Alana Abramson

A Vote By Mail sign is displayed along a road in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 12, 2020.

Democrats Just Won Several Major Lawsuits Over Mail Ballots—But Their Fight Continues

After securing a several major court victories on Thursday, Democrats who h...

After securing a several major court victories on Thursday, Democrats who have been worried about whether the United States Postal Service (USPS) is capable of efficiently and securely delivering ballots before Election Day, breathed a—temporary—sigh...

A United States Postal Worker delivers the mail in Brookline, Mass., on Aug. 17, 2020.

Election Officials Say Postal Service Isn't Helping States Prepare for a Surge in Mail Ballots

State officials say they didn't know the Postal Service was sending voters ...

State officials say they didn't know the Postal Service was sending voters an informational postcard about mail-in voting, which includes advice that's inaccurate in many states

A USPS letter carrier works in Cambridge, MA on Aug. 25.

The Postmaster General Says Ballots Will Arrive On Time. Postal Workers Aren’t So Sure

Postal workers say 2020 election ballots may not be delivered on time due t...

Postal workers say 2020 election ballots may not be delivered on time due to changes made by the Postmaster General

U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies before a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on slowdowns ahead of the November elections on Capitol Hill, Aug. 24

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's Cringe-Worthy Hearing Stokes Partisan Tensions

One thing was clear after Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s hearing before C...

One thing was clear after Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s hearing before Congress on Monday: the partisan brawls over the United States Postal Service—once among the less politicized agencies in the federal government—will almost certainly continue...

U.S. Postmaster General Louis Dejoy, who met with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in August 5, is scheduled to testify before Congress on Aug. 21 and Aug. 24.

How the Postal Service Became Donald Trump's for the Taking

As a result of Congressional obstruction under President Obama, President T...

As a result of Congressional obstruction under President Obama, President Trump inherited an empty Board of Governors at the Postal Service

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows at the U.S. Capitol on August 4.

'Stuck Between Two Arguing Parents.' Swing District Voters Say They're Angry at Both Parties' Failure to Pass a COVID Relief Bill

Even by Washington standards, the past two weeks have been ugly. The countr...

Even by Washington standards, the past two weeks have been ugly. The country's coronavirus death toll surpassed 150,000. National data showed a record-breaking economic plunge. And lawmakers allowed two of the central federal programs designed...

People protested working conditions outside of an Amazon warehouse fulfillment center on Staten Island in May

'Zero Recourse': Frontline Workers Say Republicans' Proposed Liability Shields Threaten Their Safety

Like millions of American workers, Mercedes Taylor, an overnight security g...

Like millions of American workers, Mercedes Taylor, an overnight security guard at Houston's William P. Hobby International Airport, has been forced amid the worsening pandemic to make a grim calculation. As a 69-year-old asthmatic with...