Mail-in ballots thrust Postal Service into presidential race The U.S. Unlike its private competitors, the Postal Service cannot refuse to make costly deliveries to especially hard-to-reach addresses. Since then, though, the Postal Service and the Treasury Department have had discussions about requirements to extend those loans. A 2018 Treasury task force also recommended the Postal Service increase package rates and cut labor costs. More than 3,420 of the Postal Service's 630,00-plus employees have tested positive for COVID-19, and some have died.

Source: ABC News June 25, 2020 04:50 UTC