The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced Thursday that it was looking to cut 10,000 employees and had signed an agreement with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) project to identify wasteful spending. 
In a Thursday letter to Congressional leadership, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/usps-signs-agreement-doge-agrees-cut-10000-workers-broken-business-model" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that USPS made a deal with DOGE and the General Services Administration to bring on DOGE representatives “to assist us in identifying and achieving further efficiencies.” 
“This is an effort aligned with our efforts, as while we have accomplished a great deal, there is much more to be done,” DeJoy wrote. “We are happy to have others assist us in our worthwhile cause. The DOGE team was gracious enough to ask for the big problems they can help us with.”
In the same letter, DeJoy listed several other cost-cutting measures he had taken since becoming postmaster general in 2021 when USPS was on the verge of bankruptcy. USPS has consistently lost money over the past 20 years and had to be rescued by a $107 billion taxpayer bailout in 2023.
“Over the last four years, the Postal Service has engaged in transforming from a battered government bureaucracy with substantial financial losses destined for collapse, to an organization that is aspiring and engaging in practices that will enable us to provide high quality service to the nation for decades to come and to have a financially viable future.” 
These cuts, implemented beginning in fiscal year 2021, included slashing 30,000 positions and another expected 10,000 through a voluntary early retirement deal, mirroring DOGE initiatives at other federal agencies. He also said the agency had eliminated unnecessary ground and air transportation needs through better routing practices. 
DeJoy said that much of the waste came from mismanagement of the organization&#8217;s self-funded retirement system and workers’ compensation program.
&#8220;Fixing a broken organization that had experienced close to $100 billion in losses and was projected to lose another $200 billion, without a bankruptcy proceeding, is a daunting task,&#8221; DeJoy said. 
DeJoy pinned a number of the problems that have plagued USPS on the Postal Regulatory Commission, which he called an “unnecessary agency” that has “inflicted over $50 billion” in waste through “defective price models” and bureaucratic processes.
The Postal Regulatory Commission, an independent regulatory agency that oversees USPS, responded to DeJoy’s letter by calling his claims “false.” 
“The Commission follows the law to ensure that USPS provides universal service to all Americans, including those in rural and remote locations, and also safeguards fair competition in package markets by preventing the Postal Service from abusing its monopoly position,” the commission said.

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USPS Teams Up With DOGE To Cut 10,000 Positions And Slash Waste

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Beloved TV icon Betty White will soon be featured on a Forever stamp, per an <a href="https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2025/0220ma-betty-white-to-smile-on-new-stamp.htm">announcement</a> from the United States Postal Service.
The late star of &#8220;The Golden Girls&#8221; and &#8220;The Mary Tyler Moore Show&#8221; will be recognized to “commemorate” her “warmth, wit and charisma.” 
The stamp will be released on March 27 in Los Angeles in a ceremony at the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens. 
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“This collectible Forever stamp honors beloved American actress and comedienne Betty White (1922-2021), whose impish smile is depicted on the stamp and lit up performances in a career that spanned more than 60 years,” USPS said. “Often referred to as the ‘First Lady of Television,’ White was honored with five Primetime Emmy Awards for her work in television, as well as three Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Grammy Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was also much recognized for her animal welfare work.”
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The announcement said the new stamp featuring White’s likeness features a digitally created portrait against a violet background and “bubbly spots that befit her sparkling personality.” 
Fans are still mourning White, who died on December 31, 2021, just a few weeks shy of her one-hundredth birthday. 
White began her entertainment career in the late 1930s, meaning she had the longest television run of any entertainer in history. She is best known for her scene-stealing roles in two pioneering sitcoms — as the promiscuous cooking show host Sue Ann Nivens on ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’ in the 1970s and sweet-natured simpleton Rose Nylund on ‘The Golden Girls’ in the 80s.” 
White was known for being upbeat, positive, and happy, which came through in all the roles she played in film and on television. During an interview just before her death, the “Golden Girls” star told People that her jovial personality came from being “born a cockeyed optimist.”
“I got it from my mom, and that never changed,” White said. “I always find the positive.”
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USPS Announces Release Date Of Betty White Stamp That Reflects ‘Her Sparkling Personality’

USPS Announces Release Date Of Betty White Stamp That Reflects 'Her Sparkling Personality'

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U.S.

