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What would Trump USPS takeover mean?

Agency plans further cuts to address shortfall

By: George Petras
USA Today

..... President Donald Trump said Friday [02/21/2025] he's "thinking about" merging the U.S. Postal Service with the Commerce Department, ending the agency's independent status and putting it under the authority of his administration.
..... Trump's statement in the Oval Office, after Howard Lutnick was sown in as his new Commerce secretary, came after two news reports that were published earlier.
..... Trump is preparing to issue an executive order to fire the postal service's governing board, The Washington Post reported Thursday, [02/20/2025] citing six anonymous officials. Trump confirmed the merger plan on Friday, [02/21/2025] the Post reported.
..... "We want to have post office that works well and doesn't lose massive amounts of money. And we're thinking about ding that, Trump said, according to USA today.
..... "It'll be a from of a merger, but it'll remain the Postal Service, Trump said.
..... Trump's plan would "probably violate federal law," said The Post, citing postal sources.
..... The Wall Street Journal also reported the story on Friday [02/21/2025] citing two anonymous sources. The White House said no such executive order is planned.
..... The news reports followed the resignation of Postmaster Gen real Louis DeJoy on February 18. [2025] DeJoy developed a 10-year plan in 2021 called Delivering for America to modernize operations and stem loses, after years of financial trouble, USA Today said.
..... Merging the Postal Service with Commerce could result in several cost-cutting changes, Newsweek reported, with rural areas being hardest it. Possible changes:
* An end to six-day deliveries
(*Post office closures
* Higher cost for service
* Slower mail delivery
* Employee layoffs
..... Much of the agency's financial losses in fiscal year 2024 were attributed to "pension contributions for retirees and workers' compensation claims for employees injured on the job," the Federal News Network reported.
..... Postal officials project a $6.9 billion overall loss in fiscal year 2025.

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