{"id":"9f755d35-f65c-4e1c-a8eb-fc1c7d882e91","url":"https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-10-15/authorities-investigate-letters-with-suspicious-substances-sent-to-congressional-election-offices","domain":"latimes.com","outlet":{"name":"Los Angeles Times","country":"US","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Authorities investigate letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to congressional, election offices","plainHeadline":"Authorities investigating letters with suspicious substances sent to election offices","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Federal authorities investigate letters with suspicious substances mailed nationwide.","The FBI, Postal Inspection Service and Capitol Police are leading the probe.","Some letters contained an unknown substance; recipients are urged to treat as hazardous.","Incidents include evacuated election offices in Louisiana and Oklahoma.","The case echoes 2023 threats to election offices and ongoing efforts to identify suspects."],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-15T15:48:31.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T16:46:43.974Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/d7022095-fb54-4486-a1ca-103633e81cf1","storyId":"d7022095-fb54-4486-a1ca-103633e81cf1","image":"https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/97e1b46/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4500x2363+0+319/resize/1200x630!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F80%2Fb2%2F544113bf4b5a9b7b75683dd2876b%2Fd9f01337b9bb45dd81d65ffdf98797e7.jpg","author":null,"dek":"Mailed packages containing a powdery substance led to the evacuation this week of election offices in at least two states, Louisiana and Oklahoma. The Ohio secretary of state said the Postal Service intercepted a package containing a white powder intended for its office."}