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2. ICYMI:
NEW: The U.S. Postal Service says it will not raise stamp prices in January 2026 after increasing the price of a first-class "forever" stamp in July by about 7% to 78 cents. USPS is holding off on more price changes until mid-2026, Postmaster General David Steiner says
U.S. Postal Service Announces No Stamp Price Changes for January 2026 - Newsroom - About.usps.com
WASHINGTON — A recommendation by Postmaster General David Steiner not to raise prices in January 2026 for Market Dominant products, which includes First-Class Mail, was accepted by the governors of th...
about.usps.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
2. ICYMI: In July, Postmaster General David Steiner said: ""I do not believe that the Postal Service should be privatized or that it should become an appropriated part of the federal government"
New U.S. Postal Service head says he doesn't believe in privatizing the mail agency
Postmaster General David Steiner told USPS workers he doesn't believe in privatizing the agency. President Trump has expressed support for such a move, which would likely hurt services in rural areas.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
2. USPS says the net-loss decrease is "attributed to our operating revenue increase of $916 million, transportation expense reductions of $422 million, and a decrease in workers’ compensation expense of $1.1 billion"
U.S. Postal Service Reports Fiscal Year 2025 Results - Newsroom - About.usps.com
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service today announced its financial results for the 2025 fiscal year ended September 30. Controllable loss, which excludes certain expenses that are not controllable by ...
about.usps.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
2. Asked for comment on the letter, USPS spokesperson David Coleman said in a statement that USPS is "fully cooperating" with OSHA's investigation into the death of Nicholas John Acker and plans to respond to Reps. Dingell and Tlaib directly
November 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I don't know what USPS' new plans are, but in July, Postmaster General David Steiner told USPS workers: "I do not believe that the Postal Service should be privatized or that it should become an appropriated part of the federal government"
New U.S. Postal Service head says he doesn't believe in privatizing the mail agency
Postmaster General David Steiner told USPS workers he doesn't believe in privatizing the agency. President Trump has expressed support for such a move, which would likely hurt services in rural areas.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
2. Calabria said part of his agenda is getting to a point "where we can say the federal government is first in class in protecting your data," adding he believes "on a road from 1 to 100, maybe [the government is] about 60."

I've reached out to OMB's press office to ask why Calabria believes this
November 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
3. ICYMI: Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act became a landmark law against racial discrimination, legal challenges heading to the Supreme Court could curtail its remaining protections for minority voters
60 years later, Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters face new threats
Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act became a landmark law against racial discrimination, legal challenges heading to the Supreme Court could curtail its remaining protections for minority voters.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
2. Here's the docket for the North Dakota case, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. Howe:
www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?...

And the docket for the Mississippi case, State Board of Election Commissioners v. Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP:
www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?...
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM