Two members of the Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday they plan to resign this week, giving President Donald Trump two more seats to fill on the U.S. telecom regulator.

Republican Nathan Simington was confirmed in December 2020 to the five-member FCC after he led a regulatory effort during Trump's first term in office seeking to rein in social media companies, and could have stayed on until the end of the year.

Democratic FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, who could have stayed until 2028, said he plans to step down this week.

Meanwhile, the Senate has not yet voted on the nomination of Senate aide Olivia Trusty to serve on the panel. That could temporarily leave the FCC with one Republican and one Democratic commissioner.

Turnover at the FCC is common during changes in pr

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