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June 06, 2026

• Bipartisan Senate bill introduced to address USPS mail delays in North Dakota, Minnesota - PEN
• 4 deaths in 2 years at USPS facility: Workers demand answers
• NPMHU: 2025 Contract Update #15 - Contract Talks Reach Impasse
• The OIG Focuses on USPS Pre-career Employees
• USPS Prepares for the East 116 Street Festival - a cultural street celebration, dedicated to Puerto Rican and Hispanic heritage - PEN
• Delta Woman Seriously Injured In Fulton County Crash Involving U.S. Postal Service Mail Truck

June 05, 2026

• Hearing Wrap Up: USPS Needs Reform to Stay Financially Afloat - PEN
• U.S. Postal Service will be closed in observance of Juneteenth, June 19 - PEN
• NYT: Postal Service Frees Up Enough Cash to Keep Operating for ‘Several Years’
• Congress Presses Postal Regulators on Labor Costs and Rural Delivery
• US Postal Service no longer in immediate cash crisis, regulators say
• USPS Inks Another Last-Mile Deal While Limiting Non-Essential Spending
• Barbie stamps set for release at collectors convention this summer
• These five stamps debuted at the Boston 2026 World Exposition
• U.S. Postal Service could offer more government services, IG says
• Thieves swipe Bay Area mail-in ballots as questions swirl about vote count

June 04, 2026

• 2030 Census: Census Bureau Needs Additional Data to Inform Design Decisions - PEN
• DHL eCommerce, USPS enter exclusive last-mile contract - PEN
• Postal worker dies at troubled metro Atlanta facility; USPS to provide counseling
• Postal carrier alerts residents, as Wausau Fire Department limits damage of fire
• Scanlon Introduces Legislation to Prevent the Postal Inspection Service from Conducting Mass Surveillance - PEN
• USPS axing its regulator is on the table, as it looks for ways to avoid running out of cash
• US Postal Service not expected to run out of cash next year, official says
• W.VA Postal worker arrested after stealing rebate checks from mail in Taylor County
• PMG Eyes Fed Payments For Universal Service
• The 2026 hurricane season is here - USPS asks employees to update emergency contact info
• USPS opens new sorting and delivery center in Texarkana

June 03, 2026

• San Jose Man Sentenced to 129 Months for Robbing and Assaulting a U.S. Postal Service Letter Carrier - PEN
• USPS Heat Illness Prevention Program requirements to be released - PEN
• Ballot Mail for Federal Elections - A Proposed Rule by the Postal Service on 06/02/2026 | Also see: US Postal Service proposes big changes for mail-in voting, including list of eligible users
• USPS reports more than 5,200 dog attacks in 2025 - Los Angeles and California lead the lists for number of incidents
• The Future of Postal Rates To Take Center Stage in Congress
• Mailman sentenced to 1 day in prison in connection with stealing thousands of packages, medication
• Mailman arrested on suspicion of DUI, leading deputies on chase in Highland

June 02, 2026

• Census Takers and specially trained USPS workers to start visiting households for 2026 Census Test today - PEN
• Hundreds of Wisconsin mail-in ballots arrived too late for April election; USPS under fire
• Mail carrier who trafficked drugs is serving prison time
• NALC: June Postal Record available
• Canada Post employees ratify contracts, ending labor uncertainty
• Federal Employees, and PSHB, Must Now Prove Family Members Are Eligible for FEHB… Every Time
• Suspect robs Shrewsbury, MA post office, injures Shrewsbury officer before fleeing the scene
• Inside the hidden war fought by America’s postal inspectors
• OPM to crack down on ineligible health insurance enrollees

June 01, 2026

• Rep. Nancy Mace Introduces Bill to Ban Non-Citizens from the Federal Workforce, Including Employees of the U.S. Postal Service and the PRC - PEN
• PRC Releases Report Analyzing USPS Financial Condition - The Postal Service has not had a profitable year in the last decade - PEN
• OPM Tightens Scrutiny of Family Member Coverage under FEHB, PSHB
• Waltham Mail Carrier Steals From Deliverees, Receives Light Sentence
• ‘I’ve got the memories’: North Andover man learns USPS destroyed sentimental package
• Connelly named chief solutions and strategy officer
• China's humanoid robots sort 1,200 postal packages per hour
• Neighborhood gives beloved mail carrier a heartfelt sendoff

