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The U.S. Postal Service has been struggling for years, and now President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are considering privatizing it. How did we get here?

U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has resigned, hastening his previously announced departure as the nation’s postal agency looks to stem financial losses and overhaul its operations.

The U.S. Postal Service has signed an agreement with DOGE and the General Services Administration to help the agency in “identifying and achieving further efficiencies.” 

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy asked the board overseeing the U.S. Postal Service to begin the succession process, paving the way for his departure after a turbulent run of almost five years.

President Donald Trump said he would maintain the duty-free exception for low-value packages coming from China until “adequate systems are in place to fully and expediently process and collect tariff revenue.” 

Chinese retailers that sell on Shein and Temu have been asked by logistics agents to start paying an additional 30% levy after President Donald Trump hiked tariffs on goods imported to the U.S. 

The U.S. Postal Service on Feb. 5 said it’s accepting “all international inbound mail and packages” from China and Hong Kong Posts, hours after the agency announced a halt on some shipments.

Oshkosh is prepared to provide the Postal Service more gas-powered mail trucks if the agency cuts back orders for EVs, which benefit from funding President-elect Donald Trump has criticized.

President-elect Donald Trump has discussed possibly overhauling the agency with Howard Lutnick, his commerce secretary nominee, and other transition officials, The Washington Post said.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said the Postal Service needs to replace aging trucks, and he wasn’t aware of an effort by the incoming presidential administration to cancel plans to buy EVs.