A pair of bomb threats prompted the evacuation of a U.S. Senate office building and then a short while later, the White House press room while the daily briefing was underway.
Both locations were checked and nothing suspicious found.
Our Washington Correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:
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Once the all-cleared was announced, White House spokesman Josh Earnest confirmed that the U.S. Secret Service had received a bomb threat against the press briefing room.
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The U.S. Secret Service brought in bomb sniffer dogs to search the briefing room.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest was not able to confirm if offices nearby - such as the Oval offive or the White House itself - were evacuated.
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