Louis DeJoy, the outgoing U.S. postmaster general, speaks to reporters in 2022 in Washington, D.C. On Monday, he announced that he is stepping down. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
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U.S. Postal Service delivery vehicles are parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb., on Aug. 18, 2020. Nati Harnik/AP hide caption
A U.S. Postal Service employee is shown loading parcels outside a post office in Wheeling, Ill., on Jan. 29, 2024. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption
The Santa Barbara County, Calif., Sheriff’s Office arrested two suspects this month after they were tracked down using an Apple AirTag that the victim mailed to herself in hopes of catching the thieves who kept stealing her mail. Santa Barbara County, Calif., Sheriff’s Office hide caption
U.S. Postal Service delivery vehicles are parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb., on Aug. 18, 2020. Nati Harnik/AP hide caption
The U.S. market for domestic mail delivery is by far the largest in the world, and a recent report found its prices are very low compared to other developed countries. The U.S. Postal Service said this week that it wants to raise rates in July. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
The Forever Stamp just went up in price. How does the U.S. cost compare globally?
The setting sun illuminates the Supreme Court building in Washington on Jan. 10. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Mail delivery vehicles are parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb., on Aug. 18, 2020. The Postal Service said Tuesday it will sharply increase the number of electric-powered delivery trucks in its fleet and will go all-electric for new purchases starting in 2026. Nati Harnik/AP hide caption
The U.S. Postal Service said on Tuesday that the stamp "celebrates the life and legacy" of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis. USPS hide caption
First lady Jill Biden (right) speaks onstage with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and Anne Peterson, former first lady Nancy Reagan's niece, at the unveiling of the Nancy Reagan stamp at the White House on Monday. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
A U.S. Postal Service employee works outside a post office in Wheeling, Ill., on Dec. 3, 2021. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption
A U.S. Postal Service truck drives in Philadelphia. The service is about to set longer delivery standards for first-class packages, in a move that its regulator says will not have a big effect on its finances. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
A worker carries a large parcel at the U.S. Postal Service sorting and processing facility in Boston on Nov. 18, 2021. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
Parcels jam a conveyor belt at the United States Postal Service sorting and processing facility in Boston. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
The changes at the U.S. Postal Service, which went into effect Oct. 1, call for slower delivery times for some first-class mail, shorter hours for some post offices and more expensive postal rates VIEW press/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
The U.S. Postal Service says the new service standards for first-class mail will increase delivery reliability, consistency and efficiency for customers, officials say. John Smith/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
The U.S. has more than 31,000 post offices, but a recent report found that 42% of them were not generating enough revenue to cover their expenses in 2019. Here's a post office in Mission, S.D. Stephen Groves/AP hide caption
Roughly 40% Of Post Offices Operate In The Red. Could Banking Offer Them A Way Out?
Like many of his colleagues, postal worker Rickey Ramirez is working overtime to keep up with the crush of Christmas deliveries. Many packages are likely to be delivered after Dec. 25. Tovia Smith/NPR hide caption
Millions Of Christmas Gifts May Arrive Late Due To Overload At The Postal Service
An election worker takes ballots from voters dropping them off at an official ballot drop box this week at the Miami-Dade County Board of Elections in Doral, Fla. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption
The House passed legislation Saturday to provide $25 billion to the Postal Service to help safeguard voting by mail ahead of the November election. Nati Harnik/AP hide caption
Democrats say they want Postmaster General Louis DeJoy not only to halt the changes made this summer but also to work to reverse them. Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call Inc. via Getty Images hide caption
United States Postal Service carrier Henrietta Dixon gets into her truck to deliver mail in Philadelphia on May 6. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
A Brief History Of Political Interference In The U.S. Postal Service
Erica Koesler of Los Angeles demonstrates outside a USPS post office as a postal worker walks by in the background on Saturday. The USPS has warned states coast to coast that it cannot guarantee all ballots cast by mail for the November election will arrive in time to be counted, even if mailed by state deadlines. Chris Pizzello/AP hide caption