Trump fires US Surface Transportation Board Democrat Robert Primus
By Curtis Eichelberger ( August 28, 2025, 18:41 GMT | Insight) -- US President Donald Trump fired Robert Primus, one of two Democrats on the Surface Transportation Board, the government body that regulates railroad mergers and is investigating Union Pacific’s proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern.US President Donald Trump fired Robert Primus, one of two Democrats on the Surface Transportation Board, the government body that regulates railroad mergers and is investigating Union Pacific’s proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern....
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