The FBI said it is investigating suspicious mailings—some containing an “unknown substance”—sent to election offices across the country, just weeks before midterm elections.
Topics: 2026 Midterm Elections
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- WSJ reports: “The letters appear to have been sent to state election offices and related locations, the bureau said.”
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