What's changing for USPS in 2025?
United States Postal Service (USPS) will raise The price of first-class stamps will remain unchanged, but the shipping price will be lowered in early 2025. of proposed price increaseThe bill, which goes into effect on January 19, includes a 3.2% price increase for Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express services. USPS Ground Advantage rates will […]
Trump weighs privatizing USPS to stop billions in taxpayer-funded losses: Report
President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering privatizing the U.S. Postal Service in a bid to prevent taxpayers from covering billions of dollars in losses. Three people involved responded to the interview. washington post President Trump expressed interest in reforming the Postal Service during a meeting with Commerce Secretary candidate Howard Lutnick at Mar-a-Lago, the report […]
USPS worker shot dead at Missouri City facility, co-worker arrested
An employee was shot and killed at a USPS processing facility in Missouri City, Texas, on Monday night, and a co-worker was taken into custody. fox 26 houston This was reported by local police and USPS. The fatal incident occurred around 10 p.m., when police were called to the processing facility at 611 Highway 90 […]
Betty White memorialized forever with new USPS stamp honoring ‘Golden Girls’ star
Stamps honoring Betty White will soon arrive at your local post office. The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced Friday that it will memorialize the “Golden Girls” star on its 2025 Forever stamp. “An American television icon, Betty White (1922-2021) shared her wit and warmth with viewers for 70 years,” the USPS statement said. “A […]
USPS mail carrier, another Colorado resident accused of submitting stolen ballots, some of which counted
A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in Colorado and one of his acquaintances are accused of intercepting mail-in ballots and fraudulently voting them in the 2024 election. In late October, officials in western Colorado's Mesa County began receiving complaints from some Grand Valley residents who said they hadn't received their mail-in ballots, even though those […]
USPS chief gets bipartisan blast as he tells swing-state voters to mail in ballots early
LAS VEGAS — Voters in battleground states like Wisconsin and Georgia can trust their mail-in ballots will arrive at election offices on time, a top U.S. postal official insisted Thursday — but voters on both sides of the aisle Those who did not accept it accused him of declining services across the country. In testimony […]
Postmaster General Grilled By Reps Over Concerns About USPS Handling Mail-In Ballots
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was criticized by lawmakers Thursday while testifying at a Congressional hearing about the United States Postal Service's (USPS) preparations for the upcoming presidential election. During Mr. DeJoy's testimony before the House Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, several representatives questioned whether the USPS would be able to process […]
USPS wants to raise stamp prices 5 times over the next 3 years
(NEXSTAR) — A standard first-class stamp currently costs 73 cents, but that price could rise fivefold within the next three years. The United States Postal Service has proposed increasing the price of postage stamps. document It was submitted to the Postal Regulatory Commission on Monday. Price increases are scheduled to begin in July 2025, with […]
State officials worry about USPS handling of mail-in ballots
LAS VEGAS — When it comes to the 2024 White House election, the U.S. Postal Service may not be able to deliver, election officials have warned. According to 33 secretaries of state and state elections officials, the postal service faces “serious questions about the operations of its processing facilities, lost and delayed election mail, and […]
‘Pervasive’ issues with USPS mail delivery could disenfranchise voters, election officials warn: ‘Not one-off mistakes’
State and local election officials across the country are working together letter On Wednesday, U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said the federal postal service had failed to improve delivery problems before the November election. The letter, sent by the National Association of State Election Officials and the National Association of Secretaries of State, expressed concern […]