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Former speaker is latest target of mailings sent to various Congress members in the lead-up to the midterm electionsCalifornia representative Nancy Pelosi’s office received “a suspicious letter” on Wednesday in what appears to be the latest incident of ill-intentioned mailings targeted at US Congress members before the midterm elections.The offices of more than three dozen members of Congress across the political spectrum have <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/19/white-powder-envelopes-congress" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">received envelopes</a> containing white powder in recent days. One lawmaker’s office said preliminary tests indicated the powder was not hazardous. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/21/nancy-pelosi-office-letter-white-powder" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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