Health and Wellness : US Postal Service could shut down by June - Covid19

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Showdowns over the Postal Service loom as a union chief says Trump is ‘scapegoating’ members

Showdowns over the Postal Service loom as a union chief says Trump is ‘scapegoating’ members

Twin disputes embroiling the U.S. Post Office are set to come to a head in the coming weeks.

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Democratic leaders continue to push reluctant Republicans to include money for the Postal Service in the next stimulus deal as a means to shore up the service’s precarious financial situation. The Postal Service could end up getting $25 billion or $10 billion or nothing from any deal.

At the same time, the new Postmaster General is a GOP donor named Louis DeJoy, and one of his first acts in office was to announce operational changes that could lead to delays in mail delivery. The Committee on Oversight and Reform has since asked DeJoy to testify at a hearing in September to examine those changes.

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DC Producer
Yahoo Finance
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Critics of Trump White House decry latest ‘Friday night massacre’ as postmaster general sidelines two dozen USPS officials

Critics of Trump White House decry latest ‘Friday night massacre’ as postmaster general sidelines two dozen USPS officials

Former President Barack Obama has said Trump administration is ‘undermining the Postal Service in an election that’s going to be dependent on mail-in ballots.’

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Organizational changes at Postal Service come amid slowdown concerns



The leadership shake-up came two days after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer had a closed-door meeting with DeJoy that Schumer described as "heated."

Organizational changes at Postal Service come amid slowdown concerns

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy imposed a new organization structure just days after meeting with the top two Democrats in Congress.

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Trump says he is holding up coronavirus aid to block Postal Service funds for voting by mail

Trump says he is holding up coronavirus aid to block Postal Service funds for voting by mail

The president said on Thursday that he is willing to block a relief package because it contains money for the U.S. Postal Service that would shore up election infrastructure amid the pandemic.

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Senior Staff

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Postal service seen hauling mailboxes away in trucks as Trump's pick to lead USPS makes controversial changes before election

Postal service seen hauling mailboxes away in trucks as Trump's pick to lead USPS makes controversial changes before election

New reports of US Postal Service workers hauling away mailboxes in flatbed trucks and locking shut convenient drop slots have caused widespread concerns among Oregon residents about mail-in voting during the presidential election in November.Photos that spread across social media in recent weeks...

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The Independent

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U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters while hosting Slovak Republic Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini in the Oval Office at the White House May 03, 2019 in Washington, DC: Getty
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