United States

President-elect Donald Trump recently discussed privatizing the United States Postal Service (USPS) as he promises to run an administration focused on chipping away at the federal government&#8217;s budget, The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/14/trump-usps-privatize-plan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> over the weekend.
Three people with knowledge of Trump&#8217;s conversations told the Post that Trump met with his pick for Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, to discuss privatizing the USPS. The independent mail agency has generally been self-funded, but in 2022, the federal government provided around <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-approves-50-billion-postal-service-relief-bill-2022-03-08/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$50 billion</a> in financial relief as it struggles to generate revenue.
Trump reportedly told his transition officials that the USPS should not be subsidized by the federal government after he was informed of the agency&#8217;s annual losses. The USPS <a href="https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2024/1114-usps-reports-fiscal-year-2024-results.htm#:~:text=The%20net%20loss%20for%20the,%2Dcash%20workers'%20compensation%20expense." target="_blank" rel="noopener">recorded</a> a net loss of $9.5 billion in fiscal year 2024 after losing $6.5 billion in 2023.
The president-elect has floated the idea of privatizing the USPS in the past. In 2018, the Trump administration pushed for privatizing the agency, but the proposal was met with Congressional disapproval. The Trump administration <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/24/congressional-opposition-trumps-postal-cuts-privatization-plan-grows/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">argued</a> that the USPS has “extremely high fixed costs,” adding that it &#8220;can no longer support the obligations&#8221; of &#8220;visit[ing] over 150 million addresses six days per week.&#8221;
Trump has labeled the USPS &#8220;a joke&#8221; and Amazon&#8217;s &#8220;Delivery Boy.&#8221; Amazon extensively uses the USPS for &#8220;last mile&#8221; deliveries between fulfillment centers, homes, and businesses. Opposition to Trump&#8217;s idea for the USPS could arise over its &#8220;universal obligation&#8221; that requires it to carry mail and packages to the most rural parts of the country in a timely manner.
A USPS spokesman told the Post in a statement that it is following a 10-year modernization plan that includes reducing spending and work hours while keeping its commitments.
“The United States Postal Service is already engaged in an initiative to ensure that we can provide our customers with a high level of service to every delivery address in the nation at least 6-days-a-week in an efficient and financially sustainable fashion as required by law,” the statement said.
Ending federal government subsidies for the USPS could become another target for Trump&#8217;s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Tesla and SpaceX owner Elon Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heres-how-elon-musks-department-of-government-efficiency-will-work" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> DOGE will “dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies,” along with finding ways to give the government an “entrepreneurial approach.”
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Trump has also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/let-the-states-run-the-schools-trump-promises-education-overhaul-during-fox-friends-interview" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pledged</a> to eliminate the Department of Education and give states more power to run their own education programs.
&#8220;You give them to so many different states, Indiana, they’re dying to do it,&#8221; he said during the 2024 campaign. &#8220;They can do it for less than half [the funding], and you will have those states competing with the best countries.&#8221;

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Trump Considers Privatizing USPS

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The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously strengthened religious liberty in the workplace Thursday, ruling in favor of a Christian postal worker who lost his job for refusing to work on Sundays.
The Court’s unanimous opinion in Groff v. DeJoy, authored by Justice Samuel Alito, overruled the decision of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, which held that the United States Postal Service (USPS) did not violate the religious accommodation rights of postal worker Gerald Groff under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. 
“This decision will give those religious minorities a fair shot in court and, one would hope, encourage more employers to adopt more inclusive workplace policies so that religious employees won’t have to choose between their livelihood and their faith,” Joshua McDaniel, director of Harvard Law School&#8217;s Religious Liberty Clinic, <a href="https://time.com/6291256/groff-dejoy-religious-freedom-supreme-court/">said</a>.
After clarifying Title VII’s requirements, the Court gave the case back to the Third Circuit to retry the case because of its factual complexity. This means that either Groff or the USPS could eventually prevail, but the USPS — and all employers — must meet a much higher standard to deny a religious accommodation.
Groff, an Evangelical Christian and longtime employee of the USPS, never worked Sundays in line with his religious beliefs and his initial job description. But when the USPS started to deliver packages on Sundays because of a deal with Amazon, the postal service would require him to work on his Sabbath. To avoid conflict, he transferred to a different location. 
His new location started delivering on Sundays, and he claimed that USPS “progressive[ly] discipline[d]” him because he refused to work Sundays. He then resigned and sued the USPS for religious discrimination. The Third Circuit rejected his claim. 
The controversy in this case surrounded a 50-year-old standard from Trans World Airlines v. Hardison. In that case, the Court held that an employer could deny an accommodation if it causes a “more than de minimis cost” — a legal term meaning that anything more than a “very small” cost would be enough for an employer to legally deny any religious accommodation.  
The Court held that Title VII’s “undue hardship” language requires employers to show that the accommodation would impose a burden that “is substantial in the overall context of an employer’s business.” Justice Alito stated that a business proving the accommodation would cause a small cost is not enough “to establish &#8216;undue hardship&#8217; under Title VII.” This means that an employer now needs to show a substantial hardship would be caused by the religious accommodation in order to deny it. 
“[Costs imposed on a business due to a religious accommodation] would have to rise to the level of hardship, and adding &#8230; ‘undue’ means that the &#8230; burden &#8230; or adversity must rise to an ‘excessive&#8217; or ‘unjustifiable’ level,” Alito wrote. “When ‘undue hardship’ is understood in this way, it means something very different from &#8230; something that is ‘very small or trifling.’”
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As Justice Alito notes, the low standard from a previous case has been used by lower courts to deny many religious people even the most minor accommodations for firmly-held religious beliefs. According to <a href="https://www.becketlaw.org/hardison/#:~:text=45%20years%20ago%2C%20the,protections%20for%20people%20of%20faith.">Becket Law</a>, a religious liberty law firm, 86% of religious accommodation claims under the now-struck-down de minimis test have been denied.
For instance, Muslim women have been <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-174/255821/20230228143330165_2023-02-28%20Groff%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf">discriminated</a> against for wearing a hijab, Apostolic Pentecostal <a href="https://www.mscklaw.com/blog/2016/11/religious-woman-denied-job-for-wearing-long-skirt/">women</a> have been <a href="https://nypost.com/2017/09/29/religious-woman-sues-restaurant-over-employee-dress-code/">denied</a> the ability to wear skirts instead of pants, and Sikh men have been <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-174/238562/20220922133906377_22-174_ACB%20-%20pdfA.pdf">denied</a> the ability to wear turbans and grow out beards.
The decision was supported in briefs by many religious groups, including <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-174/255807/20230228140147824_Groff%20OU%20Amicus%20brief%20FINAL.pdf">Orthodox Jews</a>, Muslims, Sikhs, and <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-174/255875/20230228182814363_22-174%20tsac%20SDA.pdf">Christians</a>. The decision will likely give religious employees more protection for religious accommodations in the workplace going forward.

