An institution built on the promise of reliable connection has quietly traded speed for solvency — and now that trade-off arrives at democracy's doorstep. The United States Postal Service, having deliberately slowed its mail delivery to cut costs, faces the midterm elections as an unforgiving audit of that choice. Government watchdogs have found the agency failing to meet even its own lowered expectations, with rural communities bearing the sharpest risk. What was framed as a financial necessity is now a question of civic consequence: whether a slower postal system can still carry the weight o
USPS Mail Slowdown Puts Midterm Ballot Delivery at Risk
Potential disenfranchisement of voters if ballots fail to arrive on time due to mail delays.