The United States Postal Service (USPS), like other agencies and institutions intended to be nonpartisan but increasingly wielded for inappropriate purposes, has become a political flashpoint. Unable to get the pandemic under control, as well as facing a tough reelection fight, President Donald Trump has targeted the USPS over the last several months, while making baseless claims that mail-in voting will lead to widespread voter fraud. Sudden changes in USPS practices and procedures, spearheaded by Louis DeJoy, the new postmaster general, have caused deep concern as to whether the U.S. Postal Service is being weaponized for partisan advantage.
