The Senate finally confirmed President Biden’s last two nominees to the Postal Service Board, which means that the President has a majority that can fire Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.

The Federal News Network reported:

The Senate, in a voice vote Thursday, confirmed President Joe Biden’s two latest members to the USPS Board of Governors.

Dan Tangherlini, the former head of the General Services Administration, will serve a term that lasts through December 2027. Derek Kan, a former deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, will serve on a term through December 2028.

Once Tangherlini and Kan are sworn in, a majority of the USPS Board of Governors will be Biden nominees.

The two nominees that the Senate replaces two Trump nominees, which means that there is a majority on the board that can fire Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.

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Once the latest Biden appointees are sworn in, Louis DeJoy’s time as Postmaster General may be coming to an end.