<p>Former speaker is latest target of mailings sent to various Congress members in the lead-up to the midterm elections</p><p>California 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.</p><p>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">received envelopes</a> containing white powder in recent days. One lawmaker’s office said preliminary tests indicated the powder was not hazardous.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/21/nancy-pelosi-office-letter-white-powder">Continue reading...</a>
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Nancy Pelosi’s office latest recipient of letter containing white powder
<p>Former speaker is latest target of mailings sent to various Congress members in the lead-up to the midterm elections</p><p>California 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.</p><p>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">received envelopes</a> containing white powder in recent days. One lawmaker’s office said preliminary tests indicated the powder was not hazardous.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/21/nancy-pelosi-office-letter-white-powder">Continue reading...</a>