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A group of states suing over service cuts at the U.S. Postal Service is asking a federal judge to immediately undo some of them, saying the integrity of the upcoming election is at stake.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is facing increased scrutiny as House Democrats investigate allegations that he encouraged employees at his former business to contribute to Republican candidates and then reimbursed them in the guise of bonuses

President Trump has slammed the U.S. Postal Service for losing money. But as NBCLX’s Chase Cain explains, the USPS is designed to be a service, not a for-profit business. In this episode of our series “The Myth,” we’re debunking the fiction of a profitable post office.

The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy for records about widespread delays to mail delivery.

Postal worker representatives are concerned cost-cutting measures from the United States Postal Service over the summer have already damaged and delayed the delivery process.

Across the country millions of people may vote by mail because of the coronavirus pandemic– possibly double the usual amount. And it’s why the NBC 6 Investigators teamed up with NBC Owned stations across the country for a test — to see the speed of the mail system. Phil Prazan reports.

The New York Times predicts 80 million people may vote by mail this November because of the coronavirus pandemic – nearly double the usual amount. That is why NBC 6 Investigators teamed up with NBC owned stations across the country to test the speed of the postal service. NBC reporters from a dozen cities mailed 155 letters on a single…

The U.S. Postal Service is slowing down, based on an informal test by the NBC Owned Television Stations, NBCLX and Telemundo.

The US Postal Service isn’t delivering mail as quickly as it used to, but the situation – with only two months until Election Day – doesn’t appear to be as dire as the picture painted by some members of Congress. NBCLX, in partnership with the NBC Owned Television Stations in a dozen cities across the country, is testing the speed...

South Florida postal workers held a protest Tuesday, calling changes inside the postal system an attempt to undermine mail delivery with the fall election on the horizon. The postal employees are at odds with their boss, US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, over efforts he says are to improve service. The dispute comes less than a month before vote by mail…

Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., asked Postmaster General Louis DeJoy if he knew how many people voted by mail in the 2016 presidential election. “I would be guessing, and I don’t want to guess,” he responded.

Asked by Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., Monday if he would commit to reverse delay-causing changes to the U.S. Postal Service, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said, “No.”

At a congressional hearing on Monday, Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., accused Postmaster General Louis DeJoy of having political conflicts of interest and illegally interfering with mail deliveries. “Mr. DeJoy, is your backup plan to get pardoned like Roger Stone?” he asked, referring to the Donald Trump associate whose sentence was commuted by the president.

Help for the U_S_ Postal Service has landed in stalemate as the White House dismissed an emergency funding bill aimed at shoring up the agency before the November elections as “going nowhere.”

The House has approved legislation that would reverse recent changes in U.S. Postal Service operations

Congressional Republicans in tight races this fall are under pressure from both directions as the Postal Service has been thrust into the middle of election-year politics

Congressional Republicans in tight races this fall are under pressure from both directions as the Postal Service has been thrust into the middle of election-year politics

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy defended the Postal Service’s current six-day delivery schedule after Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., suggested cutting back mail delivery in rural areas to two days a week.

Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., questions Postmaster General Louis DeJoy during a Senate hearing Friday about changes in postal operations, including limits to overtime pay and the removal of mail-sorting machines, that have caused service delays nationwide.

In a surprise move the Postmaster General has reversed course and suspended controversial changes to the United States Postal Service that many said were aimed at disrupting the upcoming election.