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July 23, 2026

• Hawley Announces Legislation to Ban Bonuses for Postal Service Leadership Until Mail Is Delivered on Time - PEN
• USPS OIG-FBI Sting Brings Drug Smuggling Mail Clerk to Justice
• Cape Cod postal worker pleads not guilty in online child images case
• Community remembering postal worker that passed away
• Postal truck hits boat-towing Ford on Hwy 30 in Linn County
• NPMHU: New Memoranda of Understanding - Annual Leave Carryover for Leave Year 2027 and Annual Leave Exchange Option for Leave Year 2027
• Local postal workers struggling to keep up with increasing demand for mail delivery

July 22, 2026

• USPS Warns About Romance Scams — Then It Happened to One of Theirs - PEN
• The OIG’s Fight Against Mail Theft - PEN
• 'Deeply saddened': USPS investigating death of North Texas postal worker
• USPS launches smart locker service for local transactions
• Shelter caring for 92 cats, dogs from postal worker hoarding home; some are microchipped
• Hatboro mail carrier allegedly steals credit card, spends more than $4K at Home Depot
• Lieutenant Governor Venhuizen shares frustrations with U.S. Postal Service
• Stolen mail, including checks, reported at least 6 local Post Offices
• Dead Letter Office: Gallery Experience

July 21, 2026

• In one Utah county, nearly 300 voters say they never received a mail-in ballot
• Judge Allows Postal Service to Move Forward with Changes to Mail-in Ballot Delivery
• Appeals court ruling allows USPS to pursue Trump election regulations
• Video: Postal Inspection Service Case on "Worst Neighbor Ever"
• Video: 77-year-old postal worker arrested for hoarding cats she collected along her route
• 2 people accused of taking mail from Montgomery, AL residence, authorities say
• Athens, AL woman launches petition after years of USPS mail delivery issues
• If you are raising money, say nothing about USPS - Employees cannot use their position for personal gain

July 20, 2026

• Florida Letter Carrier Pleads Guilty to Stealing Mail - PEN
• Postal Service Clears Hurdle in Mail-Ballot Rule Change Fight
• Klobuchar Urges USPS to Reverse Plan That Will Slow Mail Delivery
• USPS: Keep fire extinguishers out of the trash
• Shipping wars: Amazon is ‘aggressively’ going after Fedex and UPS, insiders say

July 19, 2026

• California postal staff left sweltering in summer heatwave after thieves pilfer AC units
• Appeals court narrows setback for Trump USPS mail-in ballot policy
• Trump USPS Ballot Changes Explained: What the Appeals Court Ruling Means for Mail-In Voting
• Former Oklahoma NALC Treasurer, Branch 1491, Charged with One Count of Embezzlement - PEN
• USPS ramps up 'daily monitoring' and enforces new phone policy after four people died at same location
• These people provide strategic oversight of the Postal Service - The USPS Board of Governors controls expenditures and does long-range planning, among other duties
• Amazon expands shipping and ‘aggressively’ going after Fedex and UPS
• OPM/MSPB Propose New Rule For Easier Removal of Employees

July 18, 2026

• Appeals court gives Trump temporary win in mail-in voting fight
• President Trump Scores Legal Victory In Major Mail-In Voting Change
• USPS to move forward with major mail-in voting change: ‘A win for election integrity’
• Former Pensacola Postal Worker Admits To Stealing Mail And Gift Cards
• Letter carrier helped police find a missing child
• OIG: Our Upcoming Audits on Mail Theft in Seattle and Las Vegas

July 17, 2026

• Hawley Expands Postal Service Investigation, Questions Retention of New York Consultants - PEN
• Former Camden, NJ postal employee, co-conspirators admit to stealing checks in mail and reselling them - PEN
• Congressman Chip Roy: Updates for the Blanco, TX Community on Postal Services - PEN
• Tallahassee postal worker arrested after undercover operation
• Nevada officials blame Postal Service for mail ballots that arrived at wrong office
• Alabama Attorney General Backs USPS Proposal to Strengthen Mail-In Ballot Standards
• Government Throws in Towel on Defending Post Office Gun Ban
• The USPS Board of Governors controls expenditures and does long-range planning, among other duties
• NAPS: USPS Mandatory Notice on Recent Court Order
• NALC designates printers for distribution of campaign literature by mail
• OIG: Give Us Your Thoughts on USPS Contract Trucking Safety and Compliance

July 16, 2026

• Woman in $150M counterfeit postage shipping scheme sentenced to prison
• Mr. ZIP celebrates the nation’s 250th - PEN
• Johnson Highlights Postal Service Improvement Areas - PEN
• Hawley Launches Investigation into Failures at US Postal Service After Postmaster General Refused to Forego Bonuses - PEN
• Investigation underway after crash involving MARTA bus and postal delivery van in Atlanta
• Fly flags at half-staff to honor U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham

