Multiple states report suspicious packages with white powder at election offices

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How it spread - 32 original reports, 3 reprints

1. Thu, 15 October 2026

   17 reports
   • The Hill14:30
     Multiple states report suspicious packages with white powder at election offices

     Election officials in three states have reported suspicious packages were sent to their offices in the past week, only a few weeks out from the midterm elections. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said Wednesday that U.S. Postal Service investigators blocked the delivery of a letter containing a “powdery white substance” to his office. The...

   • nbcchicago.com15:49edited after publishing
     Authorities probe letters with 'suspicious' substance sent to congressional, election offices

     previouslyLetters with ‘suspicious’ substance sent to election offices

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     • nbcdfw.com15 Oct, 15:49their copy
     • nbcwashington.com15 Oct, 15:49their copy
   • nbcphiladelphia.com15:49
     Letters with ‘suspicious’ substance sent to election offices
   • abc13.com16:09
     Feds investigating letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to multiple Congressional offices

     Several federal agencies are investigating "multiple letters containing suspicious substances," that were mailed nation wide, according to a notice sent to Senate staff.

   • koaa.com16:22
     Authorities investigate letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to congressional, election offices

     Federal authorities are investigating letters with "suspicious substances" that have been mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide.

   • PBS NewsHour16:27
     Authorities investigate letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to congressional, election offices

     Federal authorities are investigating letters that have been mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide and are urging recipients to treat the mailings as "potentially hazardous."

     1 reprint

     • newsday.com15 Oct, 15:33their copy
   • Google News - Top Stories16:29first to report
     Authorities investigate ‘suspicious substances’ mailed to congressional offices

     Authorities investigate ‘suspicious substances’ mailed to congressional offices Politico Live updates: FBI is investigating letters with ‘suspicious substances’ sent to election offices AP News Suspicious white powder sent to election officials in three states Yahoo ‘Suspicious Substances’ Sent to Senators and State Election Officials The New York Times Feds investigating suspicious letters sent to election officials and congressional offices CBS News

   • RMF24 (Poland)16:31
     Przesyłki z nieznaną substancją trafiły do biur kongresmenów USA. FBI wszczyna śledztwo

     Przesyłki z nieznaną substancją trafiły do biur kongresmenów USA. FBI wszczyna śledztwo

   • Bloomberg Politics16:52
     USPS Probes Suspicious Mail While Vowing to Deliver Ballots

     The FBI and US Postal Service are investigating a series of suspicious mailings to state election officials across the country, some of which contain unknown substances, officials told reporters on Thursday.

   • rollcall.com17:51
     ‘Suspicious substances’ target senators on anniversary of attack

     On the 25th anniversary of anthrax attacks that shook Capitol Hill in 2001, authorities are investigating “multiple letters containing suspicious substances that were mailed to various addresses nationwide, including multiple Congressional offices,” according to a notice from the Senate sergeant-at-arms. “Law enforcement are working to intercept any additional letters before they are delivered, however, it […]

   • BBC News World19:13edited after publishing
     Letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to US senators and election offices

     previouslyLetters with 'suspicious substances' sent to US election offices

     A number of states have confirmed they were targeted by the mailings, including Oklahoma, Ohio and Louisiana.

   • Google News - Top Stories19:54
     Suspicious mailings to election officials, congressional offices under investigation

     Suspicious mailings to election officials, congressional offices under investigation NPR Federal authorities investigate suspicious mailings sent to congressional and secretary of state offices NBC News Suspicious letters containing unknown substances sent to election offices and lawmakers KCCI Live updates: FBI is investigating letters with ‘suspicious substances’ sent to election offices AP News Wisconsin Elections Commission receives mail with 'powdery substance' Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

   • NPR News19:54
     Suspicious mailings to election officials, congressional offices under investigation

     The FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are looking into the mailings, some of which included an unidentified powdery white substance.

   • Google News - Top Stories22:10
     Authorities investigate letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to congressional, election offices

     Authorities investigate letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to congressional, election offices AP News See more headlines & perspectives on Google News

   • Die Zeit (Germany)22:10
     Zwischenwahlen in den USA: Briefe mit verdächtigen Substanzen erreichen US-Wahlbehörden

     Kongress- und Wahlbüros in den USA haben Briefe mit unbekannten Substanzen erhalten. Die Sendungen werden untersucht. Ob sie gefährlich sind, ist unklar.

   • Google News - Top Stories22:46
     Letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to US senators and election offices

     Letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to US senators and election offices BBC Letters with suspicious substances mailed to lawmakers and state election offices NBC News FBI investigates 'suspicious substances' posted to US election offices Sky News ‘Suspicious Substances’ Sent to Senators and State Election Officials The New York Times Investigators at Sens. Murphy, Blumenthal's Hartford offices over ‘suspicious substance' sent in mail NBC Connecticut

   • Google News - Top Stories23:35
     Feds investigate suspicious mailings sent to members of Congress and state election officials

     Feds investigate suspicious mailings sent to members of Congress and state election officials NBC News Live updates: FBI is investigating letters with ‘suspicious substances’ sent to election offices AP News Authorities investigate letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to congressional, election offices Yahoo Suspicious white powder sent to election offices in 3 states NBC News Suspicious mailings to election officials, congressional offices under investigation NPR

2. Fri, 16 October 2026

   5 reports
   • Anadolu Agency (AA)01:49
     US investigates 'suspicious mailings' sent to election offices across multiple states

     FBI and postal inspectors investigate mailings containing unknown powdery substance as authorities report evacuations and heightened security measures

   • The Guardian World01:55
     FBI investigates letters with ‘unknown substance’ sent to US election officials

     Election officers in Louisiana and Oklahoma receive a powdery substance, prompting evacuations The FBI and the US Postal Inspection Service are investigating letters sent to state officials and election offices across the country containing an “unknown substance”. Just weeks before November’s US midterm elections , election officers in Louisiana and Oklahoma received envelopes containing a powdery substance, leading to evacuations. A similar package containing white powder was also sent to the...

