Tracking every rollback, reversal, and overreach — and the path back to the America we know.
President Trump signed an executive order limiting the Postal Service's ability to send mail ballots, restricting distribution only to voters deemed eligible by the administration. The order has been challenged as unconstitutional and would significantly impact mail-in voting access across the country. This directly affects millions of Americans' ability to vote by mail.
President Trump signed a memorandum on August 23, 2018, directing the modernization of how the United States reimburses international postal partners for delivered goods and enhancing security protocols for international mail. The memorandum instructed the State Department and Postal Service to review and adjust reimbursement models with foreign postal administrations. The confirmed effect was a directive to renegotiate postal payment arrangements, which affected rates and procedures for international mail delivery to and from the United States.
Executive Order 13829 was signed on April 12, 2018, establishing a task force to review the financial sustainability and operational efficiency of the United States Postal Service. The task force was directed to examine USPS rates, workforce costs, and service delivery models, with a report due within 120 days. The order created a mechanism for federal review of postal operations that had not previously existed through executive action.