The US postmaster appointed under Trump is still raising alarm – but can he be stopped?

Biden has taken steps toward Louis DeJoy's removal, but he lacks the authority to dismiss him

Joe Biden this month took another step toward the removal of the controversial postmaster general Louis DeJoy, even as the Trump-era appointee continues to make his mark on the embattled postal service, rolling out new plans to slow down delivery and close postal stations around the country.

DeJoy, a Republican logistics executive, caused a national furor last year over his attempts to slow down mail delivery before the 2020 presidential election, in which millions of Americans voted by mail.