May 31, 2026

• Former Massachusetts Mail Carrier Sentenced for Theft of Postal Customers' Prescription Drugs - PEN
• Rhonda Smith, former Georgia Secretary-Treasurer of APWU Local 1676 pleaded guilty to one count of failure to maintain union records - PEN
• Trump ordered limits on voting by mail. The Postal Service is moving to make states comply
• US Postal Service signs multiyear deal to solidify DHL ties
• USPS Reported More Than 5,200 Dog Attacks on Mail Carriers Last Year—and This West Coast City Led the Pack
• IG Sees Only Partial Progress in Efforts against Mail Theft, Robberies of Carriers

May 30, 2026

• Florida Postal Employee Indicted for Delay or Destruction of Mail - PEN
• DHL outsources last-mile parcel delivery to US Postal Service for $10B
• USPS rededicates its Figures of the American Revolution stamps
• Postal Service proposes requiring states to provide mail-in ballot voter lists
• Allen Park postal worker death: What we learned about investigation this week
• Dog attacks on USPS employees fell in 2025
• Dear Annie: Despite his poor health, my husband won’t quit his job as a postal worker
• The Postal Service just proposed sweeping new rules for mail-in voting

May 29, 2026

• DHL eCommerce and USPS enter $10 billion - plus, long-term exclusive agreement - PEN
• USPS restricts nonessential spending to delay running out of cash
• USPS National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign, June 1–30, 2026
• North American Soccer stamp issued
• USPS OIG: Six Month Recap of Our Work Now Available

May 28, 2026

• Four Drug Dealers Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Kidnapping of USPS Letter Carrier - PEN
• NRA Files Lawsuit Challenging Post Office Carry Ban - PEN
• Postal Service names top cities and states for dog attacks on mail carriers - PEN
• Amazon tests e-cargo bikes in Washington, D.C.
• DHL eCommerce and USPS enter $10 billion - plus, long‑term exclusive agreement
• A federal judge won’t immediately block Trump executive order on mail voting
• WaPo: Court lets Trump’s executive order limiting mail-in voting stand, for now
• Judge declines to block Trump order to create federal voter list and limit mail voting
• OIG: A 100-mile Bike Ride… While on Workers’ Comp? Not on Our Watc
• An Alabama man who was employed as a contract postal worker for the U.S. Postal Service admitted that he failed to deliver hundreds of pieces of mail

May 27, 2026

• Former Scott City, Kansas postmaster pleads guilty to theft - PEN
• NALC, USPS head to mediation on new collective-bargaining agreement - PEN
• USPS: Think twice before accepting a vendor’s gift
• WaPo: It’s time to address America’s mail theft epidemic
• USPS issues International Peace stamp
• DC man facing federal charges, accused of robbing postal worker
• Alabama contract postal worker pleads guilty to failing to deliver hundreds of pieces of mail
• OSHA fines USPS amid investigation into death of Allen Park postal worker

May 26, 2026

• Rep. Haley Stevens Introduces Bill to Stop USPS Plan Allowing Handguns Through the Mail - PEN
• Congress must tie any USPS bailout to real reform
• Burnt Envelopes Sent Via USPS Spark Questions of Targeted Attack, Foul Play
• What Mail Delivery Looked Like Over 100 Years Ago
• USPS issues Postcrossing stamps
• Dead Letter Office: Gallery Experience, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 11am - 2pm EDT - Smithsonian Event
• Report Sees Potential for Leveraging USPS Assets for Income

May 25, 2026

• Man charged with intoxication manslaughter in crash that killed USPS worker in NW Harris Co
• OSHA fine for postal facility death leaves Michigan family disappointed
• A 93-year-old was flooded with mystery mail for nearly a year: 'Scared to death they might take my home!' Here's what the sharp senior did
• This Mailman and a Neighborhood Dog Have the Ultimate Best Friend Goals
• USPS issues American Bison stamps

