{"id":"ca00f208-bb6f-4200-9879-1ab298c93173","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/suspicious-letters-election-officials-congressional-offices-fbi-us-postal-service/","domain":"cbsnews.com","outlet":{"name":"CBS News","country":"US","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Feds probing suspicious letters to election officials, lawmakers","plainHeadline":"Federal investigators probe suspicious letters to election officials and lawmakers","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Federal investigators are examining suspicious letters mailed to state election officials and congressional offices.","Some letters reportedly contained unknown substances and were sent to various addresses nationwide.","The FBI and the USPS Inspectorate are coordinating the investigation.","Sen. Chris Murphy's office confirmed receipt of a suspicious letter; staff were not in immediate danger.","Incidents include reports of white powder in envelopes at election offices in multiple states."],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-15T16:52:03.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T17:01:36.464Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/d7022095-fb54-4486-a1ca-103633e81cf1","storyId":"d7022095-fb54-4486-a1ca-103633e81cf1","image":"https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/10/15/06a28076-5e73-44ec-b65b-43d6663923fc/thumbnail/1200x630/9e2fc652da9225589db0869e96f7a834/gettyimages-2294218922.jpg","author":null,"dek":"Federal investigators said they are looking into suspicious letters containing unknown substances that were mailed to state election officials and congressional offices."}