Issa: Postal Service’s reform plan too weak to plug massive deficit

In the latest twist in the ongoing saga about how to save the Postal Service, the answer came from the Postal Service itself on Wednesday. But the Postmaster General’s proposal to reduce window service hours instead of shuttering rural post offices is getting mixed reaction from the Hill.

2012 NCAA men’s basketball champions visit the White House

President Obama welcomed University of Kentucky’s men’s basketball team to the White House to congratulate the Wildcats on their eighth NCAA title.

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Counterterrorism czar defends drone strikes as legal, effective

President Barack Obama’s top counterterrorism adviser has publicly acknowledged the administration’s use of drone strikes against suspected terrorist targets — defending them as legal and effective tools to protect the United States.

Smithsonian welcomes Discovery

Former Astronaut John Glenn reflects on his time in space as the shuttle Discovery makes the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center its new home.