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| Multiple people hospitalized from 'white powder' as suspicious package with 'political propaganda' sparks evacuation at Joint Base Andrews | |
| 2025-11-07 | |
The suspicious envelope was opened at around 1pm Thursday in a building at Joint Base Andrews that houses the Air National Guard Readiness Center, which had to be evacuated while several people were transported to the on-base Malcolm Grove Medical Center, CNN reports. ‘Joint Base Andrews first responders were dispatched to the scene, determined there were no immediate threats and have turned the scene over to [the] Office of Special Investigations,’ officials said. ‘An investigation is currently ongoing.’ As part of the investigation, authorities are said to be looking into political propaganda that was sent along with the mysterious substance. Meanwhile, the room where the envelope was opened remains closed. It remains unclear what may have caused the soldiers to fall ill, as one source told CNN that an initial field test conducted by a HAZMAT team did not detect anything dangerous. It is also unclear whether anyone or any specific department was targeted at the base, from where the president, vice president and members of Congress take off for official trips. But it comes one month after a federal office building in New York City had to be evacuated after employees found another envelope containing white powder. The building houses the city's Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office as well as the Department of Homeland Security, though it is unclear if the suspicious envelope was directed at either office. Tensions across the country have only increased since then, however, amid the nation's longest-ever government shutdown, which has seen federal employees like air traffic controllers working without pay for weeks and left millions of Americans without food stamps. Trump has since admitted the shutdown contributed to Tuesday night's election losses for Republicans. 'I think if you read the pollsters, the shutdown was a big factor – negative for the Republicans,' the president told GOP senators at a breakfast on Wednesday, after Democrats proved victorious throughout the country. Progressive Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayor's race with 50.4 percent of the vote – compared to runner up and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's 41.6 percent. Mamdani will be the first Muslim and South Asian mayor of America's largest city. Further south, Democrat Abigail Spanberger won her Virginia race against Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears. And in New Jersey, Democrat Mikie Sherrill convincingly beat Trump-backed Republican Jack Ciattarelli to become the next governor. 'Last night it was, you know, not expected to be a victory,' Trump admitted on Wednesday morning. 'I don't think it was good for Republicans – I'm not sure it was good for anybody.' 'But we had an interesting evening and we learned a lot,' he said. Displaying America's strength, the US military has repeatedly struck suspected drug vessels in the Caribbean, carrying out another attack as the terrifying incident occurred in Maryland on Thursday. 'The vessel was targeting narcotics in the Caribbean and was struck in international waters,' Hegseth shared on social media. 'No US forces were harmed in the strike and three male narco terrorists - who were aboard the vessel - were killed. 'To all narco terrorists who threaten our homeland: if you want to stay alive, stop trafficking drugs. If you keep trafficking deadly drugs - we will kill you,' the Secretary of War warned, despite Colombian President Gustavo Petro apparent threat to Trump. With a snap of his fingers, Petro demanded that if the world can't 'change' President Trump then the solution is to 'get rid' of him. Related: Joint Base Andrews: 2025-07-15 President Trump just announced he's sending 'EVERYTHING' to NATO. Joint Base Andrews: 2025-03-22 American freed by Taliban reunited in US with wife and former cellmate Joint Base Andrews: 2024-07-24 Biden was deathly pale... Air Force One was flying so fast I felt sick | |
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