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California Sues Trump Administration Over USPS Reductions, Election Threat

California Sues Trump Administration Over USPS Reductions, Election Threat

KQED's Forum vor 6 Jahren

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On Tuesday, U.S. Postal Service postmaster general Louis DeJoy
announced that he would suspend until after the November election
operational reforms and initiatives “to avoid even the appearance
of any impact on election mail.” Meanwhile, California and at
least 20 other states will sue the Trump administration over those
reforms--which include removal of mailboxes, sorting equipment and
the elimination of staff overtime--in order to protect against
service delays. The moves come amid ongoing accusations by
Democrats that the Trump Administration is refusing to fund the
cash-strapped agency to subvert mail-in voting this fall.
We’ll get the latest.