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Powder letters hit Congress and 26 state election offices; FBI probe widens

File, Jan 3, 2025: House members sworn in for the 119th Congress · not from this incident
File photoPhoto: Office of Rep. Hillary Scholten · public domain via Wikimedia Commons

Oct 16: FBI and postal inspectors are probing letters, some with white powder, sent to at least 26 state election offices and dozens of congressional offices, per NBC and CBS. No sender identified.

What
Powder letters hit Congress and 26 state election offices; FBI probe widens
Where
Congressional and state election offices, United States
When
Oct 16, 2026
Who
NBC News, CBS News, The Hill
Status
reported as stated

Sources

  1. NBC News · suspicious mailings
  2. CBS News · suspicious mailings
  3. The Hill · suspicious mailings
  4. NPR · suspicious mailings
  5. CNN · suspicious mailings

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