USPS Board Nominations Test Bipartisan Requirements Amid Trump Administration Push
Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) has asked Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul to halt the current slate of USPS Board of Governors nominees until the Trump administration submits Democratic nominees. The board currently has two Democrats, one Republican, and one independent, with five vacancies. Trump has submitted four Republican nominees, violating the legal requirement that no more than five members belong to the same party. Peters argues this imbalance undermines public confidence. The dispute follows the Supreme Court's Slaughter v. FTC ruling, which stripped removal protections from independent agency members. Trump has been more directly involved in USPS operations than predecessors, including an executive order on voter mail verification and consideration of merging USPS with the Commerce Department. Experts note the political composition should not distract from urgent postal reform needs.
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