Survivors of a 2023 Hawaii wildfire on Maui are returning to their Lahaina neighborhoods but the mail isn’t coming.
Category: Postal Service (US)
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Mailboxes at Rebuilt Hawaii Homes Sit Empty After Lahaina Wildfire
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Trump, the Supreme Court and the Postal Service: A History of Mail Voting
The New York Times – On the Runway:The mail system took on new prominence during the Civil War by enabling soldiers to vote from afar. On Monday, the Supreme Court blocked President Trump’s effort to give it a new role in elections.
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Supreme Court Stands Up to Trump on Mail Voting and a Few Key Issues
The New York Times – On the Runway:The justices take their time and pick their spots, but they have rejected presidential initiatives on tariffs, citizenship, the National Guard — and now the coming election.
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Election Officials Grapple With Uncertainty as Supreme Court Considers Mail Ballot Plan
The New York Times – On the Runway:As they wait for word on whether the Trump administration’s new system to screen ballots can move forward, local officials say they are running out of time.
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How Trump’s Mail Voting Plan Would Work
The New York Times – On the Runway:The plan, which two dozen states have challenged as unconstitutional, puts in place new requirements about who can receive mail ballots.
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Judge Once Again Bars Postal Service From Restricting Mail-In Vote
The New York Times – On the Runway:After reviewing the agency’s final plan to comply with President Trump’s demands, a federal judge barred the Postal Service from imposing new restrictions on mail-in voting.
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Supreme Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now
The New York Times – On the Runway:The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.
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Canada Is ‘at War’ With U.S. Over Tariffs, and U.S.P.S. Publishes Plan to Restrict Ballots
The New York Times – On the Runway:Plus, what it’s like to live next to a roller coaster.
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Still Sending Checks in the Mail? Stop, Experts Say
The New York Times – Business:If you must, keep an eye on your account statements, experts say. Thieves steal checks from mailboxes, then alter the checks with fraudulent names.
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Amazon Expands Logistics Arm to Outside Companies
The New York Times – Business:The company said its shipping, fulfillment and delivery services would be offered to other businesses. Several large corporations have already signed on.
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Mail Carriers Keep Making the Rounds, Despite a Murky Future
As the much-derided agency loses billions, postal workers quietly, and sometimes heroically, serve their communities.