Pelosi's Office Receives Suspicious Letter in Latest White-Powder Mailing
Nancy Pelosi's office received a suspicious letter on Wednesday, the latest in a string of mailings containing white powder that have been sent to members of the US Congress ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, The Guardian reported.
A spokesperson for Pelosi said the letter was consistent with mailings reported by other congressional offices and that everyone in the office was safe. The spokesperson, Nicholas Martin, thanked US Capitol Police, the San Francisco Police Department and other law enforcement agencies for investigating the series of mailings.
The scale of the campaign has grown over the past week. In reporting from October 19, The Guardian said the offices of more than three dozen members of Congress across the political spectrum had received envelopes containing white powder in the days before October 21. The same outlet later reported that more than 100 letters thought to contain white powder were reportedly circulating in the US mail system during the October incidents.
Some of the mailings have caused alarm beyond Capitol Hill. NPR reported on October 15 that officials said some of the envelopes contained a powdery white substance and that it was unclear who sent them. That same week, mailings with a powdery substance led to the evacuation of election offices in at least two states, Louisiana and another state, according to Fox 10.
Lawmakers' offices have also been affected. By October 19, at least 10 people in the House had been reported exposed after white powder was sent to offices of New York Democrats, including Hakeem Jeffries and Ritchie Torres. A letter containing white powder was also sent to the Louisiana church of House Speaker Mike Johnson, and the FBI investigated it, PBS NewsHour reported.
The FBI, the US Postal Inspection Service, which investigates crimes involving the mail, and US Capitol Police are investigating. The FBI and the Postal Inspection Service said the mailings were sent to a variety of addresses nationwide, including secretary of state and election offices and congressional offices.
Not every envelope has proved dangerous. One lawmaker's office said preliminary tests indicated the white powder in its envelope was not hazardous.
