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White-powder envelopes hit offices of more than three dozen members of Congress from both parties

Election offices in at least 15 states have also reported suspicious mail ahead of the midterms.

The latest, Suhas Subramanyam's (Rep-D Virginia) Leesburg district office, was evacuated Monday, Oct. 19, and preliminary tests found the powder not hazardous.

Scale and investigation:

  • More than 100 suspected white-powder letters are circulating in the mail, per law enforcement sources cited by ABC.
  • Election offices in at least 15 states reported suspicious mail.
  • The FBI, Capitol Police and Postal Inspection Service are investigating; no suspect has been named.