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US lawmakers' concerns about mail ballots are fueled by other issues with mail service

Sep. 26, 2024 15:30 PM EDT

Lawmakers said during a contentious congressional hearing Thursday they are uneasy about the U.S. Postal Service’s readiness for a crush of mail ballots for the November election because some of them feel burned by other Postal Service actions. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy sought...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Sep. 26, 2024 12:37 PM EDT

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Sept. 20 The Washington Post on what to expect on election night and advises patience In 2020, the United States did not have election night so much as election week....

Postal Service chief frustrated at criticism, but promises 'heroic' effort to deliver mail ballots

Sep. 19, 2024 19:59 PM EDT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The head of the U.S. Postal Service expressed frustration Thursday with ongoing criticism by election officials of how it handles mail ballots while also seeking to reassure voters that it's ready to handle an expected crush of those ballots this fall. U.S....

Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff seeks more control over postmaster general after mail meltdown

Sep. 19, 2024 17:09 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia said Wednesday he wants Congress to have more control over selecting the U.S. postmaster general after a mail-service breakdown in his state. Ossoff's proposed Postmaster General Reform Act would require the U.S. Senate to...

Postal Service insists it's ready for a flood of mail-in ballots

Sep. 16, 2024 14:08 PM EDT

U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy assured state election officials in a letter released Monday that he'll work with them to handle their warnings of problems with election mail delivery during the primary season, while insisting that the Postal Service will be ready for the flood of mail-in...

USPS' long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut to rave reviews from carriers

Sep. 12, 2024 11:20 AM EDT

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The Postal Service’s new delivery vehicles aren’t going to win a beauty contest. They're tall and ungainly. The windshields are vast. Their hoods resemble a duck bill. Their bumpers are enormous. “You can tell that (the designers) didn’t have appearance...

Election officials warn that widespread problems with the US mail system could disrupt voting

Sep. 11, 2024 18:48 PM EDT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — State and local election officials from across the country on Wednesday warned that problems with the nation's mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters in the upcoming presidential election, telling the head of the U.S. Postal Service that it hasn't fixed...

US Postal Service squeeze on shipping consolidators could raise consumer costs

Sep. 11, 2024 12:01 PM EDT

The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday that it is ending discounts that shipping consolidators such as UPS and DHL use to get packages to the nation's doorsteps, in a move meant to help the Postal Service slow losses but that could see the higher costs passed on to consumers. ...

Postmaster general is confident about ability to process mail-in ballots

Aug. 29, 2024 17:35 PM EDT

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has a message for America: The U.S. Postal Service is ready for a flood of election mail and is better positioned to do so than it was four years ago. The Postal Service has been undergoing rapid changes, including the opening of large hubs, but some of...

USPS proposes changes to save $3 billion per year, starting in 2025

Aug. 22, 2024 19:52 PM EDT

The U.S. Postal Service wants to save $3 billion annually on changes that reflect its greater reliance on streamlined regional networks — while retaining local mail delivery times of one to three days and allowing customers to track some delivery schedules with greater precision. ...