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.
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 Aug 16 House Dems summon postal leaders to hearing on mail delays The Democratic-run House on Sunday demanded that leaders of the U.S. Postal Service testify at an emergency oversight hearing Aug. 24 on mail delays as concerns grow that the Trump White House is trying to undermine the agency during the…
Nation Aug 07 Postal Service loses $2.2B in 3 months as virus woes persist "Our financial position is dire, stemming from substantial declines in mail volume, a broken business model and a management strategy that has not adequately addressed these issues,'' Louis DeJoy, the new postmaster general, said Friday in his first public remarks…
Politics Aug 03 House panel calls new postal chief to explain mail delays The House Oversight Committee has invited the new postmaster general to appear at a hearing next month to examine operational changes to the U.S. Postal Service that are causing delays in mail deliveries.
Nation Jul 27 House approves bill to create Latino museum on National Mall The House has passed a bill to establish a Smithsonian museum for American Latinos that would showcase Latino history, art and culture.
Politics Jul 22 Congress passes sprawling plan to boost conservation, parks Supporters say the measure, known as the Great American Outdoors Act, would be the most significant conservation legislation enacted in nearly 50 years.
Nation Jul 22 House votes to remove Confederate statues from U.S. Capitol The vote Wednesday comes as communities nationwide reexamine the people memorialized with statues.
Nation Jul 22 WATCH: House Democrats discuss legislation to remove Confederate statues from U.S. Capitol The House is to vote soon on removing from the U.S. Capitol statues of Confederate heroes, including Robert E. Lee, and a bust of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, the author of the 1857 Dred Scott decision.