RNC Locked Down After Receiving Suspicious Substance

WASHINGTON—The Republican National Committee’s headquarters in Washington was temporarily placed under lockdown on the morning of May 22 due to blood vials arriving at the main fundraising and campaign arm of the GOP, a source familiar with the matter told The Epoch Times. The vials were addressed to former President Donald Trump, said the source. Whether there was a message alongside the vials is uncertain. A Hazmat team was called to the scene. Part of First Street near the Capitol was roped off to allow Capitol Police to investigate the matter, which ended up without damage done. A bomb squad was also on the scene....