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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maanvi Singh and agencies

US postal service will run out of money by February 2027, says agency chief

a woman wearing a shirt that reads 'United States postal service' walks near a truck
The USPS relies on stamps and service fees rather than tax dollars to deliver mail six days a week. Photograph: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The US Postal Service (USPS) will run out of funds within a year, unless lawmakers lift a cap on how much money the agency can borrow, according to the postmaster general.

In an interview with the Associated Press, David Steiner warned that the postal service – which relies on stamps and service fees rather than tax dollars to deliver mail six days a week to every address in the country – would run out of cash for employees and vendors by February next year.

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