   • wbrz.com02:30
     Louisiana one of 15 states with suspicious substances sent to congressional, election offices

     Federal authorities are investigating letters with “suspicious substances” that have been mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide and are urging recipients to treat the mailings as “potentially hazardous.”

   • Novinky (Czechia)20:58
     FBI řeší podezřelé zásilky adresované zákonodárcům i volebním úředníkům

     Federální úřad pro vyšetřování (FBI) vyšetřuje podezřelé poštovní zásilky s neznámou látkou, které byly před nadcházejícími volbami do Kongresu odeslány některým státním volebním úředníkům a zákonodárcům v Kongresu. Podezřelá zásilka byla mimo jiné adresována Chucku Schumerovi, lídrovi demokratů v Senátu.

   • abc7chicago.com22:18
     Warning issued to members of Congress over suspicious envelopes, including Illinois officials

     Sources told ABC7 there are a number of Illinois congressional offices that have received suspicious letters in the mail, and some of them have already been given an all-clear. That includes the office of Rep. Robin Kelly.

3. Sat, 17 October 2026

   5 reports
   • The Hill00:06edited after publishing
     More lawmakers report suspicious packages at offices

     Several lawmakers said Friday their offices across the country had received suspicious mailings following reports earlier this week of letters containing unknown substances at U.S. election offices. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and over 15 House lawmakers said their district or state offices received...

   • Google News - Top Stories00:28
     Panetta, Lofgren report suspicious mail amid FBI probe of letters sent to officials nationwide

     Panetta, Lofgren report suspicious mail amid FBI probe of letters sent to officials nationwide KSBW Letters with unidentified substance sent to Sen. Klobuchar, Rep. Morrison and Minnesota secretary of state CBS News Federal probe of letters containing suspicious substances widens as GOP senators report receiving mailings NBC News FBI reacts after Alabama secretary of state’s office gets latest suspicious package WSFA More lawmakers report suspicious packages at offices The Hill

   • mercurynews.com01:06
     Suspicious mail sent to Bay Area offices of Lofgren, Panetta

     Investigations are underway after suspicious mail arrived Friday at the Bay Area offices of two national lawmakers.

   • pasadenastarnews.com01:28
     Southern California lawmakers among those who received ‘suspicious’ letters this week

     Lawmakers' district offices closed, and authorities alerted, once the mailings were discovered, they said.

   • Google News - Top Stories01:55
     California congressman mailed envelope with ‘suspicious powder’ as FBI probes letters with DSA-linked address

     California congressman mailed envelope with ‘suspicious powder’ as FBI probes letters with DSA-linked address New York Post Letters with unidentified substance sent to Sen. Klobuchar, Rep. Morrison and Minnesota secretary of state CBS News Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office reports receiving suspicious envelope KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE FBI reacts after Alabama secretary of state’s office gets latest suspicious package WSFA Suspicious letters prompt hazmat...

4. Mon, 19 October 2026

   4 reports
   • centralmaine.com17:36
     Chellie Pingree’s Portland office gets suspicious letter, prompting FBI response

     Sen. Susan Collins and several other political leaders got similar packages last week. No injuries have been reported.

   • Google News - Top Stories19:06
     Utah's LG says Postal inspector intercepts letter with suspicious powder meant for her office

     Utah's LG says Postal inspector intercepts letter with suspicious powder meant for her office KSL News Feds intercept ‘suspicious’ package intended for Oregon election office Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB Feds investigating letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to multiple congressional offices ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos FBI intercepts mail with 'suspicious substance' addressed to Virginia congressman's district office WTVR.com Panetta, Lofgren report suspicious...

   • Google News - Top Stories19:09
     Over three dozen Congress members’ offices targeted with white powder envelopes

     Over three dozen Congress members’ offices targeted with white powder envelopes The Guardian Election Offices in at Least 32 States Have Received Suspicious Letters WIRED Feds investigating letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to multiple congressional offices ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Feds intercept ‘suspicious’ package intended for Oregon election office Oregon Capital Chronicle FBI intercepts mail with 'suspicious substance' addressed to Virginia congressman's...

   • The Guardian World19:44
     Over three dozen Congress members’ offices targeted with white powder envelopes

     Envelopes containing powder come weeks before midterms as federal agents try to identify who is behind campaign More than three dozen members of US Congress have had their offices targeted with envelopes containing white powder, less than three weeks before the 3 November midterms, as federal agents try to identify who is behind the campaign. The latest is the Virginia Democrat Suhas Subramanyam , whose Leesburg district office was evacuated on Monday after an envelope containing a suspicious...

5. Tue, 20 October 2026

   1 report
   • stgeorgeutah.com02:15
     Letter with white powder addressed to Utah Lt. Gov. Henderson intercepted, given to FBI

     Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson is among several election officials across the country who have been sent suspicious white powder and threatening letters ahead of the midterm elections.