A federal judge has ruled that changes Postmaster General Louis DeJoy made to the US Postal Service before the 2020 election hurt mail delivery, and has put in place orders to prevent DeJoy from doing the same again. https://t.co/e6Diuri8xD

— CNN (@CNN) October 6, 2022

.@MaddowBlog: The new legislation approved by Congress would help put things right. https://t.co/wWie2mYGZ0

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 9, 2022

On-time mail delivery has plummeted under Postmaster Louis DeJoy—forcing veterans to wait longer for prescriptions, seniors to scramble to pay bills without their Social Security checks, and communities to feel less connected.

Postmaster DeJoy needs to go. pic.twitter.com/NxVivkOQZt

— Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) November 16, 2021

"People will use the Postal Service less, revenue will decline and then they'll need to make more cuts. So essentially, you're sending the post office into a death spiral," Porter McConnell, co-founder of the Save the Post Office Coalition, said. https://t.co/MeQWneoLFP

— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) October 9, 2021

USPS set to start slowing some mail delivery https://t.co/J6eSY1mjP1

— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 30, 2021

Justice Department opens investigation into Trump-appointed Postmaster General DeJoy @KristenhCNN https://t.co/KTTeBInflO

— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) June 3, 2021

If the Senate confirms Biden’s nominees for the Board of Governors, DeJoy could lose his job. He needs to be fired. https://t.co/ybEzgPZnLb

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) May 1, 2021

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy may be held in contempt for the failure of the U.S. Postal Service to comply with a federal judge’s Election Day order. https://t.co/Ck2kdEM5DI

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) November 9, 2020

Two more orders today in our #USPS case, requiring (1) twice daily sweeps of facilities in states where the deadline for receiving timely mailed ballots has not passed; (2) additional measures in districts in NC and PA where we have seen delays. Leave no ballot behind. @NAACP_LDF https://t.co/SXu0EAmb5M

— Sam Spital (@SamSpital) November 5, 2020

👀New USPS data filed in federal court this morning.

Incoming ballot delivery scores 11/3:
– Atlanta, 82.2%
– Central PA, 61.3%
– Philadelphia, 66.3%
– Detroit, 78.9%
– Greensboro (NC), 72.9%
– Lakeland (Wisc.), 76.8%

** These are completed ballots sent to election offices. **

— (((Jacob Bogage))) (@jacobbogage) November 4, 2020

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BALLOTS Dropped Off in USPS Boxes at Detroit Absentee Ballot Processing Center at 3:30 AM After Election https://t.co/oMb5U5Ghqs

— Big League Politics (@bigleaguepol) November 4, 2020

DC federal judge has ordered 12pm hearing tomorrow about US Postal Service and its inability to sweep major mail processing centers in Pennsylvania and Michigan for potential missing ballots by a 3pm deadline today. pic.twitter.com/D5USRMn7DH

— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) November 4, 2020

WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered the U.S. Postal Service to conduct a sweep of some processing facilities this afternoon to ensure no ballots have been held up and any discovered are immediately sent out for delivery.

— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) November 3, 2020

For the third day in a row, the US Postal Service moved fewer ballots on-time in critical battleground states than it did in the previous day, according to new court filings https://t.co/jrg6kZbsxh

— CNN (@CNN) November 1, 2020

Mail in ballots backlogged in Miami-Dade. Those are likely a majority of uncounted democratic votes | Miami Herald https://t.co/iXmvTXwv9B

— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) October 31, 2020

—>> For the third day in a row, US Postal Service moved fewer ballots on-time in critical battleground states than the previous day, according to new court filings, meaning ballots are now at significant risk of not arriving in time to get counted. 1/

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) November 1, 2020

State and federal authorities are investigating a video posted by a Florida lawmaker allegedly showing a pile up of mail “sitting for over a week” at a Miami post office that included a handful of completed ballots https://t.co/NQYEHWFcy8

