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The U.S. Postal Service's next-generation delivery vehicle is displayed at the Kokomo Sorting and Delivery Center in Kokomo, Ind., Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

USPS’ long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut to rave reviews from carriers

By David Sharp and Ron Harris - Associated Press

Congress and the USPS (Postal Service) illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Post office underdelivers for America

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 18, 2020, file photo, mail delivery vehicles are parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

U.S. Postal Service buys 9,250 electric vans, 14,000 charging stations

Associated Press

In this Friday, March 20, 2020 file photo, a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier wears gloves while delivering mail in South Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (Aimee Dilger/The Times Leader via AP)

After rash of postal service robberies, reward offered for information on suspect in Maryland

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Postal Service pledges move to all-electric delivery fleet

By Matthew Daly - Associated Press

FILE - A United States Postal Service employee works outside a post office in Wheeling, Ill., Dec. 3, 2021. Four environmental groups that want the U.S. Postal Service to buy more electric delivery vehicles are suing to halt further purchases. The lawsuit, filed Thursday, April 28, 2022, in federal court in California, asks a judge to order the Postal Service to conduct a more thorough environmental review before moving forward with the next-generation vehicle program. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

16 states that want to electrify USPS fleet file lawsuits

By David Sharp - Associated Press

In this Thursday July 29, 2021, photo, Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., the House Committee on Oversight and Reform's ranking member, speaks during a hearing on voting rights in Texas in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

Republicans jam Hunter Biden’s Chinese business dealings into oversight hearing on electric vehicles

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 18, 2020, file photo, mail delivery vehicles are parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Postal reform bill light on actual reform

By Brian McNicoll

FILE - A worker carries a large parcel at the United States Postal Service sorting and processing facility Nov. 18, 2021, in Boston. Congress would lift onerous budget requirements that have helped push the Postal Service deeply into debt and would require it to continue delivering mail six days per week under bipartisan legislation that approached House approval Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

House OKs bill easing budget strains on Postal Service

By Alan Fram - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 31, 2020, file photo, letter carriers load mail trucks for deliveries at a U.S. Postal Service facility in McLean, Va. A U.S. judge on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide. The judge called them &quot;a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the Postal Service&quot; before the November election. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

US judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail

By GENE JOHNSON - Associated Press

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, left, talks with Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., before a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP)

House subpoenas embattled Postal Service leader over delays

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE - Associated Press

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, left, talks with Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., before a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP)

House Democrats subpoena Postmaster DeJoy for USPS documents on mail delays

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2020, file photo Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill in Washington. As they searched for a new postmaster general, the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors was presented with 53 candidates vetted by an outside firm. Not on the list: Louis DeJoy, the man ultimately hired for job. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP, File)

Postal chief DeJoy has long leveraged connections, dollars

By MATTHEW DALY and BRIAN SLODYSKO and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE - Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. The House is set for a rare Saturday session to pass legislation to halt changes in the Postal Service and provide $25 billion in emergency funds. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

House passes $25 billion Postal Service bill

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this image from video, Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., speaks during a virtual video hearing before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on the U.S. Postal Service during COVID-19 and the upcoming elections, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security &amp; Governmental Affairs via AP)

Tough choices for GOP over a Postal Service Trump belittles

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

In this image from video, U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies during a video virtual hearing before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on the U.S. Postal Service during COVID-19 and the upcoming elections, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (US Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs via AP)

Louis DeJoy: ‘No intention’ of returning decommissioned sorting machines

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, left, is escorted to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. Facing public backlash, DeJoy is set to testify Friday about disruptions in mail delivery. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

DeJoy optimistic Postal Service can break even if Congress authorizes reforms

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, left, is escorted to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. Facing public backlash, DeJoy is set to testify Friday about disruptions in mail delivery. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Postmaster says election mail will go through despite cuts

By LISA MASCARO and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY - Associated Press

Mail delivery vehicles are parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. The Postmaster general announced Tuesday he is halting some operational changes to mail delivery that critics warned were causing widespread delays and could disrupt voting in the November election. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said he would &quot;suspend&quot; his initiatives until after the election &quot;to avoid even the appearance of impact on election mail.&quot; (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Pelosi says postmaster has no plans to restore mail cuts

By LISA MASCARO and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE - Associated Press

In this Aug. 5, 2020, file photo Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, left, is escorted to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. Postal Service has sent letters to 46 states and the District of Columbia, warning it cannot guarantee all ballots cast by mail for the November election will arrive in time to be counted, The Washington Post reported Friday, Aug. 14. DeJoy, a former supply-chain CEO and a major donor to President Donald Trump and other Republicans, has pushed cost-cutting measures to eliminate overtime pay and hold mail until the next day if postal distribution centers are running late. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Amid outcry, postmaster general to testify before House

By MATTHEW DALY and LISA MASCARO - Associated Press