August 26, 2026
- USPS finalizes mail-in voter ballot rule that would give law enforcement voter-linked data
- Tennessee Man Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Assaulting Two U.S. Postal Employees – PEN
- Fly flags at half-staff to honor Dolly Parton
- USPS Woes Continue: Health Plans, Be Prepared
- Audit Calls on USPS to Strengthen Oversight of Contract Delivery Companies, Personnel
- Hatch Act Charges Filed against USPS, VA Employees
- OIG: $4.5M Treasury Check Theft Scheme Nearly Flew Under the Radar at JFK
August 25, 2026
- Former Georgia Mail Carrier Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing More than $1 Million of Checks from Mail – PEN
- USPS announces temporary price change for 2026 holiday shipping season – PEN
- Houston-area postal workers accused of stealing nearly $24 million in checks
- Audit Calls on USPS to Strengthen Oversight of Contract Delivery Companies, Personnel
- Supreme Court clears the way for Trump mail voting order in advance of midterms – PEN
- USPS carriers stole nearly $24M in checks, shipped them through FedEx
- Postal Service blames ‘human error’ for missing Nevada mail ballots
- USPS to close for Labor Day on Sept. 7
- USPS union leaders claim post office delays mail instead of paying OT
- Pasadena Peacock Doing Well After Alleged Attack by Postal Worker
- Bryan, TX postal carrier honored for going above and beyond for families along her route
- PRC Denies USPS Motion to Allow January Density Rate Increase
- Houston mail carrier among 5 charged in federal theft case pleads not guilty
- Supreme Court Hands Trump Sensational Victory Over Postal Voting Restrictions in High-Stakes Midterm Drama
- Trump triumphs at SCOTUS – Dems counting on mail-in voting should prepare to panic
August 24, 2026
- COVID payments scam led four former USPS employees to prison – PEN
- U.S. senator from South Dakota subjects Postal Service to multiple pressure points
- Houston postal carriers charged in alleged $23 million check-theft scheme
- Trump-aligned mail ballot rules readied for high court decision
- USPS unveils Christmas Cookie Forever stamps
August 23, 2026
- ‘Lack of Monitoring’ Led to $29 Million in Missed Postage, IG Says
- NYT: Officials Investigating Mail Carrier in Peacock Assault
- USPS moves ahead with mail-in ballot rule despite block from Obama-appointed judge
- Trump-aligned mail ballot rules readied for high court decision
- Update on OPM’s Retirement Processing Backlog
August 22, 2026
- Federal JUDGE Issues $8.6 Million Verdict Against USPS for Distracted Driving
- Postal Service Honors Sarah Orne Jewett – PEN
- NYT: Postal Service Publishes Finalized Plan to Restrict Mail Ballots
- US Postal Service rule tightens mail-in voting despite court orders blocking changes
- US senator from South Dakota subjects Postal Service to multiple pressure points
- U.S. Postal Service Continues Its Tradition of Celebrating Kwanzaa
- OIG: We Looked at the Postal Inspection Service’s Participation in Immigration Operations
- ‘Rural discrimination’: How USPS shipping cost increase for rural ZIP codes impacts some small businesses
- USPS launches new service designed for online marketplace buyers and sellers
August 21, 2026
- Postal Service Says ‘There is no place for nepotism at USPS’ – PEN
- Tallahassee Man Indicted for Possession of a Machine Gun & Postal Crimes – PEN
- Postal Service contract drivers faulted for English-language violations
- Dekalb County, AL contractor accused in multi-million-dollar postal fraud scheme
- Bacliff postal employee charged with mail theft in League City
- Pasadena peacock beaten by postal worker, video shows; neighbors outraged
- Illinois Leaders Visit the Postal Service to Discuss Ongoing Issues
- Postal carrier stops $36,000 crypto scam targeting elderly woman
- OIG: USPS Contracts Some Mail Delivery and Collection — We Found Ways to Improve It
- Warren mailman murder trial set to start today
August 20, 2026
- The Gates Mills postmaster embezzled money in 2015. Her successor now faces similar charges – PEN
- Springfield Man Sentenced to 84 Months for Assaulting Postal Worker – PEN
- 14 Postal Employees Were Shot and Killed Today In 1986 – PEN
- Home Depot offers nationwide express delivery from local stores
- Postal carrier accused of injuring Pasadena peacock
- The Postal Service has long delivered ballots. Increasingly, policymakers want more say in the process
- LETTER CARRIERS AS CENSUS WORKERS?