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SCOTUS Unanimously Strengthens Religious Liberty In The Workplace

SCOTUS Unanimously Strengthens Religious Liberty

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/united-states-postal-service-usps" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United States Postal Service</a> announced the purchase of 9,250 <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/electric-vehicles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">electric vehicles</a> and 14,000 charging stations on Wednesday as the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden administration</a> continues efforts to phase internal combustion vehicles out of the federal fleet.
Officials unveiled the move as an early stage of a broader electrification <a href="https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2022/1220-usps-intends-to-deploy-over-66000-electric-vehicles-by-2028.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">strategy</a> that will involve the purchase of 66,000 electric vehicles by 2028. The agency also awarded contracts for 9,250 conventional internal combustion vehicles due to the urgent need for new equipment.
&#8220;We are moving forward with our plans to simultaneously improve our service, reduce our cost, grow our revenue, and improve the working environment for our employees. Electrification of our vehicle fleet is now an important component of these initiatives,&#8221; Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said in a <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/usps-moves-forward-with-awards-to-modernize-and-electrify-the-nations-largest-federal-fleet-301758734.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. &#8220;We have developed a strategy that mitigates both cost and risk of deployment, which enable execution on this initiative to begin now.”
The total investment in the electrification program is slated to reach $9.6 billion, which includes roughly $3 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act. A previous <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/12/20/biden-%e2%81%a0harris-administration-announces-historic-investment-to-electrify-u-s-postal-service-fleet/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> from the White House said that roughly three-quarters of the agency’s Next Generation Delivery Vehicles will therefore run on batteries instead of internal combustion engines.
The Biden administration has established the goal of procuring only 100% zero-emission light-duty vehicles by 2027 and will extend the same standard to all vehicles in the federal fleet by 2035, according to a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/06/09/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-proposes-new-standards-for-national-electric-vehicle-charging-network/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">document</a> from the White House.
The purchase of electric vehicles by the Postal Service follows a similar <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kamala-harris-unveils-5-billion-for-electric-school-buses-as-nation-sees-largest-learning-decline-in-decades" target="_blank" rel="noopener">initiative</a> led by Vice President Kamala Harris to electrify the nation’s school buses. The project will use nearly $1 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for rebates awarded to school districts that buy the vehicles, while the White House plans to spend a total of $5 billion on the program.
Policy under the Biden administration has indeed favored nascent electric vehicle technology. Individuals who purchase certain electric cars can receive tax credits between $4,000 and $7,500 under the Inflation Reduction Act. “The climate crisis doesn’t care if your state is red or blue. It is an existential threat,” President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/02/07/remarks-of-president-joe-biden-state-of-the-union-address-as-prepared-for-delivery/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">commented</a> during his recent State of the Union address. “We have an obligation to our children and grandchildren to confront it. I’m proud of how America is at last stepping up to the challenge.”
The state governments of California, Massachusetts, Washington, and Virginia have meanwhile subscribed to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-expected-to-ban-sale-of-new-gas-cars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">new rules</a> from the California Air Resources Board requiring 35% of new vehicles to produce zero emissions by 2026, a standard that will progressively rise to 100% by 2035. The Biden administration has likewise <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/12/13/fact-sheet-the-biden-harris-electric-vehicle-charging-action-plan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">set</a> the “ambitious target” of ensuring that electric vehicles constitute 50% of car sales in the United States by 2030.
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Researchers have nevertheless said that the electric grids in California and elsewhere will require significant upgrades before a rapid transition away from internal combustion vehicles can occur. “Today, most people charge their electric cars when they come home in the evening,” according to a <a href="https://www.ece.cornell.edu/spotlights/prepare-grid-now-power-electric-vehicles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from Cornell University. “If left unmanaged, the power demanded from many electric vehicles charging simultaneously in the evening will amplify existing peak loads, potentially outstripping the grid’s current capacity to meet demand.”

Postal Service Buys Nearly 10,000 Electric Vehicles As Biden Pushes For Electrified Federal Fleet

Postal Service Buys Thousands Of Electric Vehicles As Biden Pushes For Electrified Federal Fleet

Biden Administration

electric vehicles

Energy

A veteran postal worker was fatally shot while delivering mail in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/milwaukee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Milwaukee</a> on Friday, according to police.
The letter carrier has been identified as Aundre Cross, a 44-year-old father of four. Milwaukee police said they are looking for suspects with the help of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the FBI in a homicide investigation.
At around 5:59 p.m., officers responded to an injured person on the 5000 block of North 65th Street, the Milwaukee Police Department <a href="https://atlasone.app/alerts/7a90d45b-61e8-47ba-8b37-4565b7a2553b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in a statement</a>. The victim had sustained a gunshot wound in an incident a little more than an hour earlier and he was pronounced dead at the scene by the Milwaukee Fire Department.
&#8220;The Milwaukee Police Department sends our sincere condolences to the victim&#8217;s family and to the USPS for the loss of their member,&#8221; the department said.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/10/us/milwaukee-postal-worker-killed/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">which stressed</a> that the &#8220;safety and security of Postal employees is a top priority,&#8221; is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any suspects.
Milwaukee police said the <a href="https://atlasone.app/alerts/6d5f319e-c10c-427a-83a0-275f73119dea" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suspect vehicle is described</a> as a silver Audi Q5 SUV with tinted windows, and the suspect or suspects should be considered armed and dangerous.
Cross was an on-duty U.S. postal carrier with more than 18 years of service, according to authorities.
&#8220;The shooting death of a Milwaukee postal worker is alarming. My thoughts are with the victim&#8217;s family and colleagues,&#8221; Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson <a href="https://twitter.com/MayorOfMKE/status/1601427804603953152" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in a tweet</a>. &#8220;The postal worker in this homicide was a public servant, which makes this crime even more disturbing.&#8221;
A former co-worker to Cross, who asked to be identified as Tia R., spoke fondly of him in <a href="https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2022/12/10/milwaukee-postal-worker-shot-and-killed-friday-identified-as-aundre-cross/69717526007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">an interview with</a> the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
&#8220;He was a mentor to everybody,&#8221; she told the news outlet. &#8220;He was always ready with a prayer, a joke or a story. He never let anybody leave (any situation) without a smile on their face.&#8221;

