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FBI Probe Widens as Suspicious Letters Reach Election and Congressional Offices

More lawmakers are reporting suspicious mail as federal agencies investigate unidentified substances sent to congressional and election offices just weeks before the US midterm elections.

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  1. 1FBI investigates suspicious letters sent to congressional and election offices
  2. 2FBI Probe Widens as Suspicious Letters Reach Election and Congressional Offices

Key moments · 8

Three states report suspicious packages at election offices

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Senate staff notice describes multiple suspicious letters nationwide

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Staff emails identify three agencies investigating congressional mail

New York Post ↗

Authorities urge recipients to treat letters as hazardous

The Independent ↗

Reports identify white powder in suspicious mailings

The Independent ↗

Probe widens as Republican senators identified as targets

NBC News ↗

More lawmakers report suspicious mail at their offices

The Hill ↗

California congressman sent envelope containing suspicious powder

New York Post ↗

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