Travelers from Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport were forced to evacuate their flight after a reported bomb threat prompted a temporary ground stop at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for all arriving and departing flights.

A United Airlines flight from Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport was evacuated Tuesday afternoon after landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport following what federal officials have now confirmed was a bomb threat.

A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) worker waits near a mobile food pantry set up for TSA employees and other federal workers affected by the government shutdown, at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport in Minneapolis,