CHICAGO — 6/29/26 – A federal judge has sentenced a man to eight years in prison for robbing a U.S. Postal Service carrier in Chicago. The robbery occurred on March 18, 2022, in the 700 block of South Claremont Avenue in Chicago. The carrier was delivering mail when HENRY L. MOORER approached on foot and […]
The Hill – 6/28/26 – Postmaster General David Steiner stoked fears among Democrats and voting rights groups this week after confirming the U.S. Postal Service will no longer deliver mail ballots in states that refuse to provide sensitive voter data to the federal government. The Trump administration’s crackdown on mail-in voting is becoming a point of contention ahead […]
Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction and other matters still pending BOSTON – 6/18/26 – A federal court today ruled that nonpartisan voting rights groups could continue with their legal challenge to President Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting ahead of the upcoming 2026 primaries and November midterm elections. In the ruling, the court recognized that the […]
On May 13, 2026, in the District Court of Hunt County, Texas, Jeannie Dean, former Treasurer of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 3607 (located in Greenville, Tex.), was charged with one count of misapplication of fiduciary property of $30,000 or more but less than $150,000, in violation of Texas Penal Code 32.45, a third […]
WASHINGTON — 6/26/26 – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, warned Postmaster General David Steiner on Thursday that he will pursue a congressional subpoena and lead efforts to remove him from office if the U.S. Postal Service continues advancing a proposal tied to President Trump’s […]
Self-service options are available in many retail lobbies when Post Offices are closed WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service will observe Independence Day on Saturday, July 4. All Post Office locations will be closed. Regular mail delivery and retail services will resume on Monday, July 6. Post Offices will be open, and deliveries will occur […]
NALC files comments on Postal Service’s proposed rule affecting mail-in ballots On June 2, the Postal Service published a proposed rule related to the agency’s handling of federal mail-in ballots. The proposed rule comes after an executive order related to mail-in ballots was released on March 31. The proposed rule would require states to submit […]
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) its June 2026 Porker of the Month for its abysmal financial condition that includes losses in every fiscal year since 2007 totaling $109 billion and its refusal to fix the underlying causes of those results. As Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee […]
6/25/26 – United States Attorney Kurt L. Wall announced that Cody Gaspard, age 27, of Denham Springs, Louisiana, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison following his conviction for assaulting a postal employee. U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson further sentenced Gaspard to serve two years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment. […]
WATCH: USPS head says mail ballots could be withheld without voter rolls under proposed rule