Finally got our passports:

23-Nov-2020 - Filed 2x expedited passport applications at USPS w/ all the fastest bells & whistles options.

30-Nov-2020 - Accepted at Passport Facility (they went to the National Passport Center in NH)

05-Jan-2021 - Approved (36 days after acceptance... 43 days after submitting at USPS).

07-Jan-2021 - Scheduled for delivery tomorrow.