May 24, 2026

• USPS announces Stamp Encore contest winner - Welcome Back to the Neighborhood, Mister Rogers - PEN
• What Is Memorial Day? - PEN
• Three arrested in alleged postal box fishing scheme
• Free the mail

May 23, 2026

• Senator Cotton Calls to Investigate Chinese-Controlled Delivery Networks - PEN
• Rep. Haley Stevens Introduces Bill to Stop USPS Plan Allowing Handguns Through the Mail - PEN
• NALC, USPS head to mediation on new collective-bargaining agreement
• USPS, NALC extend contract talks - PEN
• U.S. Postal Service Celebrates Revolutionary War-Era Objects
• Senators Klobuchar, Smith push to keep Hunt’s Silver Lake postal station open
• Cops On Stakeout Watched Postal Box Fishing Suspect Shove Stolen Mail Into His Pants: Police

May 22, 2026

• Snohomish County mail theft ring 'major player' allegedly used counterfeit postal keys
• USPS reviewing video of carriers tossing packages during deliveries at Hilltop home
• Rep. Panetta Calls for Oversight of the USPS Due to Extended Closures of Brookdale, Almaden Valley Post Offices - PEN
• Agency partnerships are a potential financial lifeline for USPS, watchdog reports
• Appeals court eases disability retirement rules for feds
• Walmart credits fast delivery, third-party marketplace for revenue gains
• Follow-Up OIG Report Evaluates USPS and USPIS Response to Mail Theft

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NATIONAL NEWS

• We are anxiously awaiting Supreme Court decision on how long after election day mail-in ballots can still be counted
• Latest headlines from Iran
• Zelensky launches 140 drones at Leningrad
• Reporter Alison Steinberg ambushes Nancy Pelosi with J6 questions — Pelosi meltdown is hilarious
• World Cup bans water bottles over fears they will be used as weapons against players
• Battle royale between Kamala and Gavin

• Let’s go Los Angeles, today is your one and only chance to save your city, vote Spencer Pratt.
• Latest headlines from Iran International
• Nvidia now wants to own PC chip space — ‘We’re going to reinvent the computer.’
• Serena Williams announces professional tennis comeback
• Google to release 32 million mosquitoes in California to ‘stop disease.’

• 6 tourists dead after drinking tainted alcohol
• Trump Accounts launch today, sign up
• Latest headlines on Iran negotiations
• Trump refiles $10 billion lawsuit against WSJ over Epstein birthday letter
• CIA officer lied about everything, including college
• Two Minnesota Somali women indicted for $21 million Medicaid fraud — hijab mugshots
• Federal judge allows Trump to implement executive order on elections and voting — Huge loss for Democrats

• Iran is demanding immediate release of $12 billion in frozen funds held by U.S. in Qatar — and that’s just the beginning
• Police officers hit by teenage driver in Chicago
• New video exposes Talarico
• Ayatollah confirms Iran ‘will not give up control over Hormuz.’
• Biological male transgender athlete AB Hernandez is mocked by everyone — including Martina Navratilova and JK Rowling

• Latest headlines from Iran
• Democrats don’t want to have children because of climate anxiety
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• Reporter summarizes 75 page manifesto — Teen shooters hated everyone, they were not transgender
• Murdered Muslim security guard praised Hitler for killing Jews
• WATCH: Omar silent when confronted on alleged ties to massive Minnesota fraud scandal

• No, we don’t want E-15 fuel for our cars
• DC medical hack exposes prescription history for members of Congress
• Federal Reserve tenure begins on Friday, every single democrat votes No except Fetterman
• Meet the Sad Wives of AI
• Stacey Abrams Subpoenaed In Georgia Ethics Investigation
• Vance issues ultimatum to states: Crack down on fraud or lose some Medicaid funding

• BREAKING | UFO and alien files released by President Trump
• Iran says U.S. proposal still ‘under review.’
• Clock is ticking down to the indictment of John Brennan
• Criminal probe of Democrat Louise Lucas is related to bribery — Started under Biden and Merrick Garland
• US launches fresh strikes in southern Iran as it awaits Tehran response
• Here’s the website for all UFO material
• Democrats lose 4 seats after voter referendum tossed out
• Slave hyperbole is off the charts

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