House Passes $25 Billion USPS Bill Opposed by Trump

Members of the House have passed a bill that allocates $25 billion to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and puts a freeze on operational changes at the agency that have been the subject of heated controversy, with Democrats arguing they have slowed mail delivery and are part of the Trump administration’s bid to undermine mail-in balloting ahead of November’s election.

The bill, called H.R. 1805 (pdf), passed on Saturday with 230 Democrats joined by 26 Republicans in voting to adopt the legislation. Expectations are that the bill will fail in...