Donald Trump

Aug 13th

‘Just Comes Right Out and Says It’: Trump Declares Postal Service Can’t Handle Mail-In Voting Because He’s Blocking Funding

This is crazy by any standard. The president of the United States is actively trying to sabotage the election.” President Donald Trump proclaimed Wednesday that the U.S. Postal Service doesn’t have the capacity to handle an unprecedented increase in mail-in ballots because it lacks funds that his administration is blocking, remarks that were immediately viewed as an open […]

Aug 4th

Despite past skepticism of mail-in voting, Trump endorses practice in Florida

In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has claimed the increased mail-in voting could endanger the integrity of the 2020 election, despite ample evidence to the contrary. He’s even threatened to delay the election over the issue — something he does not have the power to do under the Constitution. However, in a Tuesday afternoon tweet, […]

Jul 27th

USPS urges local jurisdictions to advise voters to send mail-in ballots at least 15 days before election

LOS ANGELES – The United States Postal Service is advising local jurisdictions that their voters should send in mail-in ballots no later than 15 days before Election Day. “We recommend that jurisdictions immediately communicate and advise voters to request ballots at the earliest point allowable but no later than 15 days prior to election date,” […]

May 28th

Coronavirus postcard that featured Trump’s name cost struggling USPS $28 million

WASHINGTON – A postcard mailed to every American household that included coronavirus social distancing guidelines and also prominently featured President Donald Trump’s name cost the U.S. Postal Service $28 million, USA TODAY has learned. The coronavirus card, which began appearing in U.S. mailboxes in March, drew fire from good-government groups that said it applied a political veneer […]

May 28th

Fact-checking Trump’s recent claims that mail-in voting is rife with fraud

Washington (CNN)As the coronavirus pandemic has brought much of normal life to a halt, more and more states are considering mail-in ballots. Though a majority of Americans support them as a socially distanced solution for elections this fall, President Donald Trump has instead doubled down on his penchant for making false claims about voter fraud […]

May 20th

Former PRC Chairman, Ruth Y Goldway: Misguided Attacks on the U.S. Postal Service

A former official of the Postal Regulatory Commission criticizes the Trump administration’s demand that the U.S.P.S. raise its rates. Ruth Y. Goldway was a member of the Postal Regulatory Commission, and served as its chairman from 2009-2014. She was first appointed by President Bill Clinton in April 1998, and reappointed in 2002 and 2008 by […]

May 13th

Vote-by-Mail Under ‘Existential Threat’ as Deputy Postmaster General Reportedly Forced Out

“Trump is intent on installing his partisan lackeys in control of the Postal Service while congressional Republicans try to force it into insolvency so they can privatize it.” Deputy Postmaster General Ronald Stroman has reportedly been forced out of his position, throwing the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service into further chaos as the agency faces […]

May 7th

Mail Handlers Union: New Postmaster General has donated over $400,000 to Trump

Late last night, the USPS Board of Governors announced that it has selected Louis DeJoy of Greensboro, NC to serve as the next Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Postal Service. Dejoy will replace Megan Brennan, who retires after more than three decades of dedicated USPS employment, including more than five years […]

Mar 28th

Congressman says Trump directly involved in removing stimulus funds for Postal Service

WASHINGTON — Mail volume has dropped dramatically since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA). Letter carriers are still going door to door and delivering mail across America, but when volume drops, revenue drops as well. Rep. Connolly is sharing his concerns with WUSA9 about the 650,000 U.S. Postal Service […]