Fri, Aug 14 2020

The United States Postal Service is removing mail sorting machines from facilities around the country without any official explanation or reason given, Motherboard has learned through interviews with postal workers and union officials. In many…

The Washington Post – Jacob Bogage – Aug 12, 2:36 PM

Congressional Democrats intensified calls for more oversight of the U.S. Postal Service and new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Wednesday, after the agency warned states that long-established classification practices for ballots and other…

For the second time as a Palm Beach County voter, President Donald Trump has requested a vote-by-mail ballot ahead of Florida's primary election on Tuesday. And the president who has just spent the past few weeks excoriating mail-in voting has less…

The Washington Post – Felicia Sonmez, Jacob Bogage – Aug 13, 7:44 AM

President Trump said Thursday that he does not want to fund the U.S. Postal Service because Democrats are seeking to expand mail-in voting during the coronavirus pandemic, making explicit the reason he has declined to approve $25 billion in…

While President Trump has long railed against mail-in voting, falsely claiming it leads to rampant fraud, he appeared to confirm Tuesday morning that he opposes Democrats' proposed boost in funding to the U.S. Postal Service for the express purpose…