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    May 28, 2020, 13:43 PM

    Two USPS problems confront new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy

    The financial health of the Postal Service and reduced postal rates extended to Amazon and other online retailers will require DeJoy’s focused attention.

  • May 26, 2020, 13:00 PM

    Collect a postmark for this fabled American ballpark

    A pictorial postmark is available for Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, N.Y. in honor of its 100th anniversary.

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    May 22, 2020, 13:40 PM

    Trump criticizes two states for advancing vote-by-mail options

    The president’s ire over mail balloting was on public display May 20 when he threatened to hold up federal funding to Michigan and Nevada if they continued with plans to boost mail voting to ease public angst over the coronavirus pandemic.

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    May 18, 2020, 16:10 PM

    HEROES Act includes help for U.S. Postal Service

    The $25 billion the bill offered was far less than the Postal Service’s board of governors had requested.

  • frederick-massa-mural-ticonderoga-new-york-pictorial-postmark
    May 17, 2020, 08:00 AM

    Former New Deal logo shown on Ticonderoga, N.Y., cancel

    The cancel includes a hybrid image of an eagle and a paint palette.

  • usps-deputy-postmaster-general-ronald-stroman
    May 13, 2020, 15:40 PM

    Deputy Postmaster General Ronald Stroman to leave USPS June 1

    Stroman has 42 years of public service, beginning with service as a lawyer in the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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    May 12, 2020, 14:36 PM

    USPS governors get troubling financial news, praise new PMG; California all-mail election angers Trump

    Thanks to massive mailings for the federal census, revenues for first-class mail actually increased by $89 million in the second quarter ended March 31.

  • louis-dejoy-next-usps-postmaster-general
    May 7, 2020, 09:26 AM

    Louis DeJoy to become next USPS postmaster general

    With DeJoy’s selection, the Trump administration may have placed the U.S. Postal Service on the defensive.

  • united-states-navy-port-of-djibouti-mail-cargo
    May 6, 2020, 15:53 PM

    Navy cargo planes move mail in response to COVID-19

    A Navy team cleared almost 200 mail pallets through Djibouti customs and on to C-40 cargo planes for delivery.

  • david-williams-usps-board-governors-resignation
    May 6, 2020, 08:43 AM

    David Williams resigns from USPS board of governors

    One of the first board appointees of President Donald Trump, Williams had been on the board since August 2018.

  • usps-face-mask-social-distancing-guidelines
    May 4, 2020, 16:29 PM

    Wearing of masks requested at some U.S. post offices

    In other news, President Trump lauds a letter carrier, and two recent polls favor financial support for the USPS.

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    Apr 28, 2020, 16:33 PM

    Trump threatens loan veto unless USPS raises package mailing rates

    Trump made clear he will not allow Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to approve the loan if prices aren’t raised.

  • boyce-virginia-morse-code-day-pictorial-cancel
    Apr 26, 2020, 13:30 PM

    Telegraph, railway depot on Morse Code Day cancel

    American inventor Samuel F.B. Morse developed an electric telegraph.

  • united-states-container-ship-stamp-2011
    Apr 24, 2020, 12:22 PM

    U.S. Postal Service sending mail to Europe on ships

    The coronavirus crisis has caused a severe drop in the number of trans-Atlantic flights, creating a problem for the Postal Service.

  • united-states-postal-service-logo
    Apr 22, 2020, 15:02 PM

    USPS reports pandemic halts mail service to many countries

    The USPS listed 26 suspensions due to foreign postal service operator actions and 45 suspensions due to transportation problems.

  • election-mail-usps
    Apr 16, 2020, 08:55 AM

    Unsent absentee mail ballots discovered in Milwaukee

    The discovery has angered both Democrats and Republicans in Wisconsin and fueled Republican anger in Washington, D.C., over voting by mail.

  • united-states-postal-service-logo
    Apr 14, 2020, 10:44 AM

    PMG Brennan: USPS could run out of cash in 2020

    The USPS anticipates a $13 billion revenue loss directly as a result of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.

  • eagleswood-elementary-school-earth-day-postmark
    Apr 9, 2020, 15:30 PM

    Second-grader’s design featured on Earth Day cancel

    Shaped like a postage stamp, the artwork features hearts surrounding the Earth, which has a little girl perched on top.

  • amazon-parcels-doorstep
    Apr 8, 2020, 11:01 AM

    Trump blames shipping deals for Postal Service struggles

    President Trump repeated his claim that the USPS loses money on every package it delivers for internet companies.

  • united-states-postal-service-logo
    Apr 2, 2020, 16:15 PM

    Mail groups call for 5¢ postal rate reduction

    The reduction would apply across the board to any market dominant rate set by the Postal Regulatory Commission.

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