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Louis DeJoy
September 19, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
One of the 2020 Election’s Biggest Villains is Back
Louis DeJoy, the Trump-appointed head of the United States Postal Service, is screwing up the 2024 election.
December 22, 2022
Kate Aronoff
The USPS Could Be Transformative for Decarbonizing America—if Only It Weren’t Run by Louis DeJoy
The agency’s plan to eventually replace its gas-guzzling fleet with electric vehicles is good news, but so much more would be possible if Biden would take steps to expel the Trump appointee.
April 25, 2022
Mekedas Belayneh
How Biden Can Halt the U.S. Postal Service’s Gas-Guzzling Plan
Louis DeJoy’s plan to invest over $11 billion in gas-powered trucks can still be stopped.
January 19, 2022
Molly Osberg
Can a Kneecapped U.S. Postal Service Handle Biden’s Covid Test Plan?
The last-ditch response is being foisted upon a critically underfunded public institution.
February 12, 2021
Alex Pareene
Fire Louis DeJoy
It wouldn’t be simple for Joe Biden to oust the postmaster general, but it’s hardly as impossible as the press is making it out to be.
December 1, 2020
Alex Shephard
How to Cover a Normal Cabinet
Joe Biden’s nominees aren’t the monstrosities of the Trump administration. But they still deserve an appropriate level of scrutiny.
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