3:55 PM DeJoy scoffs at idea of resigning if inspector general finds misconduct Congresswoman Katie Porter, a Democrat from California, grilled DeJoy on his actions as postmaster general, and asked whether he will resign if the Postal Service's inspector general determines he has engaged in any misconduct. DeJoy also reiterated that he will not…
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Sunday the House-passed bill to bolster the postal service is a “messaging” bill from Democrats and he’d like to see Senate Republicans amend the legislation to address the coronavirus crisis. Mr. Meadows, speaking to “Fox News Sunday,” said the administration offered $10 billion, permission to pay overtime…
House Democrats passed their Postal Service bill late Saturday afternoon, despite Republican accusations that they were chasing a “conspiracy theory” about a crumbling agency. The bill garnered support from 26 Republicans and passed on a 257-150 vote. The vote was held during a rare Saturday session that interrupted the House’s break. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of…
The House of Representatives Saturday passed a $25 billion funding infusion to the United States Postal Service in a bill that also would reverse new cost-cutting measures and ban any efforts to slow down the mail until at least next year.The vote was 257-150 with 26 Republicans joining the Democrats.Democrats called the rare "emergency" session in the middle of…
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to fund the US Postal Service, amid ongoing complaints by Democrats that the Trump administration is attempting to sabotage the delivery of mail-in ballots ahead of the presidential election in November.The Democratic bill, which passed on Saturday despite opposition from Republicans, would provide $25bn in aid…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…