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Postal Worker Killed While Delivering Mail in Milwaukee

Crime

Milwaukee

U.S. Postal Service

Wisconsin

House Republican Conference Chairwoman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/elise-stefanik" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elise Stefanik</a> alleged Friday that Post Office workers stole as much as $20,000 in donations to her campaign.
In a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, lawyers for Stefanik claimed that postal workers ripped open and stole the contents of multiple packages containing donations for Stefanik&#8217;s re-election campaign. The mailings were allegedly stolen on four separate occasions, and three of the incidents happened in the span of a week. Not only were thousands of dollars allegedly stolen, the lawyers allege that the thefts have exposed campaign donors to identity theft and fraud.
&#8220;On four separate occasions between June 2022 and November 2022, packages sent by Elise for Congress containing campaign contributions were ripped open and the contents stolen while in the custody of USPS or its contractors,&#8221; the lawyers alleged in the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E4oEQQGeFo9U0l4Ko3HsZBQMRhVmLPG1/view" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a>. &#8220;Three of these incidents occurred in a single week.&#8221;
The lawyers allege that the packages were damaged in transit by a USPS employee or contractor. &#8220;These repeated security failures by USPS have not only resulted in the loss of nearly $20,000 in campaign contributions, but also—and more alarmingly—have exposed hundreds of Congresswoman Stefanik’s campaign supporters to potential identity theft or financial fraud.&#8221;
Stefanik&#8217;s campaign team provided photographic evidence of the thefts to the <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/12/02/ny-gop-rep-stefanik-postal-service-stole-20k-in-donor-checks-from-mail/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post</a>. One image showed a piece of mail torn completely in half, instead of peeled from the corner like the package instructs. A second photo shows two pieces of mail; one is torn open in the middle, and the other in the bottom left corner. Included with the two mails are a check torn in half, and two letters bearing U.S. Postal Inspection Service letterheads.
The lawyers went on to complain that the U.S. Postal Inspection Service has not returned calls from Stefanik&#8217;s team. According to the lawyers, the USPIS is investigating, but claimed it would be hard to track down the postal workers who allegedly stole the mailings unless and until one or more of Stefanik&#8217;s donors became the victims of identity theft or financial fraud. Furthermore, the team has not received a report from the USPIS Inspector General, and recently learned that it has not even been finalized or sent.
“It is unacceptable that USPS has repeatedly allowed these targeted thefts to occur and cannot identify who committed the thefts, let alone where or how the thefts occurred,&#8221; the lawyers wrote. They then demanded that DeJoy provide them with a list of concrete actions to investigate the thefts, and specific actions the USPS will take to protect against future mail theft, both for Stefanik and her campaign specifically, and for the American public at large.
&#8220;We hope that you and USPS are taking these systemic issues as seriously as they deserve to be taken. Our clients look forward to receiving the information from USPS specified above and continuing to work with both you and the relevant investigative authorities to ensure the scourge of mail theft is adequately addressed.&#8221;
Incidents of mail theft have spiked in recent months; the large blue mailboxes used at post offices have been especially targeted by identity thieves, so much so that the USPS has <a href="https://www.al.com/news/2022/10/heres-when-you-shouldnt-use-post-office-drop-boxes-according-to-usps.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">instructed</a> the public to avoid depositing mail into those boxes after working hours or on Sundays or holidays when there is no mail collection.

Elise Stefanik

USPS Workers Destroyed Elise Stefanik’s Campaign Mail, Stole $20,000 Worth Of Donations, Lawyers Allege

USPS Workers Destroyed Elise Stefanik's Campaign Mail, Stole $20,000 Worth Of Donations, Lawyers Allege

2022 Election

Fraud

Theft

The United States Postal Service is suspending mail deliveries in one California neighborhood because of repeated assaults on mail carriers.
Santa Monica Postmaster Marjorie Watson sent a letter to residents at the 1300 block of 14th Street in Santa Monica after several mail carriers were assaulted by an unknown individual.
&#8220;This letter is to provide you notice that&#8230; delivery service is hereby suspended to all addresses located on the 1300 block of 14th Street, Santa Monica,&#8221; the letter reads, per a photograph obtained by the <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/04/11/mail-carriers-assaulted-in-santa-monica-causing-delivery-suspension/">New York Post</a>. “This is unfortunate, but please be advised that the Postal Service does not enter into decisions to suspend service lightly. Multiple carriers have been subjected to assaults and threats of assault from an individual who has not been located or apprehended. The safety of our employees and of the mail they deliver to you is our highest concern. Until we can ensure the safety of both, delivery services will remain suspended.&#8221; The letter says that residents can pick up mail from a Post Office facility nearby.
“For the safety of our employees, we have had to temporarily suspend delivery of mail to these customers,” USPS spokeswoman Natashi Garvins told the New York Post on Monday. “This is an unusual, but necessary step to protect our employees.” Garvins further told <a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/usps-suspends-services-in-santa-monica-neighborhood-citing-attacks-on-carriers/">KTLA Los Angeles</a> that three different letter carriers were assaulted in three separate instances on the same block, but Santa Monica Police said that only one police report has been filed in the neighborhood.
The lone reported incident took place on January 19, when a resident attacked a mail carrier with a broomstick. The carrier suffered a minor arm injury that did not require medical attention, and declined to press charges against the individual, Santa Monica Police Lieutenant Erika Aklufi said in a statement to KTLA.
Lt. Aklufi further told the New York Post that the suspect is a man who “is known to our officers and also to the mail carrier he attacked,” but said police were unable to locate any other reported assaults in the area.
“If there were other incidents of USPS mail carriers being attacked, we were unable to locate additional reports,” Aklufi said. “Without speaking to the postmaster, it will be difficult to know the extent of this issue. I have never heard of the Postal Service suspending service for all residents in a neighborhood.”
Aklufi also said that the officers who responded to the incident contacted the United States Postal Inspection Service to provide information in case they decided to follow up, but she did not know if the USPIS did so.
Garvins told The Post that the USPIS is investigating all three incidents, but Santa Monica police officials said they were not contacted in connection with those probes. Officials with the USPIS told The Post that they were “unable to comment further at this time” because the investigation is ongoing.
Postal workers in Chicago expressed similar concerns in 2020, threatening to stop delivering mail to some neighborhoods in the city&#8217;s south and west sides after a mail carrier was shot while delivering mail in the Burnside neighborhood, as The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicago-mail-carriers-threaten-to-stop-delivering-mail-if-city-fails-to-control-violence">Daily Wire</a> reported at the time. Another carrier was shot in the back of the head earlier that year, and another was hit by a paintball gun. The attacks led postal workers to urge crackdowns on gun violence.

USPS Processes Packages At Facility

USPS Suspending Mail Deliveries In California Neighborhood After Repeated Assaults On Mail Carriers

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Santa Monica

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is arguably one of the worst functioning government agencies, and continues to lose billions of dollars year after year.
Despite the agency&#8217;s flaws, the USPS is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-usps-running-covert-operation-monitoring-americans-social-media-for-inflammatory-posts">reportedly</a> engaging in a &#8220;covert operations program&#8221; to monitor Americans&#8217; social media posts. The goal of the operation is to uncover so-called &#8220;inflammatory&#8221; postings about domestic and international protests. The USPS uncovers the dates, times, and locations of the protests, before handing over their findings to the Department of Homeland Security.
The <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/the-postal-service-is-running-a-running-a-covert-operations-program-that-monitors-americans-social-media-posts-160022919.html?soc_src=social-sh&amp;soc_trk=tw&amp;tsrc=twtr">government bulletin</a> obtained by Yahoo News which uncovered this covert operation also adds that &#8220;No intelligence is available to suggest the legitimacy of these threats.&#8221;
&#8220;[Internet Covert Operations Program] analysts will continue to monitor postings and provide direct intelligence reports to specific Areas of Responsibility for any identified posts discussing planned attacks or violent actions,&#8221; the memo continues.
The USPS defended the program, saying it exists to protect agency employees from potential threats.
“The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is the primary law enforcement, crime prevention, and security arm of the U.S. Postal Service,” the USPS said in a general statement, according to Yahoo. “As such, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service has federal law enforcement officers, Postal Inspectors, who enforce approximately 200 federal laws to achieve the agency’s mission: protect the U.S. Postal Service and its employees, infrastructure, and customers; enforce the laws that defend the nation’s mail system from illegal or dangerous use; and ensure public trust in the mail.”
“The Internet Covert Operations Program is a function within the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, which assesses threats to Postal Service employees and its infrastructure by monitoring publicly available open source information,” the statement continued. “Additionally, the Inspection Service collaborates with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to proactively identify and assess potential threats to the Postal Service, its employees and customers, and its overall mail processing and transportation network. In order to preserve operational effectiveness, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service does not discuss its protocols, investigative methods, or tools.”
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) responded by asking whether there are any government agencies not spying on the American people.
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Finally, an answer to the question: &quot;Is there any federal agency that&#39;s not spying on Americans?&quot; <a href="https://t.co/gA6KoguD4N">https://t.co/gA6KoguD4N</a>
&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1384927578490867714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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We already know that multiple government agencies watch our every move. It&#8217;s a poorly-kept secret we&#8217;ve effectively accepted, especially since 9/11. Americans almost expect agencies like the NSA, CIA, and FBI to read social media posts and keep an eye on potential terrorist threats.
But it&#8217;s reasonable to assume that most Americans would be surprised to learn that the cash-strapped, sluggish USPS has found itself on the list of federal agencies monitoring online chatter. After all, the USPS is tasked with delivering letters or packages, not monitoring the Internet for protests or national security threats.
If anything, the USPS seems like the least likely agency to engage in covert operations. Of course, it&#8217;s understandable that they monitor physical packages which may present a threat, but digging into online posts about rallies and protests doesn&#8217;t exactly fall under their <a href="https://about.usps.com/strategic-planning/cs09/CSPO_09_002.htm#:~:text=The%20Postal%20Service's%20mission%20is,business%20correspondence%20of%20the%20people.">mission statement</a> of &#8220;providing the nation with reliable, affordable, universal mail service.&#8221; It also seems strange that the agency&#8217;s reported spying is motivated by protecting USPS employees, while the content being monitored seems to be entirely political.
Perhaps, instead of focusing on potential national security concerns, the postal service should first work on achieving solvency. According to a General Accountability Officer (GAO) <a href="https://www.gao.gov/highrisk/usps-financial-viability#:~:text=USPS's%20quarterly%20and%20annual%20financial,webcasts%20on%20its%20financial%20results.">report</a>, the agency lost a total of “$87 billion over the last 14 fiscal years — including $9.2 billion in fiscal years 2020.” The agency expects to lose an additional “$9.7 billion in fiscal year 2021,” despite a $2 billion increase in revenue and an uptick in package deliveries due to the pandemic, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2021/02/20/why-the-us-post-office-is-in-trouble--678539-employees-and-a-92-billion-loss-in-2020/?sh=6fbc9580314e">Forbes</a> reported.
Beth Baumann is a Political Reporter and Editor at The Daily Wire. Follow her on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/eb454">@eb454</a>.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

The Expected Budget Deficit Of US Postal Service Grows To 7 Billion For ’09

The USPS Is Allegedly Engaging In ‘Covert Operations’ To Spy On Americans. Is No Agency Off Limits?

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is running a “covert operations program” monitoring Americans’ social media accounts for “inflammatory” posts.
The program is carried out by the USPS enforcement arm, the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), and is called the Internet Covert Operations Program (iCOP). Analysts with the program monitor the social media posts of people attending rallies and protests, according to <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/the-postal-service-is-running-a-running-a-covert-operations-program-that-monitors-americans-social-media-posts-160022919.html">Yahoo News</a>.
“Analysts with the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) Internet Covert Operations Program (iCOP) monitored significant activity regarding planned protests occurring internationally and domestically on March 20, 2021,” a March 16 memo distributed by the Department of Homeland Security says. “Locations and times have been identified for these protests, which are being distributed online across multiple social media platforms, to include right-wing leaning Parler and Telegram accounts.”
“Parler users have commented about their intent to use the rallies to engage in violence. Image 3 on the right is a screenshot from Parler indicating two users discussing the event as an opportunity to engage in a ‘fight’ and to ‘do serious damage,’” the memo continues. “No intelligence is available to suggest the legitimacy of these threats.”
The program has reportedly targeted right-wing protests such as those against strict lockdown measures.
In a statement to Yahoo News, the USPS acknowledged the existence of the program and said its operation is meant to protect USPS employees from harm. The agency did not elaborate on the program, and none of its details until now have been made public.
“The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is the primary law enforcement, crime prevention, and security arm of the U.S. Postal Service,” the statement said. “As such, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service has federal law enforcement officers, Postal Inspectors, who enforce approximately 200 federal laws to achieve the agency’s mission: protect the U.S. Postal Service and its employees, infrastructure, and customers; enforce the laws that defend the nation&#8217;s mail system from illegal or dangerous use; and ensure public trust in the mail.”
“The Internet Covert Operations Program is a function within the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, which assesses threats to Postal Service employees and its infrastructure by monitoring publicly available open source information,” the statement continued. “Additionally, the Inspection Service collaborates with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to proactively identify and assess potential threats to the Postal Service, its employees and customers, and its overall mail processing and transportation network. In order to preserve operational effectiveness, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service does not discuss its protocols, investigative methods, or tools.”
The Yahoo News report sparked criticism of the Postal Service and concerns over the government-run monitoring program. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) slammed the USPS on Twitter Wednesday.
“Disturbing! Why do Presidents and my colleagues in congress tolerate these violations of the Constitution?” he asked. “Also, and unfortunately, the USPS has been losing money for many years&#8230; so where do they find money to run this surveillance program?”
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Disturbing! Why do Presidents and my colleagues in congress tolerate these violations of the Constitution?
Also, and unfortunately, the USPS has been losing money for many years&#8230; so where do they find money to run this surveillance program?<a href="https://t.co/rmcKAsTRNK">https://t.co/rmcKAsTRNK</a>
&mdash; Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1384943416103030784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Report: USPS Running ‘Covert’ Operation Monitoring Americans’ Social Media For ‘Inflammatory’ Posts

