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The bill would also require same-day processing of mail-in ballots and outlaw further service reductions.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Protesters gathered at the corner of G.E. Patterson and 2nd Street Thursday night to rally against recent cuts made to the United States Postal Service. The group voiced opposition to new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and cost-cutting measures he’s implemented in recent weeks. They include reducing overtime and removing a number of mail sorting […]

The House Committee on Oversight and Reform was recently tapped to investigate those reported conflicts of interest, and lawmakers are hoping to shed light on how his leadership could impact the mail-in voting process for the upcoming presidential election.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Many of you have told us about your mounting frustration with long delays and lost mail through the United States Postal Service. With many voting by mail in the Nov. 3 election, WREG investigator Jessica Gertler put the postal service to the test. Corey Mesler, the owner of Burke’s Book Store in […]

WASHINGTON D.C. (WCMH) — New changes at the post office could mean slower service for both getting and sending mail. And with some states beginning their mail-in voting as soon as next month, some members of Congress fear President Trump is trying to politicize the post office. “I don’t think the post office is prepared […]

The adorable penmanship, hand-drawn images and many of the sometimes-optimistic gift lists are the same, but this year’s letters to Santa also showed evidence of the COVID-19 pandemic’s toll on children in 2020.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump frankly acknowledged Thursday that he’s starving the U.S. Postal Service of money in order to make it harder to process an expected surge of mail-in ballots, which he worries could cost him the election. In an interview on Fox Business Network, Trump explicitly noted two funding provisions that Democrats […]

President Donald Trump declared Thursday that he opposes additional funding for the U.S. Postal Service, acknowledging that his position would starve the agency of money Democrats say it needs to process an anticipated surge in mail-in ballots during the coronavirus pandemic.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service says it lost $2.2 billion in the three months that ended in June as the beleaguered agency — hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic — piles up financial losses that officials warn could top $20 billion over two years. “Our financial position is dire, stemming from substantial declines in mail […]

DeJoy’s directives led to delivery delays for 350 pieces of mail over the five weeks they were in place, totaling about 7 percent of all first-class deliveries, according to reporting from the Washington Post.

President Donald Trump’s embattled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy issued a statement on Friday that says he will “suspend” changes to the United States Postal Service that have prompted concern about mail delays until after the election.