White House press room evacuated by Secret Service on same day the Capitol received a bomb threat
Both searches turned up nothing suspicious
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Reporters were removed from the White House press room and Secret Service brought a dog to examine the room, according to the Associated Press. It is not immediately clear why the White House was cleared.
Capitol police cleared two US Senate office buildings after receiving the bomb threat on Tuesday, but found nothing suspicious in their search.
The Dirksen building evacuation interrupted a Senate hearing on the Transportation Security Administration, which is responsible for security at airports. The courtyard at the Russell building was also cleared.
“The threat was determined false,” said Republican Senator Ron Johnson, who came back after the all-clear to close the hearing he chaired.
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