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AXIOS (Kelly Tyko) - USPS warning raises stakes for mail-order prescriptions, higher postage prices

The U.S. Postal Service is staring down a cash crunch within a year — just as its biggest customer, Amazon , prepares to sharply scale back deliveries. Why it matters: Even as major retailers build their own logistics networks, millions of Americans — especially in rural areas — still rely on USPS for essentials like prescription medications and last-mile delivery. Driving the news: Postmaster General David Steiner warned lawmakers this week that USPS could run out of cash in less than 12 months without congressional action. - "The mail will stop" if the agency can't meet its obligations, he said. - That includes critical deliveries like "prescription drug packages." At the same time, Amazon plans to cut the volume it sends…

The U.S. Postal Service is staring down a cash crunch within a year — just as its biggest customer, Amazon , prepares to sharply scale back deliveries. Why it matters: Even as major retailers build their own logistics networks, millions of Americans — especially in rural areas — still rely on USPS for essentials like prescription medications and last-mile delivery. Driving the news: Postmaster General David Steiner warned lawmakers this week that USPS could run out of cash in less than 12 months without congressional action. - "The mail will stop" if the agency can't meet its obligations, he said. - That includes critical deliveries like "prescription drug packages." At the same time, Amazon plans to cut the volume it sends…Open

AXIOS (Stephen Neukam) - Mullin testimony doesn't "close the gap" on DHS shutdown

Plenty of heat and personal vitriol came out in Sen. Markwayne Mullin's (R-Okla.) hearing to lead the Department of Homeland Security. - But little light came through on how to end the DHS shutdown . Why it matters: After weeks of negotiations — and the firing of a Cabinet official — Democrats remain dug in on demands for statutory changes to ICE and Border Patrol. - Mullin's testimony didn't alter that dynamic. - "I don't think his nomination increases the likelihood of a compromise, because he stood pretty firm against the kinds of reforms that Americans are demanding," Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), told Axios. - That's despite Mullin drifting toward the Democrats' direction, signaling openness to requiring judicial…

Plenty of heat and personal vitriol came out in Sen. Markwayne Mullin's (R-Okla.) hearing to lead the Department of Homeland Security. - But little light came through on how to end the DHS shutdown . Why it matters: After weeks of negotiations — and the firing of a Cabinet official — Democrats remain dug in on demands for statutory changes to ICE and Border Patrol. - Mullin's testimony didn't alter that dynamic. - "I don't think his nomination increases the likelihood of a compromise, because he stood pretty firm against the kinds of reforms that Americans are demanding," Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), told Axios. - That's despite Mullin drifting toward the Democrats' direction, signaling openness to requiring judicial…Open