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The USPS said the temporary price increases would help keep the agency competitive and help with operating costs. The prices are set to take effect on Oct. 2 and last until Jan. 22, 2023.
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Starting next month, more than 30% of first-class packages will be considered on time if they arrive within four or five days, as the Postal Service eases its standards for delivery times.
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Congress mustered rare bipartisan support for the Postal Service package, dropping some of the more controversial proposals to settle on core ways to save the service and ensure its future operations.
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A former US postal service contractor has been charged with mail theft after thousands of pieces of unlawfully opened mail were found in her bedroom and car.
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With more than 500,000 employees, the post office says complying with the rule would be difficult and could interfere with timely mail deliveries.
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To all those holiday present procrastinators out there (you know who you are): Be sure to ship that holiday gift sooner rather than later to get those presents to their destination before December 25.
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Biden nominated Daniel Tangherlini, a Democrat, to replace board Chair Ron Bloom, whose term is expiring. Bloom is also a Democrat, but has been a key ally of Louis DeJoy's.
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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy proposes slowing some first-class deliveries and increasing postage rates. Without the changes, he warns, USPS will "run out of cash and require a government bailout."
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The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General found election mail was delivered on time at a higher rate than regular first-class mail.
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Louis DeJoy testified about shortfalls at the U.S. Postal Service. Despite calls for his resignation, DeJoy said he plans to follow through on an overhaul plan. "Get used to me," he said.
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"We're really busy. It's been unbearable," sighs Manny Huenchunir, a Postal Service truck driver who was unloading and reloading crates of mail at a post office outside Boston on Tuesday night.
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Judge Emmet G. Sullivan ordered the agency to “ensure that no ballots have been held up and that any identified ballots are immediately sent out for delivery.” He ordered sweeps of mail facilities between 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. and requested a status update by 4:30.