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Federal investigation of letters with suspicious substances widens

NBC·October 16, 2026 at 9:07 PM

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A federal investigation of letters containing unknown substances that were mailed to elected officials’ offices has expanded as some Republicans have been identified as targets of the mailings, a person with direct knowledge of the investigation told NBC News on Friday.

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