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USPS Loses $2.2 Billion in 3 Months as Virus Woes Persist

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.
August 7, 2020USPS Election Role Becomes Flashpoint in Stimulus Talks

House Democrats want to throw a financial lifeline to the struggling U.S. Postal Service amid concerns that mail delays could lead to hundreds of thousands of legitimate votes being thrown out, potentially skewing the election. Senate Republicans say the money isn’t needed.
August 6, 2020USPS Grapples With Financial Crisis as Mail Delays Continue

Earlier this month, local letter carriers were told to delay delivering mail in order to save money for the United States Postal Service, a direction that apparently came from top federal officials to mail carriers throughout the country.
July 29, 2020Former XPO Executive to Become Next Postmaster General

A Republican fundraiser and political donor from North Carolina who also worked as an executive at XPO Logistics will be the next postmaster general.
May 7, 2020Trump Criticizes Postal Service, Says It Should Boost Rates for Amazon
President Donald Trump said the U.S. Postal Service is “a joke” and should quadruple the rate it charges major companies to ship a package, but is too frightened of Amazon .com Inc. to do so.
April 24, 2020USPS Under Scrutiny on Wisconsin Ballot Delays

The United States Postal Service says that domestic deliveries of mail usually arrive in 1-3 business days. That’s not always the case, as is becoming clear to many of Wisconsin’s registered voters who requested absentee ballots that never arrived.
April 10, 2020About 2,000 USPS Workers Are Quarantined Over Coronavirus Concerns

Around 2,000 U.S. Postal Service employees nationwide are in quarantine over concerns that they may have been exposed to coronavirus, and more than 60 have tested positive for the virus, according to the National Association of Letter Carriers and the Postal Service.
March 30, 2020Holiday Returns Drive Demand for Reverse Logistics
Reverse logistics is part of retailers’ year-round operations, but returns ramp up during the holidays.
January 3, 2020Postal Service Losses Up Even As Package Revenue Jumps 6.1%

The U.S. Postal Service saw revenue jump for the 2019 fiscal year ended Sept. 30, thanks largely to an increase in package volume.
November 19, 2019Universal Postal Union Rejects Trump’s Favored Reform Plan

In a showdown Sept. 24 at a Universal Postal Union meeting, countries rejected the Trump administration’s favored approach to an international mail problem that is making the U.S. consider leaving the 145-year-old body.
September 24, 2019