VOA/Youtube WASHINGTON – With many Americans concerned about casting their ballot in public places during the coronavirus pandemic, mail-in voting is expected to surge dramatically in coming weeks in the runup to the Nov. 3 general election. Congressional Democrats, however, say recent changes at the United States Postal Service (USPS) could prevent those […]
Speaker Nancy Pelosi had directed House members to return to Washington, D.C. for an emergency vote Saturday on legislation to reverse Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s recent policy changes. After Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Sunday she was calling members back from recess to Washington, D.C. early to address the “devastating effects” of President Donald Trump’s efforts to […]
The leader of the 200,000-member American Postal Workers Union warned Monday that President Donald Trump’s evidence-free attacks on mail-in voting, threat to delay the November election, and ongoing efforts to undermine the U.S. Postal Service are putting the nation on “a dangerous path toward dictatorship” and must be opposed. “President Donald Trump’s raising postponement of the upcoming November presidential election […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that a Petersburg man has been sentenced in federal court for burglarizing the Petersburg Post Office with the intent to steal parcels for pecuniary gain. Christopher Scott Manske, 38, was sentenced Friday by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess to serve four months in prison, […]