Congressional Members Push for Postal Service to Fix Severe Delays in Mail Delivery

Congressional Members Push for Postal Service to Fix Severe Delays in Mail Delivery

Washington (April 2, 2026) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Representatives Jim McGovern (MA-02), Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Katherine Clark (MA-05), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and Stephen Lynch (MA-08) wrote to Tammy Hull, Inspector General of the United States Postal Service (USPS), demanding answers about the Massachusetts mail delivery system delays caused by […]

NRLCA Statement on Executive Order Targeting Vote by Mail

NRLCA Statement on Executive Order Targeting Vote by Mail

Statement from National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association President Don Maston on Executive Order Targeting Vote by Mail April 1, 2026 For Immediate Release The National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association is deeply concerned by the Administration’s executive order seeking to impose new federal restrictions on vote by mail and to involve the United States Postal Service […]

Possible Health Insurance Changes Again

Possible Health Insurance Changes Again

4/1/26 – Enrollees in the Federal and Postal insurance programs may see changes in their health care coverage next year. The Office of Personnel Management is out with new requirements for carriers in the government’s health insurance programs. An OPM document released this week details a flood of changing expectations, including coverage updates for childhood […]

San Jose Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing and Assaulting a U.S. Postal Service Letter Carrier

San Jose Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing and Assaulting a U.S. Postal Service Letter Carrier

SAN JOSE –3/31/26 – Robert Cordova, also known as Robert Cordona, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of Robbery of a United States Mail Carrier and one count of Assaulting a Federal Employee. Cordova, 49, of San Jose, was indicted by a federal grand jury on January 23, 2025, on charges of robbery […]

Amazon introduces faster delivery with new 1-hour and 3-hour options

Amazon introduces faster delivery with new 1-hour and 3-hour options

Customers in a growing number of cities and towns can now get over 90,000 products delivered to their doorstep in three hours or less. Customers can shop a vast selection of products typically found in a local supercenter, including everyday household essentials like paper products, health and beauty items, and over-the-counter medications, for quick delivery […]

New Orleans Man Indicted for Assaulting Postal Carrier with a Deadly Weapon

New Orleans Man Indicted for Assaulting Postal Carrier with a Deadly Weapon

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – GILBERT DARBY (“DARBY”), age 48, a resident of New Orleans, was indicted on January 30, 2026, for assaulting a federal officer, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 111(a)(1) and (b); discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1)(A)(iii); […]

Congressman Mrvan Sends Letter to USPS on Wheeler Post Office

Congressman Mrvan Sends Letter to USPS on Wheeler Post Office

Washington, DC – 3/30/26 – Today, Congressman Frank J. Mrvan released a letter he recently sent to the United States Postal Service (USPS) regarding the Wheeler Post Office. The letter states that the Congressman is deeply concerned that the prolonged closure of the Wheeler Post Office has made it exceedingly difficult for constituents to access […]

NRLCA Statement on Postmaster General David Steiner’s Congressional Testimony

NRLCA Statement on Postmaster General David Steiner’s Congressional Testimony

March 24, 2026 For Immediate Release Postmaster General David Steiner’s testimony before Congress on Tuesday, March 17, made clear that the United States Postal Service is facing significant and immediate financial pressures that require congressional action. Just as importantly, his testimony underscored a fundamental choice before Congress. One path relies on service reductions that would […]