The US Postal Service will not be influenced by the potential ‘closure’ announced by President Donald Trump on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, reports the AP news agency. The US government has announced that the nation is likely to have its first ‘closure’ over the past seven years if Democrats would not enter into an agreement before midnight on Tuesday, October 1, 2025. In the case of the US Postal Service, the organization is an independent entity funded by the sale of its products and services, and not by the US taxpayer; The service will not be influenced by the possible shutdown. An American representative and former Phoenix mayor Arizona, United States, cleared up on its website that the US Postal Service should work normally, even if there is a government’s downtime. This means that people in the United States who are concerned about whether they are still posting should not necessarily be concerned, as the postal service is expected to function normally. ‘The US postal service must work normally during a downtime,’ according to former Phoenix mayor Greg Stanton. US closing The US federal government is likely to come to a standstill on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 from 12:01 p.m., if Democrats will not enter into an agreement with the ruling Republican government. Mint reported earlier that the US government will potentially close unless the Senate approves a measure that will temporarily extend federal financing for seven weeks, giving the legislators more time to finalize the annual budget legislation. However, the Democrats of the Senate set out their position that they would not support the Bill of the Trump administration unless Republicans agree to expand an extension of the expiry of healthcare benefits, together with other claims. US Federal Act instructs that agencies stop non-essential operations and place employees who are not needed on Furlough. Exchanged employees include those who perform work to protect life and property. They stay on the track and continue to work, but do not get their payment until the closure has ended. Since 1980, the United States has seen 14 closures, with the last one in 2018, lasting 34 days and left about 800,000 of the federal government’s 2.1 million employees without pay. Delayed salaries, halted services and widespread disruption of daily government functions are some of the effects of a government’s closure.
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