Big Tech

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and her Democratic colleagues, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Reps. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) and Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), on Thursday unveiled a &#8220;postal banking&#8221; bill that would<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-postal-service-is-awesome-we-love-the-postal-service-aoc-makes-the-progressive-case-for-expanding-the-usps"> expand the United States Postal Service</a>. Ocasio-Cortez suggested the agency&#8217;s expansion would fix a host of issues for low-income Americans in both urban and rural areas.
The bill is likely to cause more harm than good.
Why expand an agency that&#8217;s failing financially?
The USPS has long been a thorn in taxpayers&#8217; side as it hemorrhages money year-after-year. According to a General Accountability Office (GAO) <a href="https://www.gao.gov/highrisk/usps-financial-viability#:~:text=USPS's%20quarterly%20and%20annual%20financial,webcasts%20on%20its%20financial%20results.">report</a>, the agency lost a total of “$87 billion over the last 14 fiscal years – including $9.2 billion in fiscal years 2020.” The agency expects to lose an additional “$9.7 billion in fiscal year 2021,” despite a $2 billion increase in revenue and an uptick in package deliveries due to the pandemic, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2021/02/20/why-the-us-post-office-is-in-trouble--678539-employees-and-a-92-billion-loss-in-2020/?sh=6fbc9580314e">Forbes</a> reported.
According to University of Notre Dame Management Professor James O&#8217;Rourke, the agency&#8217;s financial shortfalls have to do with a Congressional pre-funding requirement.
“The reason the postal service is losing money is because of a congressionally mandated retirement healthcare funding program that no other government agency is required to observe,&#8221; O&#8217;Rourke told <a href="https://news.nd.edu/news/postal-service-losing-money-because-of-congressional-mandate-not-low-prices-expert-says/">Notre Name News</a> last year. &#8220;This creates a $6.5 billion annual shortfall that could easily be avoided.”
Under this requirement, the USPS is required to pay for its retiree pension &#8220;for retirees up to 75 years in the future,&#8221;<a href="https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2020/02/house-votes-end-controversial-usps-payments-future-retirees-health-care/162912/"> Government Executiv</a>e reported. &#8220;In fiscal 2019, for example, 83% of the $8.8 billion the agency lost came from payments into its retiree pension fund and retiree health benefits fund.&#8221;
The USPS is the only government agency to have this kind of requirement in place, O&#8217;Rourke said.
The USPS can&#8217;t deliver the services it already offers.
As it currently stands, the USPS&#8217; primary function is to transport mail and packages from point A to point B in a timely manner. The <a href="https://facts.usps.com/size-and-scope/">agency</a> can&#8217;t do that despite serving more than 41,000 zip codes, having more than 31,000 retail offices, and roughly a half-million employees.
The agency&#8217;s inability to deliver mail to customers in a designated timeframe is having a drastic impact on Americans across the country. It&#8217;s also causing the USPS&#8217; demise to spiral even further.
&#8220;Consumers are inundating members of Congress with stories of late bills — and the late fees they’ve absorbed as a result. Small-business owners are waiting weeks, even months, for checks to arrive, creating cash-flow crunches and debates on whether to switch to costlier private shippers,&#8221; <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/02/26/usps-delays-bills-medications/">The Washington Post</a> reported. &#8220;Large-scale mailers, such as banks and utilities, are urging clients to switch to paperless communication, a shift that would further undercut the agency’s biggest revenue stream.&#8221;
Other Americans rely on the mail for medications, meaning &#8220;delays can be a matter of life and death.&#8221;
A cat rescue in Hawaii needed medication for a rescue named Naya, who developed a disease from &#8220;a kind of fatal, feline coronavirus,&#8221; The New York Times reported. The only way to obtain the medication in time was through a black market drug store.
Rescue volunteer Daniela Stlfi-Tow ordered the medication on three different occasions. The first two packages were mailed through USPS, although they were stuck in two different locations: New York and California. The third medication actually made it to the rescue but it was delivered via FedEx.
“I just cried. I was just like, ‘Oh, my God, you saved her life,’” Stolfi-Tow recounted to the Times. “It’s appalling to me that the government has not stepped in and said, ‘Hey, get it together or stop taking packages until you can deal with whatever the problem is.’”
Virginia resident Brenda Cook shared a similar USPS-related issue with <a href="https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/chesapeake/i-am-frustrated-for-my-community-mail-delivery-problems-persist-in-chesapeake/">WAVY-TV. </a>
Every day Cook receives an email from the USPS&#8217; informed delivery program. An email on March 31 showed her stimulus check in the mail but it was never delivered.
“I had my stimulus check scanned in on the 31st but they have not delivered it,” Cook said on April 9.
“I talked to my friend down my street, her mom has not received her insulin and her mom is not able to go out to a doctor. Everything comes there,” Cook said. “This can be dangerous.”
Chicago resident Lorraine Sardin had a story similar to Cook&#8217;s.
Sardin went two weeks without receiving mail while she was waiting for her social security cards and stimulus check.
&#8220;That&#8217;s how I pay my carrying charges, my lights, gas, you know. Things like that. And that keeps me going. And for me not to get it is drastic for me,&#8221; Sardin told <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/usps-chicago-mail-lost-no-delivery/10331118/">ABC 7.</a>
Because more Americans turned to online ordering through the pandemic, there are likely thousands more stories like these.
There&#8217;s not a significant need for &#8220;banking&#8221; at the post office.
During Thursday&#8217;s press conference, Ocasio-Cortez stated &#8220;millions&#8221; of Americans were likely to use &#8220;postal banking&#8221; because of fees associated with check cashing businesses.
“I can’t tell you how many families I see go in and they can’t afford to be banked. Think about that, how many millions of people in this country that either can’t afford to be banked or struggle to be banked,” she said. “And so they’ll show up to a check cashing place. Imagine cashing your stimulus check for $1,400 and having 10% to 20% of that check taken away from you. Those are diapers. That’s baby formula. And that’s food that is taken out of the hands of the families just to cash a check.”
Despite that, a <a href="https://www.fdic.gov/analysis/household-survey/index.html">2019 study</a> from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), found that &#8220;Nearly 95 percent of U.S. households (approximately 124 million households) were banked (i.e., had a bank or credit union account). This is the highest number and percentage of households with bank accounts since the survey was first conducted in 2009.&#8221;
Those who do not have banks make up 5.4% of the country, the FDIC study concluded, which translates to 7.1 million households.
But the reason people don&#8217;t have banks, especially in the Bronx, isn&#8217;t because they can&#8217;t find banks. It&#8217;s because of the instant need for cash.
&#8220;If they have deposited that check in the bank, it would take three or four days to clear,&#8221; Lisa Servon, a University of Pennsylvania professor studying urban poverty, told<a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/surprising-logic-behind-use-check-cashers-payday-loans"> PBS</a> in 2017. &#8220;When they come here, they can use that cash right away. And they won&#8217;t be subject to the kind of mistiming at a bank that could lead to an overdraft fee of $35.&#8221;
The bottom line
The United States Postal Service needs to address its glaring issues – like its solvency and delivery times – before a conversation about expanding services takes place. The American people deserve to address this issue if and when the USPS proves they can be profitable and deliver mail in a timely fashion. Assuming that day finally comes, we can then talk about the lack of need for the very services Ocasio-Cortez and her colleagues are calling for.
Beth Baumann is a Political Reporter and Editor at The Daily Wire. Follow her on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/eb454">@eb454</a>.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Meet the Press – Season 71

