"Postmark Process Update: Postmarks will now reflect the date mail is processed by machinery, not the date it was dropped off. This could affect the timeliness of tax documents, legal filings, and ballots. NOTE: This document is scheduled to be published in the
Federal Register on 11/24/2025 and available online at:
https://federalregister.gov/d/2025-20740, and on https://govinfo.gov"
"...Each state establishes by law the rules and requirements for ballot submission, including submission deadlines and the role, if any, that postmarks play in determining whether a ballot was timely.
The Postal Service does not postmark or “cancel” every piece of mail in the system. The primary purpose of cancellation is to ensure that postage cannot be reused ..."
"...On a recent episode of NerdWallet’s Smart Money Podcast titled USPS’ Cash Crisis Hits More Than Your Mailbox, Plus The Debt Settlement Trap to Avoid, the guest framed the U.S. Postal Service’s predicament in economist’s terms: “I like to describe it as there is no free lunch. Economists love to say that, but for a long time, the American taxpayer really did get a free lunch in that we didn’t have to fund the Postal Service. It could fund itself through this protected business model, which is nobody else could deliver letters.”..."
"The Postal Service will release its A Day at the Beach stamps on Friday, April 24.
"...The move followed complaints of delayed deliveries, misrouted packages and prescription mail problems, while Skyline’s long-sought ZIP code request remains under review. ...Strong said his office has responded to repeated complaints from residents and small businesses about missed delivery windows and mail routed through distant processing facilities. ...concerns regarding the lack of reliable mail service. I remain concerned about the negative impacts of consolidation, including degraded mail service, declining customer satisfaction and cost overruns,” Strong said. “This audit is about getting clear answers and making sure the Postal Service delivers the level of service our communities expect.” ..."
"...The right to vote in Federal elections is reserved exclusively for citizens of the United States under the Constitution and Federal law. Federal statutes explicitly prohibit non-citizens from registering to vote or voting in Federal elections and impose criminal penalties for violations. ...To enhance election integrity via the United States Mail, additional measures are necessary. Secure ballot envelope identifiers provide a reliable, auditable mechanism to enforce Federal law without unduly burdening or infringing on the rights of eligible voters. Unique ballot envelope identifiers, such as bar codes, enable confirmation that only citizens receive and cast ballots, reducing the risk of fraud and protecting the integrity of Federal elections.
Sec. 2. Establishment and Transmission of State Citizenship Lists and Prioritization of Investigations and Prosecutions Related to Election Fraud. (a) To the extent feasible and consistent with applicable law"
"...After 40 or 50 years of contributing to society, raising families, and paying into the system, our seniors deserve a "golden age" that is actually golden.
Instead, skyrocketing inflation and stagnant Social Security checks are forcing our elders back into the workforce just to cover the basic costs of food and medicine.
A nation is judged by how it treats its most vulnerable. ..."
"...Agency says the move will free up $2.5B this year, and officials warn it could run out of cash without major reforms...USPS emphasized that the pause will have no immediate impact on current or future retirees.
"There will not be any immediate detrimental impact to our current or future retirees if normal FERS cost payments are temporarily withheld," Postal Service Chief Financial Officer Luke Grossmann said. "
"...The Postal Service has announced three new stamps that will be premiered during the Boston 2026 World Stamp Show, scheduled for May 23-30.
The new stamp releases are..."
"MARCH 23, 2026 — The U.S. Census Bureau last month announced it has modified its 2026 Census Test sites to Huntsville, Alabama, and Spartanburg, South Carolina. These sites were selected to give the Census Bureau the opportunity to explore how working with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) could increase effectiveness and how to improve in-field enumeration processes for the 2030 Census.
Starting on May 1, the Census Bureau will invite approximately 154,600 households in Spartanburg and Huntsville to respond to the test online in English only via computer, smartphone and tablet. Phone and mail responses will not be offered. The test will include the same questions asked in the American Community Survey (ACS), which collects detailed demographic, social, economic, and housing data. Questions are expected to take around 40 minutes to complete and include name, race, sex, citizenship and education.
A smaller subset of questions will be asked for households who do not respond on their own. Using the ACS allows the Census Bureau to leverage existing questions that the Census Bureau already asks.
Starting on June 1 and through August 31 when data collection ends, census takers, including postal workers, may visit households that do not respond on their own to collect responses in person. ..."
"...the fourteenth Contract Update produced and distributed by the NPMHU during the course of 2025 negotiations. These updates, along with the Union’s magazine and monthly bulletins, will keep mail handlers throughout the country informed and involved in the issues raised during this round of bargaining. ..."
"...Just after 6 p.m., the Kokomo Police Department responded to a report of a female United States Post Office letter carrier stabbed in the..."
"...That warning was issued by Postmaster General David Steiner while testifying before the House of Representatives' Oversight Committee last Tuesday. Without assistance from Congress, Steiner warned, the agency's funds will be exhausted by..."
"...when employees enroll in or update banking information for direct deposit in PostalEASE, the system will initiate a..."
"...The Postal Service’s National Printing Center, known as the NPC, is urging employees to take advantage of its competitive pricing for printed envelopes.
The NPC is the organization’s in-house printer. There are no profit margins or shipping charges on NPC orders.
Ordering in bulk can mean additional savings. For example, 500 No. 10 envelopes printed with a return address cost 13 cents each, including..."
"...Drug agents in Tuscaloosa have begun charging suspected drug dealers for breaking a seldom-used law that requires them to buy tax stamps.
The law is designed to hit dealers where it hurts -- their wallets.
Passed in 1988, the law requires anyone who sells drugs to pay a tax and affix a stamp to the product. ..."
"...Video footage showed the boy approaching the mail truck before the postal worker came out and shoved the child forcefully to the ground. ..."
"...The U.S. Postal Service will be out of cash and unable to deliver mail, and pay vendors and employees, in less than 12 months unless Congress lifts the carrier’s statutory debt limit of $15 billion and eliminate mandates that handcuff its ability to make money and burden it with uncontrollable expenses, Postmaster General David Steiner told Congress on Tuesday. ..."
"...Amazon on Wednesday addressed its business relationship with the U.S. Postal Service, saying in a blog post that contract renewal negotiations with the carrier fell apart in December when the Postal Service “abruptly walked away at the eleventh hour.”
The comments came after several outlets reported on Tuesday that Amazon plans to sharply reduce the number of packages it sends through the Postal Service after the two failed to come to an agreement. ..."