July 15, 2026

• USPS Local XChange debuts - Buyers and sellers can conduct transactions without needing to meet in person - PEN
• In one Utah county, nearly 300 voters say they never received a mail-in ballot
• Juneau tax notice begs the question about reliability of USPS in mail-in-only election
• 'This failure is on USPS': Dozens of rural Nevada mail ballots discovered after primary
• DC Circuit rules USPS challenges must filter through Postal Regulatory Commission
• Appeals court hands Trump win in fight over 2020 USPS mail changes
• Tallahassee postal worker accused of pocketing cash from greeting card
• Driver charged with shooting at postal worker along I-70 in downtown Indy
• Roma, TX Postal Worker Arrested After Threat To Kill Her Boss
• USPS responds to Sen. Ossoff with safety updates at metro Atlanta processing center

July 14, 2026

• Rockford Man Sentenced to More Than Six and a Half Years in Federal Prison for Robbing a United States Post Office with a Firearm - PEN
• USPS facilities should fly U.S. flags at half-staff to honor U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died July 11
• Want to become a postal police officer? The Inspection Service is now accepting applications
• Should the Postal Service reassess its UPS air contract?
• 'This failure is on USPS': Dozens of rural Nevada mail ballots discovered after primary | Oh yes, lets vote by mail
• Atlantic County election officials to decide fate of ballots delayed by post office dispute
• Corvallis, OR postal workers claim primary ballots were left in mailboxes on Election Day

July 13, 2026

• 'Scandalous.' NY congressional leaders take action on habitually late, missing mail
• Ohio tenants spot cockroaches in mailroom, and USPS halts deliveries to apartments
• Man who pleaded guilty to robbing Tampa mail carrier sentenced to 3 years in prison
• Man sentenced for robbing Rockford, IL post office
• Here are the stamps that mark America’s 250th
• NALC: Convention workshop schedule and more

July 12, 2026

• USPS issues new Barbie Forever stamps - PEN
• Emeryville Moves to Combat Growing Cluster Mailbox Theft

July 11, 2026

• NAPS: USPA Mandatory Notice on Recent Court Order - regarding handling of Election Mail - PEN
• New USPS badge cards will have CPR information - PEN
• After his Purple Heart was stolen, postal worker helps Vietnam veteran get replacement
• Federal mail-in voting legal battle continues
• Amazon Delivery Driver Accused of Shooting USPS Letter Carrier Over Cramped Mailroom Space
• USPS truck and all the mail inside catches fire
• Check and Identity Theft at the Post Office
• A man walked in with a knife to his own throat

July 10, 2026

• Three NYC Residents Arrested in Large-Scale Mail Theft Scheme Targeting U.S. Postal Service Collection Boxes in Suffolk County - PEN
• Serial Mail Thief Reoffends, Charged in 11 Additional Mail Thefts and Burglaries - PEN
• Two Plead Guilty in 2023 Armed Robbery of USPS Letter Carrier - PEN
• Postal Service moves half of long-distance mail by air just to satisfy UPS contract
• Audit Finds Savings, but Issues, with USPS Emphasis on Ground Transit
• Postal union calls for more action after employee deaths at Atlanta USPS mail distribution center
• A rural carrier was injured in a dog attack
• NALC and USPS agree to moratorium on time limits for the processing of all grievances due to NALC's 74th Biennial National Convention
• Give Us Your Thoughts About USPS Progress on Its Delivering for America Plan
• New USPS OIG Audit: Examining Postal Delivery Operation Issues in the Detroit Area
• Forever stamp prices are going up Sunday to double what they were 19 years ago
• Chicago man accused of robbing USPS letter carrier on Far South Side
• OIG: Give Us Your Thoughts on the Liquidity of Postal Service Operations
• Start Your Weekend with a Story About How We Stopped Theft at a NY Post Office

July 09, 2026

• 'Alabama is leading the charge to secure mail-in ballots': AG Marshall supports USPS proposed rule for strengthening mailing standards for elections
• Man accused of killing Milwaukee postal carrier in 2022 pleads guilty
• LACo Woman to be Sentenced in Counterfeit Postage Case
• Postal workers union demands answers after employee deaths at Fulton County facility
• Update of FEHB/PSHB ‘Guiding Principles’ Includes Focus on Premiums, Usage Rates
• Ex-postal worker admits to mail theft in Pensacola
• Postal Bulletin focuses on preventing heat illness

