From the 2001 anthrax attacks to the Unabomber case, using the mail or other services to deliver deadly weapons has a long and frightening history in the United States. Wednesday's suspicious packages that were sent to several Democratic leaders -- including former Presidents Obama and the Clintons -- and the explosive...
Last week, President Donald Trump declared his intention to exit a 144-year-old international postal agreement known as the Universal Postal Union. If he follows through, Trump will be helping the American small businesses that so many politicians woo on the campaign trail, only to abandon once in office. I run a...
Donald Trump has moved to pull the US out of the Universal Postal Union, charging that the multilateral system that sets international mailing rates unfairly gives China a competitive edge and fuels the shipment of counterfeit goods and illicit drugs, senior White House officials said on Wednesday. The move against the...
The price of a First Class stamp would rise 10 percent, from 50 cents to 55 cents, and other classes of mail heavily used by nonprofits would see price hikes next year that are twice the rate of inflation under a proposal by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The USPS...
The US Postal Service is asking for the biggest price jump on stamps in its history. Facing pressure from the Trump administration to address a revenue shortfall, the Postal Service on Wednesday proposed raising the price of 1-oz. letters from 50 cents to 55 cents, which would be a record nominal...