- Mail carrier tussles with cops, is Tased
- USPS is woven into America’s fabric
- Medical emergency kills driver of box truck hauling for Postal Service
- OIG: How Are USPS Delivery Operations Doing in the Eugene, OR, Area?
August 19, 2026
- Job Candidate Vetting Process at USPS Improved but Still Has Gaps, Says IG
- Savannah man sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison – PEN
- Report Questions OPM’s Authority to Access FEHB/PSHB Enrollee Medical Records
- Iowa Letter Carrier Arrested for Theft – PEN
- Agencies Must Verify All Family Members Added to Health Plans in Upcoming Open Season
- More than 1700 Yakima County ballots didn’t meet postal deadline; primary election certified
- USPS: Do you know what to do if there’s a flood?
- Postal service ups reward to $250K for information into disappearance of Kierra Coles
- Charlotte Titanic Exhibit Honors Postal Clerk’s Sacrifice With Discounts for USPS Workers
- U.S. Rep. Randy Fine caught snooping inside home’s mailbox
- OIG: The Tough Options Facing the Postal Service
August 18, 2026
- The Phoenix neighborhood that the post office forgot
- Think Twice Before Ignoring Mail That’s Misdelivered
- Use Postal Service time and property wisely
- Postal Center International closing Weston facility, laying off hundreds in Florida, Massachusetts
- Two people injured in accident involving mail carrier
- Mobile police say mail stolen from 30+ residents found
August 17, 2026
- Gainesville Man Sentenced to 144 Months in Federal Prison for Spree of Robberies – PEN
- Readington Township Man Arrested After Receiving Drugs in the Mail – PEN
- Amazon deploys drones outside U.S. for 1st time
- USPS Ethics Awareness Week begins
- Local couple admits to using mail system to traffic drugs
- Lawyers seek trial delay in Warren mailman murder case
- Marijuana by mail: Georgia cannabis regulators planning to approve delivery
August 16, 2026
- Georgia Man Admits to Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl and to Bank Fraud Crimes – PEN
- Texas family says mail dispute with carrier has led to months of missing mail
- 2 people arrested in connection to major mail theft bust spanning 6 Bay Area cities
- Wilmer man found guilty in death of popular runner and postal worker
August 15, 2026
- Video: A Message from Your Friendly Local Mail Carrier – PEN
- Pennsylvania Postal Employees Assisted in Stealing and Selling U.S. Treasury Checks Worth Millions – PEN
- N.C. postal worker killed on Titanic honored at exhibit – Five American and British mail clerks (including Oscar Woody) frantically tried to haul heavy mail bags out of the rushing water in the lower-deck sorting room, becoming trapped as the sea engulfed the forward section.
- Dooly County postal worker fined over $15,000 for stealing 55 money orders, sentenced to probation, records show
- Police Say They Rigged Apartment Mailboxes With ‘Dummy’ Locks, Then Used Stolen Identities to Get Credit Cards
- Video: Ohio Mailman Gets Arrested after Stealing $2M in Checks – PEN
- After house fire killed two of her dogs, friend sets up GoFundMe for USPS worker’s vet bills
- NALC: Election committee sets time for lottery selection
- USPS: This heat is no joke – What do you know about staying safe when working in extreme temperatures?
August 14, 2026
- Washington, DC Man Sentenced for String of Armed Postal-Carrier Robberies in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC – PEN
- Why are many rural Oregon and Washington residents paying for PO Boxes that are supposed to be free?
