Politics Sep 11 Trump Homeland Security pick faces hurdles to confirmation Republican senators, who are fighting to keep their majority in November, appear in no rush to launch a heated confirmation that will force uncomfortable questions about whether agency actions were driven by Trump's political agenda.
Politics Sep 10 GOP’s slimmed-down virus aid bill sunk by Senate Democrats Thursday's mostly party-line vote capped weeks of wrangling over a fifth relief bill that all sides say they want but are unable to deliver.
Politics Aug 31 House to subpoena postmaster general over mail delays Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., the committee chairwoman, sent notice Monday in a memo, saying DeJoy blew past a deadline to fully respond to the committee's request for more information.
Nation Aug 24 WATCH: Postmaster general says Trump attacks on mail-in ballots ‘not helpful’ DeJoy was testifying for a second day on Capitol Hill, facing tense questions from lawmakers over an uproar in mail delivery delays since he took the helm in mid-June.
Nation Aug 22 House passes bill to reverse changes blamed for mail delays With heated debate over mail delays, the House approved legislation in a rare Saturday session that would reverse recent changes in U.S. Postal Service operations and send $25 billion to shore up the agency ahead of the November election.
Politics Aug 21 WATCH: Postmaster says ‘no idea’ mailboxes, equipment being removed Facing public backlash, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is testifying that it's his "sacred duty" to ensure election mail delivery. A Senate committee is digging into service changes he made ahead of the November election, just as millions of Americans are…
Politics Aug 19 Pelosi says postmaster general has no plans to restore mail cuts despite public outcry House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Donald Trump's postmaster general has no intention of restoring mail equipment or paying overtime hours he cut despite public outcry the changes are undermining service before Election Day.
Nation Aug 17 Amid outcry, postmaster general to testify before House The Postal Service said it has stopped removing mailboxes and mail-sorting machines amid an outcry from lawmakers, and President Donald Trump denied he was slowing service.
Politics Aug 17 Pelosi calls House back into session to vote on Postal bill Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling the House back into session over the crisis at the U.S. Postal Service, setting up a political showdown amid growing concerns that the Trump White House is trying to undermine the agency ahead of the…
Politics Jul 28 Democrats, GOP far apart as virus aid talks intensify The differences in Washington over the next coronavirus aid package are vast. And millions of Americans' jobless benefits, school reopenings and eviction protections are at stake.