Trump is expected to issue an executive order as soon as this week to fire the members of the Postal Service’s governing board and place the agency under the control of the Commerce Department. Here is round up of the news.
Fact Check Team: Debate on US Postal Service privatization resurfaces
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is stepping down after five years at the helm of the U.S. Postal Service, a tenure marked by efforts to modernize the agency.
Trump plans executive order to put USPS under federal control
President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order for the federal takeover of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), according to The Washington Post. Sources familiar with the plan told The Washington Post that Trump is expected to issue an executive order disbanding the Postal Service’s governing board and transferring control of the independent […]
Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board, Washington Post reports
Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to dissolve the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service and absorb the independent mail agency into his administration, the Washington Post reported, opens new tab on Thursday.
Peters Slams Reports of Possible Trump Takeover of U.S. Postal Service - Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) released the following statement after a news report indicated that President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order as soon as this week to take control of the U.S. Postal Service: “If President Trump moves forward with this action to take over and privatize the […]
Postal Service preps for fight with Trump amid takeover plot: report
President Donald Trump plans to declare the dissolution of the board of the U.S. Postal Service and order its incorporation into the Department of the Treasury, a move widely considered illegal and would set up a court showdown, as well as thrust trillions of dollars of economic activity into uncertainty
Statement from Ranking Member Connolly on President Trump’s Plans to Upend the U.S. Postal Service
Washington, D.C. (February 20, 2025) — Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a statement in response to reporting that President Trump is planning to dissolve the leadership of the United States Postal Service and destroy the integrity and independence of Americans’ 250-year-old delivery service:
How mail could be impacted by Trump USPS takeover
Officials said that Trump is planning to fire members of USPS’ governing board and absorb the agency into the Commerce Department.
Lawmakers Call for Protection of Local Mail Service
A report that President Donald Trump is planning to take control of the U.S. Post Office has raised concern on…
Postal Service to Hire Lawyers Ahead of Potential Trump Takeover
President Donald Trump said he is weighing a move that would absorb the US Postal Service, an independent agency, into the Department of Commerce, a sweeping change that comes as his administration looks to overhaul the US federal government.
White House denies plans to take control of Postal Service
President Donald Trump said he’s looking to change the US Postal service, including giving the Secretary of Commerce authority over what has been an independent organization for more than 50 years.
Trump Is Planning to Take Over the Postal Service
Donald Trump reportedly plans to bring the United States Postal Service (USPS) under the control of the Department of Commerce.
Trump is reportedly planning a Postal Service takeover. The White House denies any such executive order is in the works
The president is expected to sign an executive order that would fire the governing board of the U.S. Postal Service and leave the agency to the Commerce Department and secretary Howard Lutnick, per reports.
Fix USPS Without Forcing its Imminent Demise
USPS reforms must be made without leading to an imminent taxpayer bailout.
‘A Direct Attack on USPS Employees’: Unions Slam Reports of Trump Takeover
Unions comprising nearly 500,000 employed and retired postal workers are up in arms over President Trump’s reported changes to USPS oversight.
USPS: Privatize Not Bureaucratize
The USPS’s inefficiency and losses are directly attributable to federal ownership and political mandates, as discussed here. Full privatization would provide the flexibility that the company needs to adjust and survive in our continually evolving economy.
Budzinski Statement on President Trump’s Plans to Disband the USPS Board of Governors - Nikki Budzinski
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) released the below statement following reports of President Trump’s plans to disband the United States Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors and place the agency under direct control of the Commerce Department and Secretary Howard Lutnick. “For decades, the United States Postal Service has stood as a trusted, non-partisan public good, offering […]