- Justice Department Says You Can Carry for Self-Defense in a Post Office, and the Postal Service Ban Cannot Be Enforced
- Buffalo Township police honor postal clerk for preventing three scams
- 30 years after death of Vancouver postal worker, Mexican citizen charged with murder
- $50K Lotto Win Claimed By Aberdeen Postal Employee
- Use eDispose to acquire, redistribute or dispose of USPS items
- Willem Dafoe Shines as a Postal Worker and Poet in the Luminous Late Fame
- USPS warning: Thousands of post offices could close, officials say
August 13, 2026
- New Orleans Mail Handler Guilty of Mail Theft – PEN
- New York Resident Admits to Racketeering – including attempted murder, kidnapping, robbery of USPS mail carriers, and wire fraud in furtherance of a scheme to steal mail – PEN
- Left Wing Congressman Urges USPS Board to Remove Postmaster General Steiner – PEN
- NPMHU: 2025 Contract Update #16
- Man charged with stealing postal key at gunpoint
- OIG: Missed Our USPS Financial Gap White Paper? Catch the Digital Story
- Postal Service to issue commemorative stamp for U.S. Coast Guard Academy milestone
- New video spotlights Postal Pulse results
- Where USPS could benefit the most from AI
- Postal store manager says she’s intercepted large shipments of cash as Buffalo Township police warn of scams
August 12, 2026
- Charlotte Man Sentenced to Prison for Using U.S. Postal Service Arrow Keys to Steal $963,000 – PEN
- Heat Kills Hundreds of Workers Each Year. A Postal Carrier Was One
- Federal judge, Judge Indira Talwani, rules postal service will not decide ballots
- Trump administration again urges US Supreme Court intervention on mail ballots
- When Pandemic Aid Turned into Postal Crime
- Postal Worker Spots Fake Stamps on Hundreds of Envelopes in New Jersey
- Rounds says South Dakota postal employees were asked to hide mail ahead of federal inspection
- Congressional inaction led to Postal Service problems
- The Hill says – Postmaster General Steiner must resign – and who are they?
- The 888-EMERGNC national hotline provides up-to-date information
- NALC: Election committee appointed
August 11, 2026
- Sen. Rounds accuses USPS executives of hiding issues, giving themselves bonuses
- Strong on Senate Introduction of PERFORM ACT: ‘Alabama Stands United; Time for USPS to Deliver’ – PEN
- Congress Faces Mail Ballot Authority Showdown
- Michigan man accused of threatening, directing racial slurs at mail carrier pleads guilty
- Lawmakers want Postal Service bonuses tied to delivery performance – Hawley leads Senate campaign, Alabama delegation introduces accountability measure in House
- They looked like stamps, but something was off
- Postal Service Bill: Late & Misguided
- Fergus Falls, MN Man Arrested for Threatening to Shoot Mail Carriers That Walked on His Lawn
August 10, 2026
- US Postal Service driver arrested for killing Manhattan pedestrian in hit-run
- Authorities, Bystander Rescue Postal Worker from Mail Truck Engulfed in Flames – PEN
- Senate Zip code changes would cause “irreparable harm,” postal chief says
- Supreme Court faces plea to block Trump mail-in ballot rules
- Investigation underway into suspicious USPS truck trespassing in rural Blaine County
- A 23-year-old mail carrier knocked on the wrong door… then a 17-year-old pulled a .22 and murdered her for no reason
- USPS reports third-quarter financial results | See full report at PEN
- USPS Prioritizes Revenue over Volume
- USPS reports $2.5B loss in third quarter as financial woes persist
- USPS to seek money from Congress to boost strained finances
- Southwest Las Vegas residents say stolen USPS master key led to 10 days of missing mail
- Pedestrian fatally struck by USPS truck in Manhattan, police sources say
- USPS truck fatally strikes man and flees scene as NYC sees 2 deadly hit-and-runs overnight
- US Postal Service mail carrier suspected of mail, identity theft is arrested in Riverside County
- USPS Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Results – PEN
- Postmaster General David Steiner’s Aug. 7 USPS Board of Governors meeting remarks – PEN
- Senators Introduce Legislation to Combat Affordable Housing Crisis, Strengthen USPS – PEN
- Police search for USPS driver after man killed in Hell’s Kitchen hit-and-run
- Bay Area postal workers attacked days apart as feds offer $150K rewards
- Police Arrest USPS Mail Carrier for Alleged Mail, Identity Theft
- New parcel surcharge helps Postal Service reach $20B in revenue
- North Carolina ranked in bottom 10 in country in postal service on-time performance
- San Leandro postal worker punched by stranger in unprovoked attack
August 07, 2026
- MAIL-IN DISPUTE: Indiana backs Trump in expanding USPS election role; other states decry federal overreach
- Hawley bill to ban US Postal Service leader bonuses advances in Senate
- Six arrested in Texas mail theft and fraud investigation
- Willem Dafoe Shines as a Postal Worker and Poet in the Luminous Late Fame
