Democracy Dies in Darkness

Some Americans abroad can’t send mail to U.S. because of tariffs

Many countries have halted or slowed regular mail amid confusion over Trump’s tariff rules.

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Mailing to the United States has become of an issue for some. (Nati Harnik/AP)
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Since President Donald Trump’s latest push in tariffs, shoppers are seeing higher costs for foreign goods. Postal traffic to the United States has plunged.

And Christy Sweet is running out of days to prove to the government that she’s still alive.

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Meryl Kornfield is a staff writer on the Politics desk of The Washington Post.merylkornfield
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