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California rejected nearly 150,000 mail-in ballots during primaries

The data did not include a breakdown of these uncounted ballots by party registration

The Independent UK

Appeals Court Rules USPS Will Suffer 'Irreparable Harm' if Prevented From Blocking Ballots

A federal appeals court has allowed the USPS to move forward with a new mail‑in ballot delivery rule ahead of the US midterms, warning the agency would suffer 'irreparable harm' if blocked.

International Business Times UK

USPS Forever Stamp Price Increase: USPS Uses 'Regulatory Pricing Authority' to Raise Mailing Rates

The USPS is raising the price of Forever stamps to 82 cents, alongside new hazmat fees, as part of efforts to address financial challenges without taxpayer funding.

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USPS stamp price increase set to take effect in days with 4.8% hike

The U.S. Postal Service is set to roll out a price hike next week, including a 4-cent increase for a First-Class Mail Forever stamp , raising its price from 78 cents to 82 cents. The proposed adjustments, which are still under review, would result in an approximate 4.8 percent increase…

The Independent UK

Postmaster General David Steiner Warns USPS Will Refuse to Deliver Mail Ballots Unless States Hand Over Voter Rolls

USPS Postmaster General David Steiner defends a controversial regulation requiring states to submit absentee voter lists, sparking legal challenges and political debate over election integrity.

International Business Times UK

Trump wants a list of every citizen. Election officials will get it first before Americans can check if it’s accurate

Critics fear the administration could disenfranchise millions of voters with the president’s unprecedented elections takeover

The Independent UK

Trump Mail-Ballot Win: Federal Judge Deals Heavy Blow to Democratic Lawsuit

A federal judge in Washington has declined to block Donald Trump's executive order reshaping mail ballot delivery, ruling Democrats' challenge is premature while agencies have yet to enforce it.

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Judge declines to block parts of Trump mail voting order, for now

A federal judge on Thursday denied an effort to pause President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to restrict mail voting in federal elections, finding that it was too early to say whether anyone has been harmed by the effort. The opinion and order, from Judge Carl Nichols for the U.S.…

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USPS announces another cut and stamp price increase amid funding crisis

Officials have warned the USPS is on course to run out of cash by around February 2027

The Independent UK

USPS handed financial lifeline after reaching new deal with Amazon to deliver 1 billion packages

The deal comes amid a shifting landscape where Amazon increasingly competes with traditional carriers like FedEx and UPS, both of whom have grown wary of over-reliance on a major industry rival

The Independent UK

Courts likely to block Trump’s effort to curtail mail-in voting

President Donald Trump’s effort to curtail mail voting through executive order will likely be ruled illegal in at least one of several lawsuits filed this week, experts said, the latest in the president’s long-running effort to assert federal control of elections. Democratic party groups and civil rights organizations have already…

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USPS seeks a temporary 8% charge on Priority Mail and other products to offset transportation costs

The U.S. Postal Service is seeking a temporary 8% extra charge on some of its most used shipping products to cover rising transportation costs

The Independent UK

US Postal Service to introduce 8% fuel surcharge on packages

Surcharge, spurred by oil price spikes due to the Iran war, is set to take effect on 26 April and run until January 2027

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Post office set to add 8% surcharge on packages in first-ever fuel fee

While new for USPS, fuel surcharges are common in shipping, with FedEx and UPS recently raising fees as Middle East tensions drive up oil prices

The Independent UK

US Postal Service expects to run out of cash in a year without help from Congress, postmaster says

The U.S. Postal Service is on track to run out of cash within a year unless Congress lets it borrow more

Reason

The Postal Service's Recent Supreme Court Win Is Bad News for Government Accountability

Federal officials enjoy too much immunity from being sued over their misconduct.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court rules the Postal Service can't be sued, even when mail is intentionally not delivered

A divided Supreme Court has ruled that Americans can’t sue the U.S. Postal Service, even when employees deliberately refuse to deliver mail

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The Postal Service's 'Next Generation' Electric Delivery Vehicles Cost $22,000 More Than Other Electric Vans

With commercial off-the-shelf vehicles readily available, cheaper, and already used in its fleet, why did the USPS decide to commission its new trucks from Oshkosh Defense?

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Florida postal worker goes full vigilante on suspected porch pirate, discovers an innocent 10yo boy instead

Turns out, it was his mistake!

Benzinga

Amazon's USPS Partnership At Risk — As Trump's Old 'Delivery Boy' Jab Resurfaces

A partnership between the U.S. Postal Service and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) that generates an estimated $6 billion in annual revenue for the federal agency could be at risk.

The Independent UK

Amazon could ditch USPS and create its own shipping network in massive industry shakeup: report

The retail giant is one of the postal service’s most lucrative shipping contracts and reportedly provided it with $6 billion in 2025

The Independent UK

The USPS is already tracking how many holiday packages are being shipped and 2 billion have gone out in the first week

The Postal Service has opened hundreds of facilities and plans to hire thousands of seasonal workers to manage the influx of packages

The Independent UK

USPS customer’s lawsuit could pave the way for ‘a ton of suits about mail’

Major concern has been expressed about opening the doors to frivolous litigation

The Independent UK

Holiday shipping is going to cost more this year as Post Office rolls out new ‘temporary’ costs

The price hikes took effect earlier this month and will remain until January 18

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