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U.S .Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testified on oversight of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) before a House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee. He responded to various concerns raised by…

First lady Jill Biden participated in the unveiling of former first lady Nancy Reagan’s postage stamp at the White House. She spoke about the late Mrs. Reagan’s grace and dedication to the role…

U.S. Postal Service (USPS) officials testified on holiday preparations before the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations. The witnesses also responded to a…

President Joe Biden signed legislation overhauling the finances of the U.S. Postal Service. The Postal Service Reform Act removes $57 billion in past-due liabilities and $50 billion in…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and congressional Democrats held an enrollment ceremony for the recently-passed Postal Service Reform Act.

Prior to a final passage vote, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chair Gary Peters (D-MI) and Ranking Member Rob Portman (R-OH) spoke in favor of passing a U.S. Postal…

Several senators spoke on the chamber floor about the House-passed U.S. Postal Service legislation. Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rick Scott (R-FL) outlined their amendments to the bill, but…

A bipartisan group of senators led by Majority Leader Schumer (D-NY) held a news conference on Senate approval of a $107 billion House-passed bill to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service.

The Senate passed legislation to overhaul U.S. Postal Service delivery operations and finances including the retiree health benefits for all current and retired employees. Members also voted to…

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke about Republicans blocking the Postal Service reform bill the previous evening. Senator Schumer said they will get bipartisan Postal Service reform…

This 1922 Ford Motor Company educational film shows how mail is processed and delivered. According to the National Archives, the original Ford catalog description opens with this sentence: “Uncle Sam’s…

Historian and author Cameron Blevins explained how a national network of some 100,000 post offices transformed the American West in the mid to late 19th century. Southern Methodist…

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki held a briefing on the Biden administration’s legislative agenda. She answered several questions on President Biden’s speech from earlier in the day marking the…

Amy Sohn looked at the life of 19th century U.S. Postal Inspector Anthony Comstock, who used his position to promote morality laws that included the 1873 Comstock laws that prohibited the shipment of…

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for President Biden’s nominees for deputy administrator of the Federal Emergency Management…

Tammy Whitcomb, inspector general of the U.S. Postal Service, testified on her office’s fiscal year 2022 budget request before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services…

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for Kiran Ahuja as director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and for Anton Hajjar,…

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) held a news conference with Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), and Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) on the postal banking pilot…

Kevin Kosar talked about Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s ten-year strategic and business plans for the U.S. Postal Service.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testified at a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on oversight of the Postal Service. Mr. DeJoy told committee members he would give himself an “A” for his performance,…