Post office tells court: Cuts threaten presidential election
By MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press
Published: September 24, 2020, 10:03am
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PHILADELPHIA — Lawyers for the U.S. Postal Service were in court Thursday to defend accusations that service cuts are slowing down the mail and threatening the integrity of the presidential election.
The latest hearing on the issue took place in federal court in Philadelphia, where the attorneys general from six states and the District of Columbia have sued.
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