Republicans want privatization, Trump wants to stick it to Amazon. By Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesiasmatt@vox.com Apr 12, 2020, 11:10am EDT The US Postal Service, like many American businesses, is suffering from sharply declining demand due to the coronavirus crisis: Last week, members of Congress were informed that it will “run out of cash” in September without federal [...]

Thousands have taken to social media the last few days in support of the U.S. Postal Service. With the agency in financial trouble during the coronavirus crisis, Twitter users are urging others to buy stamps as a lifeline for the beleaguered agency. Since the crisis began, the Postal Service's business has tanked. Mail volume has [...]

BY MARTY JOHNSON - 04/09/20 04:05 PM EDT Postmaster General Megan Brennan told the House Oversight and Reform Committee that the U.S. Postal Service would run out of money by the end of the fiscal year unless it received financial assistance from the federal government. Brennan noted the Postal Service expects to lose $13 billion from the COVID-19 [...]