Data Debunks Ocasio-Cortez’s Claim That Americans Need ‘Postal Banking’

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and her Democratic colleagues, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Reps. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) and Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), announced a &#8220;postal banking&#8221; bill that would expand the United States Postal Service on Thursday. According to Ocasio-Cortez, expanding the services the USPS provides would help urban and rural Americans alike.
&#8220;This issue is particularly meaningful to me; when just three or four years ago I was waitressing in downtown Manhattan and I worked for cash tips and at the end of my shift I would have, you know, $100 in tips or so or after a couple days there would be a couple hundred dollars in cash in my bag and I&#8217;d hop on the six train and then I&#8217;d go home to my community in the Bronx,&#8221; she explained during a press conference.
Ocasio-Cortez said she lived near a check cashing business while she was a waitress. She now lives around the corner from another one.
&#8220;I can&#8217;t tell you how many families I see go in and they can&#8217;t afford to be banked. Think about that, how many millions of people in this country that either can&#8217;t afford to be banked or struggle to be banked,&#8221; she said. &#8220;And so they&#8217;ll show up to a check cashing place. Imagine cashing your stimulus check for $1,400 and having 10% to 20% of that check taken away from you. Those are diapers. That&#8217;s baby formula. And that&#8217;s food that is taken out of the hands of the families just to cash a check.&#8221;
According to the congresswoman, Americans utilize check cashing services because &#8220;banks won&#8217;t bank them because it&#8217;s not profitable enough to bank certain communities to a level that they need.&#8221;
Ocasio-Cortez said the bill is &#8220;simple&#8221; and expands the United States Postal Services&#8217; current offerings.
&#8220;When you go to [the post office] to mail what you need to mail, to buy stamps, to take a photo or file for your passport, that you&#8217;re just able to do a few more things, to wire funds if you need to wire funds, to cash a check. &#8221; she explained. &#8220;These are very basic things.&#8221;
The congresswoman said Americans would have the ability to pull funds from an ATM &#8220;without having a bunch of money taken out when you&#8217;re just going to take out a couple of dollars.&#8221;
In New York City, where Bodegas are popular, people have the option of withdrawing bills in $5 increments, the congresswoman explained. The downside, however, is the enormous fees associated with the withdrawal.
&#8220;Imagine you go to an ATM to take out a $5 increment and they charge you a $3 fee,&#8221; Ocasio-Cortez said, calling it &#8220;unacceptable.&#8221;
&#8220;It doesn&#8217;t have to be. And not only that, but the postal service is awesome!&#8221; she said. &#8220;We love the postal service! Americans love the postal service. They want to protect the postal service. They want to expand the postal service and this bill does just that, raising over $1 billion in revenue for our postal services so that everyone from our babies to our seniors can continue to enjoy the services they provide.&#8221;
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BANKING: Rep. <a href="https://twitter.com/AOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AOC</a> pushes for pilot program for post offices to provide financial services in under-banked communities: &quot;The Postal Service is awesome. Americans love the Postal Service.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/3ikmDy0X72">pic.twitter.com/3ikmDy0X72</a>
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Gillibrand said expanding the agency&#8217;s services to include banking services &#8220;could generate $1.1 billion in additional revenue for USPS annually after five years,&#8221; a <a href="https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/senators-gillibrand-and-sanders-representatives-ocasio-cortez-pascrell-and-kaptur-call-on-congress-to-implement-postal-banking-pilot-programs-">letter</a> to the Senate Financial Services Subcommittee chairman and ranking member indicate.
The Senate version of the bill that Gillibrand is co-sponsoring would allocate $6 million &#8220;for a pilot program to test whether a non-profit bank located in a post office would benefit customers in underserved communities,&#8221; <a href="https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/senator-kirsten-gillibrand-calls-for-postal-banking-pilot-program/71-fa13ef75-f246-4629-ab37-1b34505e379f">WGRZ-TV</a> reported.
The USPS continues to hemorrhage money on an annual basis. According to a General Accountability Officer (GAO) <a href="https://www.gao.gov/highrisk/usps-financial-viability#:~:text=USPS's%20quarterly%20and%20annual%20financial,webcasts%20on%20its%20financial%20results.">report</a>, the agency lost a total of &#8220;$87 billion over the last 14 fiscal years – including $9.2 billion in fiscal years 2020.&#8221; The agency expects to lose an additional &#8220;$9.7 billion in fiscal year 2021,&#8221; despite a $2 billion increase in revenue and an uptick in package deliveries due to the pandemic, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2021/02/20/why-the-us-post-office-is-in-trouble--678539-employees-and-a-92-billion-loss-in-2020/?sh=6fbc9580314e">Forbes</a> reported.

President Trump Delivers State Of The Union Address To Joint Session Of Congress

‘The Postal Service Is Awesome! We Love The Postal Service!’: AOC Makes The Progressive Case For Expanding The USPS

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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