US postal service in crisis ahead of election

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling the House of Representatives back into session this week to vote on a bill prohibiting the US Postal Service from implementing any changes to operations or level of service.

The action comes amid growing concerns the Trump White House is trying to undermine the agency during the coronavirus pandemic while states expand mail-in voting options ahead of the November election.

In a letter to Democratic politicians on Sunday evening, Ms Pelosi also called on her colleagues to appear at a post office in their congressional district today for a co-ordinated news event.

“In a time of a pandemic, the Postal Service is Election Central. Americans should not have to choose between their health and their vote,” she wrote.

The “Delivering for America Act” would prohibit the Postal Service from implementing any changes to operations or level of service it had in place on 1 January.