July 08, 2026

• Postal Services appeals court order blocking Trump’s anti-mail voting order
• USPS dedicates Declaration of Independence stamp
• An All-Time High for Stamps: USPS Is Raising Its Prices Again on July 12—but Experts Say the Increase Won't Work
• America First Legal Urges U.S. Postal Service to Require Citizenship Verification for Federal Mail Ballots
• Florida Mail handler nabbed for workers’ comp fraud - PEN
• Three NYC Residents Arrested in Large-Scale Mail Theft Scheme
• OIG: Check and Identity Theft at the Post Office

July 07, 2026

• Senator Hawley Launches Investigation into Failures at US Postal Service After Postmaster General Refused to Forego Bonuses - PEN
• At USPS, everything is not relative
• Man charged after hitting postal worker sentenced to probation
• South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a coalition of state attorneys general supporting a proposed U.S. Postal Service rule aimed at changing how mail-in and absentee ballots are handled for federal elections
• Family out $50,000 when a cashier’s check sent through the US Postal Service goes missing

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NATIONAL NEWS

• 400,000 voter registrations for dead people in 24 states
• Nvidia details its next-generation Vera CPU for AI, setting up challenge to AMD and Intel
• Inside The ‘Cowboy Starship,’ A $7.95 Million Off-Grid Mansion In Remote Wyoming
• Study Says Wolves Stress Cows Out; Ranchers Say, ‘We Told You So’
• Bill Maher Vents California’s High Taxes Are Crushing His Pot Biz With Woody Harrelson
• Wild Moment Bear Suddenly Charges at Rescuers After Being Freed

• Huge win for Trump in DC Appeals Court
• Video: Bill Maher defends Trump - Bill Maher Rips Trump Nazi Comparisons: ‘He Is Not Hitler!’
• Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatens prison for state election officials who don’t cooperate
• Somali pirates attack oil tanker
• DHS releases video of Canadian illegal slapping young girl for wearing Trump gear
• Video | El Paso storm drain used for human smuggling

• President Trump full interview on Meet the Press
• How NYT is covering death of Graham, comments from Zelensky.
• Trump | ‘He was like a member of the family to me.’
• Mick Jagger understands what Bruce Springsteen does not — ‘We don’t lecture our audience.’
• Here’s the full interview with Jagger (excellent)

• The patriotic display, created by Sky Elements Drone Shows
• Kentucky governor requests health update on McConnell
• Could disagreements over the Strait of Hormuz lead Iran to abandon negotiations?
• Iran threatens to shut Hormuz (completely) if Trump strikes tonight
• Flight school pilot jumps to his death midair, leaving student to land plane
• ‘We hit Iran very hard last night and we’re going to do it again tonight.’
• TRUMP | CEASEFIRE WITH IRAN IS OVER
• Judge Orders D.H.S. to Restore 4 States’ Access to Citizenship Data

• Vice President JD Vance said that he believes Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be the leading Democratic candidate for president 2028 - PEN: who could be that stupid
• Dead baby found at music festival in Michigan
• James Carville Wonders if the ‘End of the 2-Party System’ Is Near
• Everyone is focused on finding fraud in Fulton County
• WH is worried about attendance for Trump’s July 4th — Heat index will be 110*
• Stephen A. Smith does not support birthright citizenship

• High Court Backs Direct White House Control of Agencies Such as Those Overseeing Federal Employee Protections
• NPR’s Retracted Story About Alito Retiring Sparks Speculation It Might Soon Prove True: ‘Sure Wonder If That Was Embargoed’
• America 250 train arrives in DC
• NPR hated publishing this headline on murder rate
• We’re still waiting for deep state prosecution
• Editor's note: NPR retracts Justice Samuel Alito story

• Bill Maher loves how foreigners are loving America
• NYT is triggered by Maga women having babies
• Absolutely massive, rampant fraud on Obamacare - OVER *ONE MILLION* PEOPLE are on Obamacare with NO Social Security number
• Iran exports 16 million barrels of oil after 50 days of no oil sales
• Lifeguard runs over girl laying on beach
• Iran targets Bahrain with drone attack: "A flagrant threat"
• Video | Never taunt bulls without a plan

• Lindsey Graham predicts failure of Iran talks
• ‘If you close Hormuz, we will kill you before you make it back to your f–king country.’
• Iranian President | ‘We will never relinquish our right to enrich uranium.’
• California govt spending is the problem
• Carrie Underwood doing it right in Tennessee

• CBS News publishes full text of Iran deal
• Trump clarifies — ‘Yes, there’s a $300 billion fund for Iran, but U.S. doesn’t have to invest.’
• Reaction on X to Iran deal is not positive
• Low frequency thrum of AI data centers is driving people crazy
• OJ Simpson highway chase in white Bronco — 32 years ago today
• New USPS election rule is brilliant — if courts don’t block it
• There really is no comparison, Democrats hate America

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