“As we head into the election season, I want to assure this committee and the American public that the Postal Service is fully capable and committed to delivering the nation’s election mail securely and on time. This sacred duty is my number one priority between now and election day.” So said Postmaster General Louis DeJoy in an appearance before the Senate. And really, who are we to doubt it?

+ WaPo: 5 takeaways from the Postal Service hearing.

+ LA Times: ‘Like Armageddon’: Rotting food, dead animals and chaos at postal facilities amid cutbacks.