— POLITICO (@politico) October 31, 2020

Raw footage of mailroom in post office here in Miami Dade. Source revealed “mail in ballots are within these piled up in bins on the floor. Mail has been sitting for over week!.” @AmandiOnAir @PeterSchorschFL @MarcACaputo @GlennaWPLG @CNNPolitics @NewsbySmiley @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/DO8jx1VUnz

— Kionne “Commish” McGhee (@kionnemcghee) October 30, 2020

Newman! pic.twitter.com/cGTJG6pr7J

— Chris Taylor (@christaylor_nyc) October 9, 2020

Don’t let this slip by: the head of the Postal Service’s board of governors is also head of a super PAC that’s spending millions of dollars to support Senator Thom Tillis’ campaign. We still have every reason to be concerned about partisanship at USPS. https://t.co/sNOjY3fU5r

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) October 10, 2020

A union filed suit against embattled U.S. Postal Service chief Louis DeJoy today, saying his planned changes to the mail system are designed to stifle mail-in ballots and could affect more than 5 million Florida votershttps://t.co/xRHMbNvdsw

— POLITICO (@politico) October 6, 2020

On time delivery of first-class mail, which contains ballots, plummets | ⁦@murphy⁩ https://t.co/2vG66kAjk8

— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) October 5, 2020

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy donated nearly $700,000 to Trump's convention, new filings show https://t.co/14etkHi8UR pic.twitter.com/UE9kS3RhYY

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 11, 2020

A federal judge granted a request from 14 states to temporarily block operational changes within the Postal Service that have been blamed for a slowdown in mail delivery, saying Trump and DeJoy are “involved in a politically motivated attack.” https://t.co/Hl596zXQe7

— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) September 17, 2020

The audit raises questions about whether New Breed knowingly overbilled the U.S. Postal Service, and it renews scrutiny of the background and qualifications of Postmaster General DeJoy. https://t.co/MoetYsef9I

— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 15, 2020

Colorado has sued @USPS to stop an incorrect postcard that's already hit the mail stream in parts of Oregon and Washington. @aztammyp @NASEDorg @NASSorg @beckerdavidj @COpoliticsCO @pamelafessler @JessicaHuseman @CoCtyClerks @DwightShellman @nytimes https://t.co/ktJXjLMQQD

— Judd Choate (@juddrchoate) September 12, 2020

BREAKING: Federal court orders Postal Service to stop sending Coloradans flyer that contains incorrect mail-in voting information https://t.co/TFpHw9QPJM #copolitics

— Jesse Aaron Paul ☀ (@JesseAPaul) September 13, 2020

The United States Postal Service has removed 711 sorting machines from its facilities ahead of November’s election, even though millions will rely on mailing their ballots to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. https://t.co/fSWOwmPJpt

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) September 12, 2020

How Donald Trump's misinformation campaign against mail-in voting is undermining faith in democracy https://t.co/YPSkSRG2CA

— TIME (@TIME) September 12, 2020

I just found out the @USPS is sending this postcard to every household and PO Box in the nation. For states like Colorado where we send ballots to all voters, the information is not just confusing, it’s WRONG. (Thread) pic.twitter.com/RoTTeJRJVl

— Jena Griswold (@JenaGriswold) September 12, 2020

EXCLUSIVE: Louis DeJoy’s rise as GOP fundraiser was powered by contributions from company workers who were later reimbursed, former employees say

By @byaaroncdavis @AmyEGardner @jonswaine https://t.co/uqYy1XZApD

— Matea Gold (@mateagold) September 6, 2020

USPS police barred Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz from entering two mail sorting facilities in Florida in the early morning hours on Friday, threatening to escort her from the property if she didn't leave. https://t.co/1eH1RD13W1

— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 5, 2020

Last night the government turned over documents to CREW showing the USPS had a plan for proper staffing to ensure voting by mail during the pandemic…before Louis DeJoy came in and made changes https://t.co/59EB7fovf1

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) September 5, 2020

Mail delays linked to deaths of animals in transit. @petemuntean reports @PamelaBrownCNN https://t.co/APOqVhRHnQ pic.twitter.com/exKcXy3njO

— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) September 1, 2020

Rural towns and farmers rely on the post office. But as delays stack up, baby chicks are turning up dead. https://t.co/cafnO0a8v5

— NYT National News (@NYTNational) August 22, 2020

House Dems Demand Investigation After Farmers Get Thousands of Dead Baby Chicks in Mail https://t.co/PUFEDFWzb0

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) August 23, 2020

In heated exchange with Rep. Stephen Lynch, DeJoy says he won't return sorting machines that had been removed from use

"The answer is no, and every accusation you made… is inaccurate and more misinformation for the American public"https://t.co/GRB3zR418N pic.twitter.com/MtXlxttiIk

— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 24, 2020

Trump admitted he's refusing to fund the USPS because he doesn’t want mail voting to be expanded.

Postmaster DeJoy, who gave over $1 million to Trump's campaign, has removed over 600 machines workers say they need to handle election mail. Today, he confirmed their removal. pic.twitter.com/HlgfdXG1o6

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) August 24, 2020

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has a lot to do with the appointment of Louis DeJoy, who is the first person in decades to lead the USPS without prior experience as a letter carrier or working within the agency, to Postmaster General. https://t.co/Tk92wf6Ryi

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) August 23, 2020

Of course: “Mnuchin sought to ensure that the president nominated postal governors who would enact Treasury’s recommendations and would pick a like-minded postmaster general to carry them out. Mnuchin referred prospective candidates to the White House.” https://t.co/B9dwn5OjNu

— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) August 22, 2020

Breaking: The House has just voted 257-150 to give the U.S. Postal Service $25 billion and reverse operational changes made during widespread mail delays.

26 Republicans supported the measure.https://t.co/XKpjzdtYMO

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 22, 2020

this account is tweeting images of every post office in google streetview and it's an important visual reminder of the USPS' presence all over the USA in places big and small, in buildings simple and grand. Offering equal service to everyone from Fifth Avenue to Slab Fork Rd. https://t.co/94tfxP9z8P

— Jonathan 🦬 jsench.bsky.social (@jsench) August 23, 2020

#BREAKING Chair @RepMaloney released new internal @USPS docs warning PMG DeJoy about steep declines & increasing delays caused by his drastic operational & organizational changes – this shows nationwide delays are far WORSE than previously acknowledged.https://t.co/3E8HboRSy6

— Oversight Committee Democrats (@OversightDems) August 22, 2020

Judge in Pennsylvania asked Trump campaign to provide evidence of mail-in ballot fraud after it sued to prevent state from using drop boxes for mail voting

In 524 pages Trump campaign couldn't cite a single instance of mail-in voting fraud https://t.co/rjYvOopkog

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) August 20, 2020

"That has always been our cardinal rule, to not delay the mail. To have someone all of a sudden tell us we're not delivering all the mail every day is a complete change in the culture that we were taught from day one. I've never seen anything like it."https://t.co/QBg5Nitgdb

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) August 18, 2020

US Postal Service delays force Department of Veterans Affairs to shift prescription delivery methodshttps://t.co/2Iv6Ayf9J6

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 18, 2020

Vietnam veteran John Williams told me he went without his proper dose of heart and pain medications for nearly four weeks because of USPS delays.

"Nothing like this has ever happened before … Some people could be really hurt." https://t.co/o4JIf8rpMn

— Abbie Bennett (@AbbieRBennett) August 18, 2020

If you are alarmed by what is going on at USPS, you are not alone. We are investigating.https://t.co/5BRV6yvQnY

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) August 18, 2020

House Democrats say they are "ramping up" their investigation of the Postal Service and call on top officials to testify as election concerns grow https://t.co/6LDFkgAYwv

— CNN (@CNN) August 16, 2020

Inside Trump’s weaponization of the USPS in the 2020 election. #SaveUSPSpic.twitter.com/84pSlxPWX8

— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) August 16, 2020

Tracing Trump’s Postal Service obsession — from "loser" to "scam" to "rigged election" https://t.co/65rgUfM6QN

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 16, 2020

The Trump-DeJoy Wrecking Ball Hits the U.S. Postal Service —"In rural Michigan, diabetes medicine that used to arrive in three days now takes almost two weeks. In the Milwaukee area, dozens of trailers filled with packages are left behind every day." https://t.co/SjFH6cSdP4

— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) August 16, 2020

"[Saturday's] vote poses a challenge for politically vulnerable House Republicans. They will have to decide whether to break with Trump, who has continued a near-daily assault on voting by mail, and support emergency aid for the beleaguered post office." https://t.co/FJjXrdW5Pk

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) August 18, 2020

After five draft deferments Donald Trump has finally found a war he wants to fight – against the USPS!

If he had served, he'd know veterans rely on the USPS for voting, medication, and employment.

We take this VERY personally, and so should you. #TrumpYouLose pic.twitter.com/PjKPctrX3O

— VoteVets (@votevets) August 13, 2020

We know Trump is trying to destroy @USPS by having DeJoy remove sorting machines, cut back hours and increase the cost of stamps for mail in ballots. We also know DeJoy can be removed by the USPS BOG. But how did we GET here? You may not like the answer….

— Dr. Jason Johnson (@DrJasonJohnson) August 14, 2020

In new letter, USPS chief acknowledges "unintended consequences" of recent policy changes https://t.co/nnis3kf5Io pic.twitter.com/lhrZKk63c7

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 16, 2020

CREW just got records from the Treasury Department that show that Secretary Mnuchin was involved in pushing USPS pricing changes, and even met with the board of governors about the postmaster general appointmenthttps://t.co/Tk92wf6Ryi

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) August 19, 2020

Michael Mize, president of the Michigan Postal Workers Union and a postal service employee for nearly 23 years, told me the current turmoil is "the strongest political attack on the Postal Service — my livelihood — that I've ever seen."https://t.co/SfWzLtp2qO

— Allan Smith (@akarl_smith) August 16, 2020

Postal Service removes some mail-sorting machines, sparking concerns ahead of election https://t.co/HCETiRS3d8

— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) August 14, 2020

VICE: “The United States Postal Service is removing mail sorting machines from facilities around the country without any official explanation or reason given… In many cases, these are the same machines that would be tasked with sorting ballots.”https://t.co/ThlAuGRPP4

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 13, 2020

"Multiple sources within the postal service told Motherboard they have personally witnessed the [mail sorting] machines, which cost millions of dollars, being destroyed or thrown in the dumpster. USPS did not respond to a request for comment." https://t.co/urN1TypZJs

— Pema Levy (@pemalevy) August 14, 2020

After Tapper presents receipts that mail sorting machines are indeed being taken offline, Meadows suddenly changes his tune and says it's part of "a normal system of changing it out." (Earlier, Meadows flatly denied that mail sorting machines were being taken offline at all!) pic.twitter.com/PwdFNKT7JG

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 16, 2020

NEW: @jacobbogage got USPS data showing at least 671 USPS mail sorting machines have been removed across the country since June. Represents a reduction in national mail sorting capacity of 21.4 million pieces of mail per hour. https://t.co/6lOGfByZBC pic.twitter.com/FGV1nto0kn

— Christopher Ingraham🦗 (@_cingraham) August 14, 2020

Contrary to President Trump’s claims, the USPS has both the money and the capacity to deal with a surge in mail-in ballots. But new policies could still get in the way of the election, @RussellBerman reports. https://t.co/DjTsDZj3pV

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) August 15, 2020

Note this: Even Republicans are now sounding the alarm about mail delays. In Ohio, the secretary of state and a local elections official are warning the delays could impact the election, and they're both Republicans:https://t.co/U8zg31kdAN pic.twitter.com/AbWmrLuKRI

— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) August 16, 2020

1/ Good news. Public pressure works, both on the Dems to move up the House hearing & on the WH, which said on a Sunday morning show it would stop equipment removals & support election funding for the Post Office. https://t.co/EYd2O0X6RT

