue and $4.27 to $4.29 in adjusted EPS, while also issuing a stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter sales forecast. The catalyst...