At the NATO summit in Chicago Sunday, Obama said the Afghan war "as we understood it is over." 

Jockeying on an Iran sanctions bill is expected to continue as lawmakers address differences ahead of high-level nuclear talks.

The administration has been steadfast in calling for a diplomatic solution, but concerns are growing time is running out.

Democrats are crying foul over GOP suggestions that President Obama has a “secret deal” on missile defense with Russia.

Earnhardt challenged Rep. Jack Kingston to attend a NASCAR race after sponsoring a provision to end military sponsorship of sports.

The Senate will get its chance next week to tackle the Defense authorization bill after the House passed its $643 billion version of the bill on Friday.

The Senate Armed Services Committee is holding its subcommittee and full committee markups of the bill, which will get under way on Tuesday and could stretch until Friday.

Unlike the House, all of the markups in the upper chamber are closed to the public, except for one: the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support is open Tuesday.

French President Francois Hollande reiterated his campaign pledge to pull French troops out of Afghanistan this year.

The bill obligates $100 million next year to plan for the site, but billions would be needed to complete it.

Taiwan will get no fewer than 66 new U.S.-built fighter jets over the next few years if legislation passed by House makes it into the final fiscal 2013 Pentagon budget bill.