Recent reports have indicated President Donald Trump intends to dissolve the board of governors for the U.S. Postal Service, strip the organization of its independence, and place it under direct control of the Department of the Treasury,
Experts say the move would likely violate the law. Trump said Friday that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick would be “looking at” the mail agency.
President Trump proposed bringing the independent service under the Commerce Department purview. That would upend decades of historical independence.
The U.S. Postal Service has struggled to fulfill its twin missions—providing universal, affordable service while paying for itself—since its founding.
Some reports say Trump plans to take control of the USPS, possibly to privatize it. Here’s what that could mean for businesses and consumers.
The White House has denied reports that President Trump would sign an EO to fire the USPS board and place the agency under the Commerce Department.
Inside sources claim Donald Trump has plans to fire the governing board of the United States Postal Service and take control of the agency. Such a move could be the first step in accomplishing an idea Trump expressed prior to his inauguration to privatize USPS.
President Donald Trump is reportedly eyeing moving mail service under the executive branch and dismantling the United States Postal Service board. Trump, who has already made several changes to the federal bureaucracy via executive order,
President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff threats have been touch and go. As it stands currently, the 25 percent tax on goods from Mexico and Canada is on ice for a month, but a 10 percent tariff on Chinese goods is set to take effect on Tuesday, via an executive order of questionable legality.
President Donald Trump wants the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to be under the control of the Commerce Department. The USPS has been operating as an independent entity since 1970. "We want to have a post office that works well and doesn't lose massive amounts ...
Officials said that Trump is planning to fire members of USPS' governing board and absorb the agency into the Commerce Department.
President Donald Trump's administration has ordered federal agencies to work with Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to prepare for mass layoffs, a memo released on Wednesday declared.