{"id":2402711,"date":"2025-02-14T12:23:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T17:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-congressmans-office-evacuated-after-suspicious-item-is-discovered\/"},"modified":"2025-02-14T12:24:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T17:24:11","slug":"republican-congressmans-office-evacuated-after-suspicious-item-is-discovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-congressmans-office-evacuated-after-suspicious-item-is-discovered\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Congressman&#8217;s Office Evacuated After &#8216;Suspicious&#8217; Item Is Discovered"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-congressmans-office-evacuated-after-suspicious-item-is-discovered%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2402711&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In recent weeks, two Republican members of Congress in new York have had to close \u200btheir district\u2064 offices \u200cdue\u2062 to safety concerns. Representative\u200b Nick Langworthy closed\u2062 his office in Clarence after a suspicious\u200b package \u2062containing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grandson-of-famous-actor-dead-at-19-was-found-next-to-a-plate-with-white-powdery-substance\/\" title=\"Famous actor&#039;s grandson, 19, found dead with &#039;white powdery substance&#039;\">white powdery substance<\/a>\u2062 was \u200bdiscovered, prompting immediate evacuation and\u200c notification of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to ...\">law enforcement<\/a>. Previously, Representative\u2063 Claudia Tenney shut down her district \u200coffices following \u2064multiple threats \u200cdirected at her staff. Both representatives emphasized the importance of \u200cstaff and public safety, \u2064urging \u2064constituents in need to contact their Washington offices.The incidents \u2062highlight \u2063a\u200d rising trend of threats against members of Congress,with reported \u2064cases escalating significantly over recent years. Political analysts \u2062warn\u200d that such threats negatively impact the services that constituents rely on, especially <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">vulnerable individuals facing urgent issues<\/a>. The \u200bescalating opposed political habitat is \u2064contributing to\u2063 this \u2063alarming situation, necessitating \u2062enhanced security measures for legislative offices.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>For the second time in two weeks, a Republican member of Congress has been forced to close a district office due to safety concerns.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Republican Rep. Nick Langworthy of New York closed his district office in the Buffalo suburb of Clarence after a suspicious package was found there, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/buffalo\/politics\/2025\/02\/13\/suspicious-package-at-office-of-rep--nick-langworthy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spectrum News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney of New York announced offices in her district, which snakes around Lake Ontario, were closed due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-republican-abruptly-ends-re-election-bid-citing-death-threat-defamatory-rumors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">threats<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This morning, my Clarence office received a suspicious package with a white powdery substance emanating from an envelope,&rdquo; Langworthy <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepLangworthy\/status\/1890096319412203736\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Following standard protocol, we immediately notified local law enforcement and Capitol Police and evacuated the office while this matter is being investigated,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This morning, my Clarence office received a suspicious package with a white powdery substance emanating from an envelope. Following standard protocol, we immediately notified local law enforcement and Capitol Police and evacuated the office while this matter is being&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Congressman Nick Langworthy (@RepLangworthy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepLangworthy\/status\/1890096319412203736?\">February 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The safety of our staff and visiting public is my top priority, and until our office reopens, I urge anyone who needs assistance to call my Washington office, or one of our other district offices in Jamestown, Olean or Corning,&rdquo; the western New York state congressman wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Tenney&rsquo;s office announced that three separate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/eric-swalwell-shrugs-off-threats-susan-collins-11-days-gop-opponent-faced-stabbing-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">threats<\/a> led to the closing of her district offices, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/nystateofpolitics.com\/state-of-politics\/new-york\/politics\/2025\/02\/06\/rep--claudia-tenney-says-violent-threats-made-against-staff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State of Politics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am appalled by these threats and am calling on everyone to express their First Amendment Rights in a peaceful and compassionate way,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-lawmaker-pushes-bill-seeking-harsher-penalties-felonies-previously-deported-illegal-aliens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tenney<\/a> said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our team of expert caseworkers are dedicated to serving all of the constituents in NY-24 with compassion and professionalism. I can confidently say that our team is among the very best in Congress,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Claudia Tenney has closed her district offices after 3 separate incidents of threats and intimidation against her district staff today. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DEF62kqteU\">pic.twitter.com\/DEF62kqteU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alex Gault (@AlexBGault) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexBGault\/status\/1887318479386120474?\">February 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Republican political analyst Jeff Williams said, threatening district offices hurts constituents who need those offices to access services.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s a threat to the district,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s basically taking our front line out of the office and not being able to do the work that we need them to do on a day-to-day basis, especially when you have a veteran having an issue with the VA or you have a senior that&rsquo;s having issues with their social security,&rdquo; Williams said.<\/p>\n<p>The threats come in a time of heightened anti-Republican political rhetoric.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: Democrat Rep. Robert Garcia says Democrats need to fight Elon Musk with &ldquo;actual weapons,&rdquo; says it needs to be done for &ldquo;democracy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think is really important, and what the American public wants is for us to bring actual weapons to this bar fight.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is an actual&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8PYo16kNK9\">pic.twitter.com\/8PYo16kNK9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1889808261299286054?\">February 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscp.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/uscp-threat-assessment-cases-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capitol Police<\/a>, threats against members of Congress have been climbing.<\/p>\n<p>The agency reported 9,474 threats against members of Congress or their staffs and families in 2024, the third year in a row in which threats have risen after hitting a peak of 9,625 in 2021. 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On Thursday, Rep. Nick Langworthy from New York closed his office in Clarence, a suburb of Buffalo, after discovering a suspicious package there, as reported by Spectrum News. Just last week, Rep. Claudia Tenney of New York announced that her district offices around Lake Ontario were closed because of threats. Langworthy shared on X that his office received a package containing a white powdery substance and that they promptly alerted local law enforcement and Capitol Police before evacuating the premises for investigation. He emphasized the importance of staff and public safety and directed those needing assistance to contact his Washington office or other district offices in Jamestown, Olean, or Corning until they reopen.<\/p>\n<p>Tenney&#8217;s offices were also closed following three separate threats against her staff. She expressed her outrage over these threats and urged peaceful expression of First Amendment rights while highlighting her team&#8217;s commitment to serving constituents with professionalism.<\/p>\n<p>Political analyst Jeff Williams noted that such threats hinder constituents&#8217; access to essential services provided by these offices, particularly affecting veterans and seniors facing issues with agencies like the VA or Social Security.<\/p>\n<p>These incidents occur amid increasing anti-Republican rhetoric in politics; U.S. Capitol Police reported 9,474 threats against Congress members or their families in 2024 alone\u2014marking an ongoing rise since reaching 9,625 in 2021 compared to just 3,939 assessed threats back in 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2402712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Langworthy.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4402,17713,3911,50399],"class_list":["post-2402711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-congress","tag-evacuation","tag-republican","tag-suspicious-item"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Langworthy.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2402711"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2402715,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402711\/revisions\/2402715"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2402712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2402711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2402711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2402711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}