Political leaders on heightened alert after Charlie Kirk killing

(NewsNation) — A bomb threat at the Democratic National Committee sent workers home for the day on Thursday. The incident comes amid heightened concerns over political violence in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination.

Capitol Police responded to the bomb threat and determined it was "not credible," according to a spokesperson.

“This afternoon, there was a bomb threat to DNC HQ that was determined to not be credible by the U.S. Capitol Police," a DNC spokesperson told NewsNation. "Out of an abundance of caution, Capitol Police is conducting an interior sweep of the building. As DNC Chair Ken Martin has said, political violence in every form has no place in our country. We are grateful to the U.S. Capitol Police and DNC building security for responding quickly and professionally.”

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