Source: Caitlin McFall, FOX NEWS, 1/17/21


The United States Postal Service will temporarily shut down post offices in the nation’s capital in preparation of next week’s Inauguration Day. Collection boxes also were moved or locked, suspending mail locations from certain areas in Washington. But a spokesperson for the federal mail service told Fox News that the process was a part of its protocol. "It’s part of our normal procedures to keep our employees and customers safe during times of protest or when large crowds are gathered near postal facilities, on postal routes, or by mailboxes," the USPS said in a statement Saturday.

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