Anzela Wong
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Tens of millions of households and businesses rely on the U.S.
Postal Service to deliver mail and packages six days a week to every address in the country.
But the federal agency generally receives no tax dollars to keep running.
It relies instead on stamp and shipping fees.
With the rise of digital communication and more competition from private shipping services, USPS tells the Government Accountability Office it's on track to run out of cash in fiscal year 2029.
That's assuming USPS keeps paying down its liabilities for worker pension benefits at roughly the same level.
To try to boost revenue in 2026, USPS says it's taking bids from large and small businesses for special shipping rates for its nationwide delivery service.
Some industry experts say that could push Amazon and other big shippers to stop relying on the postal service.
In California, a federal court is set to hold a hearing this month on whether to block a congressional map that could help Democrats pick up five more U.S.
California voters approved that map to counter the new Texas map that President Trump pushed for to help Republicans win five additional House seats.
Missouri's Republican-friendly map is facing lawsuits and a referendum effort.
New maps may be coming in Florida, Indiana, New York, and Virginia.
And another wave of congressional gerrymandering may be on its way, depending on what and when the Supreme Court decides in a Louisiana case.
During a rare second round of oral arguments for that case in October, the court's conservative majority appeared inclined to weaken the Voting Rights Act's longstanding protections against racial discrimination in redistricting.
In California, a court may soon rule on a Democratic-friendly congressional map voters approved to counter the Texas map President Trump pushed for to help Republicans.
A Republican-friendly Missouri map is facing lawsuits and a referendum effort.
New maps may be coming in Florida, Indiana, New York, and Virginia, and an upcoming Supreme Court ruling in a Louisiana case could spark more redistricting.