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) August 16, 2020

The @usmailnot4sale campaign has a page of resources for members of the public who want to help #SaveThePostOffice https://t.co/yKtAW959gT

— The American Postal Workers Union – APWU (@APWUnational) August 13, 2020

HUGE SCOOP IN PA. The postal service is now telling state officials in Pennsylvania — the most critical swing state in November's election — that it can't deliver the mail quickly enough for the current vote by mail plan. This is a 9-alarm fire, folks https://t.co/GcuboyQj97

— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) August 14, 2020

The National Association of Letter Carriers, the union representing roughly 300,000 current and former postal workers, has endorsed Joe Biden, calling him "a fierce ally and defender of the U.S. Postal Service."https://t.co/WbT6CcYwA5

— Axios (@axios) August 14, 2020

How many times has Trump tried to disassociate himself from his worst abuses by claiming he doesn't know what one of his appointees is doing? It's a pattern that's hard to miss. https://t.co/odMmpC8P3i

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) August 16, 2020

“President Trump says the U.S. Postal Service is incapable of facilitating mail-in voting because it cannot access the emergency funding he is blocking” https://t.co/WXLJmYJiVN

— @hayesbrown.bsky.social (@HayesBrown) August 13, 2020

UPDATE: NBC Montana confirmed that the removal of USPS collection boxes has been put on hold statewide. A union leader says the decision came after Friday's pressure. https://t.co/9wwtJ8ePqJ

— NBC Montana (@NBCMontana) August 14, 2020

Postal workers warn new measures implemented by Trump loyalist Postmaster General could hurt vote by mail in November @jessicadean reports pic.twitter.com/Fq1tbPtbLh

— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) July 31, 2020

OPINION: "Every American should be deeply concerned by the Trump administration’s recent politicization and sabotage of the United States Postal Service." writes @KristenClarkeJD for @USATodayOp https://t.co/SoKuMf4Dz0

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 10, 2020

We need to talk about Louis DeJoy and how Trump appointing this big Trump donor to head the USPS could stifle voter’s access to voting by mail in November.https://t.co/83NfqoOGWc

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) July 24, 2020

This is Louis DeJoy. He is the huge Trump DONOR who Trump made the Postmaster General of the United States. He is trying to DESTROY the US Postal Service to help Trump steal an election.

We need to make him famous. pic.twitter.com/RFgxw0vT6O

— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) July 31, 2020

NEW: Financial disclosures reveal USPS chief Louis DeJoy's business entanglements, which experts say are likely a major conflict of interest. He has a $30m stake in a USPS contractor, and he bought Amazon stock options after joining Trump's administration. https://t.co/L5tZmiuLoJ

— Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) August 12, 2020

BREAKING: Postmaster General Louis DeJoy displaces the two top executives overseeing day-to-day operations, and reassigns 23 more postal executives, centralizing power around himself as delays grow at USPS ahead of mostly vote-by-mail election.https://t.co/Jofm3kpRjl

— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) August 8, 2020

“We have an underfunded election system & a deliberate slowdown in the Postal Service,” said Wendy Fields, director of the Democracy Initiative. She said the president was “deliberately orchestrating suppression & using the post office as a tool" https://t.co/3yN1pzkaLO

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) August 1, 2020

The president's plan to hold onto his office is to literally make it harder for people to vote https://t.co/Sfh6SheyVD

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) August 10, 2020

Trump is banking on mail delays to help rig the election.

Here's something that could make this worse.

Many states don't accept mail ballots that arrive after election day.

This includes *all* swing states except NC.

I talked to experts. This is bad:https://t.co/OSvXjeYZd9

— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) July 31, 2020

The U.S. Postal Service is considering closing post offices across the country, sparking concerns ahead of an anticipated surge of mail-in ballots in the 2020 elections https://t.co/fYsSiZAHua

— TIME (@TIME) July 30, 2020