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The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s request to revive new U.S. Postal Service restrictions on mail-in ballots, leaving the rules blocked as states prepare to conduct the November midterm elections. In a brief order in U.S. Postal Service v. California, the justices denied the administration’s emergency request …

A second federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from implementing new U.S. Postal Service restrictions on mail-in ballots, adding another legal obstacle as the Supreme Court considers whether the rules can take effect before the November midterm elections. U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols in Washington, D.C., issued a …

A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s latest effort to revive new U.S. Postal Service requirements for mail ballots, leaving the rules blocked as the Supreme Court considers whether they can take effect before the November midterm elections. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a …

The Trump administration has again asked the Supreme Court to temporarily allow the U.S. Postal Service to enforce new requirements for mail-in ballots, escalating a legal fight over federal authority over election mail less than two months before the November midterm elections. The administration filed its latest emergency application Sunday, …

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to give the U.S. Postal Service broad power to withhold mail ballots from voters whose information does not meet new federal requirements, escalating a major election fight less than two months before the midterms. The emergency appeal seeks immediate permission to enforce …

An anonymous federal official has warned Congress that a rushed and insufficiently tested U.S. Postal Service system could prevent large numbers of Americans from receiving mail ballots this fall if courts allow President Donald Trump’s plans for the midterm elections to take effect. The whistleblower disclosure, made public Tuesday by …

The U.S. Postal Service has adopted a new rule that could create doubt about whether some ballots mailed by voters by Election Day will receive postmarks in time to be counted. A USPS rule that took effect on Dec. 24 says mail might not receive a postmark on the same …

Louis DeJoy, the controversial head of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), resigned Monday after nearly five years in the role, leaving as President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) explore the possibility of privatizing the nation’s mail service. DeJoy, who had announced plans to step down …

Jennifer Shutt, Indiana Capital Chronicle United States Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testified before Congress on Thursday that voters can “absolutely” trust their mail-in ballots will be secure and prioritized, though he emphasized they must be mailed at least a week ahead of the various state deadlines to be …

Climate campaigners welcomed the U.S. Postal Service’s announcement Tuesday that it plans to buy at least 66,000 electric vehicles in the coming years to replace its aging, gas-guzzling fleet, a move that comes after months of pressure from environmental groups and the Biden White House. In a statement, the USPS—led …

Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is facing backlash over his newly announced plan to hike postcard and stamp prices as part of his proposed 10-year overhaul of mail operations, a strategy that critics warn will further damage the Postal Service. Late last week, the USPS notified the …

Postal union officials are sounding the alarm about the potentially damaging impacts of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s effort to consolidate post offices across the U.S. as part of his widely condemned 10-year plan to reshape the public mail agency. Government Executive reported Friday that “more than 200 post offices and …

The Senate on Tuesday, by a 79-19 vote, passed a sweeping reform of the United States Postal Service (USPS) to eliminate much of its debt and restructure some of its operations. The bill, which was ten years in the making, is the first major overhaul of the mailing agency in …

A long-awaited reform bill that would save the United States Postal Service about $50 billion over the next decade took a major step forward in Congress. The House on Tuesday, in a 342-92 vote, passed the Postal Service Reform Act. If approved by the Senate, the bill would be the …

The United States Postal Service (USPS) delivered 96.9% of shipments on-time between Dec. 12 and Dec. 21, compared to 93.6% in 2020, according to data by software company ShipMatrix, which analyzes shipping data. UPS also reported 97.1%, up from 95.8% in 2020, while FedEx fell from 95.2% in 2020 to …