Suspicious Packages Sent to Election Officials Across United States

The FBI is investigating to determine how many suspicious packages were sent, the identity of the sender, and the reason.

A U.S. Postal Service employee unloads packages from his truck in New York City on April 13, 2020. Mike Segar/Reuters

Suspicious packages containing white powder have been sent to election officials in more than a dozen states since Sept. 16, prompting investigations and evacuations.

Officials in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Tennessee, Wyoming, and Oklahoma confirmed that packages addressed to secretaries of state and election offices were received on Sept. 16.