Source: POLITICO'S MORNING AGRICULTURE, 8/17/20

Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Sunday night that she’s cutting the August recess short and bringing the chamber back into session this week to confront Trump’s efforts to undermine the U.S. Postal Service. The chamber is expected to vote as soon as Saturday to block the administration’s plans for major changes at USPS that could hamstring mail-in voting, which will reach unprecedented levels this year amid the pandemic.

What’s coming up: Democrats are summoning Louis DeJoy, a Trump donor appointed to lead USPS and who took over in mid-June, to appear at an emergency hearing one week from today. They’ve already requested a slew of documents seeking details on why DeJoy cracked down on overtime hours, restricted certain deliveries and offered conflicting information on the timeline for mail-in ballots.

While we’re here: Some members are pressing House leaders to act on certain economic relief measures while they’re back in session, like voting to extend enhanced federal unemployment benefits, as negotiations with Senate Republicans and the White House are showing no signs of life. Speaking of economic relief measures…