- Judge denies defense motions in postal worker killing
- OIG: Our Capping Report on Mail Delivery Operations for Miami and the Florida 3 District Is In
- Here Come Bold Stripes and Bright Stars
- West Coast Parcel, Bluegrass Bust – PEN
- Hawley Bill Banning Bonuses for Postmaster General Passes Committee – PEN
- Four Operational Paths for USPS and What That Could Mean for Postal Employees
- USPS Retirement Liabilities Surge as FERS Freeze and Health Fund Decline Raise Stakes
- USPS exploring AI in hiring, but reassures humans won’t soon be replaced
- Postal worker airlifted with serious injuries after multi-vehicle crash in Paris, TX
- Two arrested after 2 lbs of meth found being shipped through postal service in Visalia
- How Big Is the U.S. Postal Service? Size, Jobs, and Economic Impact
- State lawmakers, rural leaders urged senators to protect reliable rural postal service
- OPM Launches Online Service for Former Federal Employees to Access Personnel Records – PEN
- Mail Thief Targets Kinston Homeless Shelter, Police Hunt Suspect
- Is your area at risk for wildfires? – USPS urges employees to plan ahead for evacuations
- $300,000 in rewards offered after attacks on 2 Bay Area postal workers
August 05, 2026
- Postmaster General fights against bill that would restrict his bonus
- USPS worker attacked outside San Leandro post office
- Election Day ballots recovered from Scottsdale mail theft case
- Senate Committee to Vote on Postal, FEMA Oversight Measures
- Flatwoods West Virginia Woman Sentenced for Meth Trafficking Through U.S. Mail – PEN
- Baton Rouge Man Sentenced to 48 Months in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Theft of Mail – PEN
- Tallahassee Postal Employee Indicted for Theft of Mail – PEN
- Postal IG Flags Management Practices at Lower Performing Sites
- Florida Rural Mail Carrier Pleads Guilty to Delay or Destruction of Mail – PEN
- Three Arrested for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud – PEN
- USPS offers advice for employees to beat the heat – PEN
- NALC: 74th Biennial Convention Livestream and Convention Chronicle
- NPMHU: One of your members could unlock $40K
- Christmas cookie stamp designs for the holidays
- OPM Launches Site for Accessing Employee Records After Separation
- Postal worker injured in Georgia crash while delivering package, troopers say
- OIG: Postal Applications of Artificial Intelligence
- OIG: Give Us Your Thoughts on Making Domestic Mail Insurance Claims
August 04, 2026
- OPM breach victims could get identity protection for life
- USPS policy and federal ethics laws prohibit gambling in the workplace – PEN
- Norfolk man faces charges tied to postal worker drug and mail theft scheme
- Tuberville, Britt back Strong’s effort with Senate introduction of USPS reform bill
- USPS Worker Goes Viral After Finding a Creative Place to Hide Customer’s Package — ‘Usually I Don’t Leave Stuff at the Front’
- This letter carrier helped a customer get new medals
- Mutual Swaps: new website that helps USPS employees find potential mutual swap partners by matching location, craft, and employee type
August 03, 2026
- Dublin Post Office Killer Who Moldered Two USPS Managers is Asking to be Released from Federal Psychiatric Facility – PEN
- Former New Jersey Postal Employee Admits to Repeatedly Burglarizing Post Offices to Steal Mail – PEN
- Illinois Congressman Calls for Removal of Postmaster General Over Effort to Implement Trump’s Election Mail Executive Order – PEN
- Alabama Senators Britt, Tuberville introduce postmaster general accountability bill, backed by Alabama’s delegation
- Postal Service says it will not deliver ballots if states refuse to turn over voter lists under Trump proposal
- Man used master keys to ransack several Charlotte apartment mailbox kiosks, police say
- This Post Office In India Doesn’t Stand On Land, It Floats
- Supreme Court handed a midnight election bombshell
August 02, 2026
- NARFE: OPM Replaces Retirement Services Email Address with Support Center Link – PEN
- NARFE Presses OPM to Strengthen Privacy Protections for FEHB and PSHB Claims Data – PEN
- Letter carrier shot while driving postal vehicle near Canal and W. Main streets, police say
- Nurse Turned Postal Clerk Saves Baby Who Stopped Breathing at Her Arizona Post Office
- CA man arrested in Scottsdale after postal inspectors catch him stealing mail, election ballots
- A Postal Worker Panicked When USPS Suspended Its Pension Payments. His Social Security Check Is the One Piece That’s Separate
- Couple get federal prison for mail theft in Pacific Beach
August 01, 2026
- Former Kansas USPS mail carrier stole mail meant for delivery – PEN
- Postal inspector ‘well aware’ of mail theft at Shallowford Rd. post office
- Postal worker hospitalized after stabbing at Carmel post office; suspect arrested
- Amazon ramps up delivery speed, robotics roll out
- Her customer fell out of a car
- Nearly 3,000 mail-in ballots affected by Wyandotte County address error