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FBI Probes White-Powder Letters Sent to Congress, Elections

By Drooid · Oct 19, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC · How we work

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The FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are probing white-powder letters sent to congressional and election offices.
More than three dozen members of Congress, such as Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Chuck Schumer, received the envelopes.
Election offices in 15 states reported receiving or intercepting the white-powder mailings.
Investigators traced envelopes to a north-Texas processing center with a “Thinking of You” postmark, but no suspect identified.

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Story summary

The FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are probing white-powder letters sent to congressional and election offices.
More than three dozen members of Congress, such as Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Chuck Schumer, received the envelopes.
Election offices in 15 states reported receiving or intercepting the white-powder mailings.
Investigators traced envelopes to a north-Texas processing center with a “Thinking of You” postmark, but no suspect identified.