Over three dozen Congress members’ offices targeted with white powder envelopes
Over three dozen US Congressional offices have been targeted by envelopes containing suspicious white powder, prompting investigations by the FBI and Capitol Police. The incidents occur just weeks before the November midterms, raising concerns about political intimidation.
Why it matters
The targeting of government officials with hazardous-looking materials poses a significant security threat to the democratic process and public safety.
The US Capitol building in Washington DC. The US Capitol building in Washington DC. US Congress 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
Prefer the Guardian on Google 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 substance arrived. He said the office was cleared quickly, adding that “acts of political intimidation have no place in our country”.
Subramanyam’s office said preliminary tests showed the powder was not hazardous.
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