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Postmaster general to testify before House

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will testify before the House Oversight Committee on Monday amid growing concerns surrounding the United States Postal Service ahead of the 2020 election. The emergency hearing will look at recent changes made to the agency, including reduction in overtime and a slowdown in deliveries. Illinois congresswoman and chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Cheri Bustos joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the upcoming hearing and more.

Aug 22, 2020
11:03

Nancy Pelosi Holds Her Weekly Press Conference At The U.S. Capitol

House approves additional $25 billion for U.S. Postal Service

The bill also blocks any changes to the Postal Service ahead of the November election.

Aug 22, 2020

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Postmaster General defends USPS changes

The US postmaster general was peppered with questions from senators during a committee hearing. During his testimony, Louis DeJoy defended changes made to the postal service, and said delivering election mail was his number one priority leading up to November. CBS News' Chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.

Aug 21, 2020
08:49

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Postal Service "fully capable" of delivering election mail on time, DeJoy says

Louis DeJoy appeared before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee amid controversy over cost-cutting and delays ahead of the election.

Aug 21, 2020

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Postmaster general says changes will stay

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy faced a morning of questioning before a Senate committee Friday about his changes to U.S. Postal Service operations and their potential impact on the 2020 election. Molly Hooper, a CBSN political contributor and veteran Capitol Hill reporter, spoke to CBSN's Tanya Rivero about the hearing.

Aug 21, 2020
08:21

US Postal Service Funding In Question As President Trump Threatens To Withheld In Budget Negotiations

Ex-Postal Service official: White House involved in slowing mail

The former top USPS official said the Trump administration has been "politicizing" the Postal Service.

Aug 21, 2020

How journalism helped save the postal service

Postmaster general Louis Dejoy suspended controversial changes to the U.S. Postal Service after critics claimed the changes were causing mail delays, potentially compromising mail-in voting. Patch reporter Mark Konkol argues journalism helped save the postal service. He joined CBSN to discuss.

Aug 20, 2020
07:14

2020 Daily Trail Markers: Most Americans support more funding for Postal Service to handle mail-in ballots, poll finds

The former vice chairman of the U.S. Postal Service's Board of Governors and inspector general, David C. Williams, testified before the Congressional Progressive Caucus on Thursday afternoon at an ad hoc hearing.

Aug 20, 2020

Democrats demand answers from Postmaster General

Democratic lawmakers want more answers from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a Trump appointee and donor, over his proposed changes to the U.S. Postal Service. Senator Tina Smith, a Democrat from Minnesota, talked to CBSN about the concerns she's heard from constituents.

Aug 20, 2020
05:22

High Angle View Of Baby Chickens At Farm

Thousands of chicks shipped to farmers by mail arrive dead

Maine lawmaker said she has received dozens of complaints from people trying to raise chickens.

Aug 20, 2020

USPS Pauses Mailbox Removals After Customer Concern

U.S. Postal Service on track for its best year since 2015

By some metrics the USPS is a cash cow, having generated more than $13 billion over the past five years.

Aug 20, 2020

8/19: Red and Blue

Day 3 of the 2020 Democratic National Convention; Concerns grow for voting by mail in November

Aug 19, 2020
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Postal Service pauses controversial changes

The U.S. Postal Service is pausing controversial changes that had drawn criticism from many Democrats as more people are expected to vote-by-mail in November. CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid joins CBSN with the latest on this, plus more the final report released by the Senate Intelligence Committee on Russian interference in the 2016 election.

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DNC chairman weighs in on Biden-Harris ticket

The Democratic Party has officially nominated Joe Biden to take on President Trump. Tom Perez, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, joined CBSN to discuss the Biden-Harris ticket and the challenges that lie ahead.

Aug 19, 2020
13:35

State attorneys general sue Trump administration over USPS changes

"I will not let my foot off the gas so long as the postal officials continue to violate the law through the procedural steps that are here," said Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro.

Aug 19, 2020

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Senator Baldwin discusses upcoming election

President Trump made a campaign stop in Wisconsin on Monday where he continued his attacks on Democrats as they kicked off the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee. Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin, who was on Joe Biden's VP shortlist, joins Elaine Quijano to discuss President's response to the pandemic, voting issues in the primary election and more.

Aug 18, 2020
09:31

Postmaster general halts changes blamed for delays until after election

Louis DeJoy said his initiatives would be suspended "to avoid even the appearance of any impact on election mail."

Aug 18, 2020

Postmaster general to testify before Senate committee on Friday

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will also testify before a House committee next week about recent changes to the postal service.

Aug 18, 2020

GOP Ohio attorney general calls on Trump to delay Postal Service changes

Dave Yost wrote that "the radical changes only weeks before early voting begins — however fiscally well founded — would place the solvency of the Post Office above the legitimacy of the Government itself."

Aug 18, 2020

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Rep. Lieu calls for FBI investigation into USPS

Democratic Congressmen Ted Lieu and Hakeem Jeffries are calling on the FBI to investigate the postmaster general and U.S. Postal Service to determine if they've committed crimes with their recent changes. Congressman Lieu joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss the USPS controversy and what he's watching for in the Democratic National Convention.

Aug 17, 2020
07:08

8/17/20: Red and Blue

Dek: 2020 Democratic National Convention kicks off; The role of the progressives in the 2020 election

Aug 17, 2020
49:24

Democrats accuse postmaster general of sabotaging mail-in voting

Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the House will hold an emergency session to try and reverse moves made by the Trump administration that have led to delays in mail delivery nationwide. This comes as the Postal Service warns all 50 states and the District of Columbia it can't ensure mail-in ballots will be delivered in time to be counted this November. Nancy Cordes reports.

Aug 17, 2020
02:11

Postmaster general to testify in Congress

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has accepted Democrats' request to testify before the House Oversight Committee next week. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe, CBS News political director Caitlin Conant, and Politico White House reporter and associate editor Anita Kumar spoke to CBSN's Elaine Quijano about the fears the changes at the USPS are sparking about the general election.

Aug 17, 2020
16:53

Negotiations For New Coronavirus Relief Package Continue At The Capitol

Postmaster general agrees to testify before Congress

Louis DeJoy and Robert Duncan, the chairman of the Postal Service Board of Governors, will appear August 24.

Aug 17, 2020

Fearing deportation, some Haitian migrants are leaving Springfield, Ohio

Most Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, live there legally through Temporary Protected Status, which President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to end.

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Alice Brock, inspiration of Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant," dead at 83

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