Reporters were evacuated out of the White House during a press briefing, according to Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary around 1:53 p.m., via the Metropolitan Police. The briefing room was the only part of the White House that was evacuated as a precaution. The President and his family remained in their locations.

Around 2:30 p.m., the threat was cleared, and the press briefing continued.

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During the noon hour, the U.S. Capitol Police evacuated a portion of the Dirksen Senate Office Building after receiving a bomb threat. Following this initial incident, the U.S. Capitol Police investigated a second suspicious package that was in the Russell Office Building’s courtyard that turned out to be an unattended lunch cooler, according to ABC News.

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Seemingly, all is well.