WASHINGTON (AP) — A $106 billion bill to fund wars in Iraq and Afghanistan headed for a close vote in the House. Complicating the outcome is the inclusion of money for poor countries, aid to Pakistan, pandemic flu preparation and government rebates to people who trade in gas-guzzling cars.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama named a Republican congressman Tuesday to be the next secretary of the Army, bringing another member of the opposition into his administration.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s request for continuing military and diplomatic operations in Iraq and Afghanistan easily cleared a procedural test Thursday on its way toward a final vote later in the day.

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. troops may remain in an Iraqi city threatened daily by al-Qaida past a June 30 withdrawal deadline, the top American commander there said Tuesday in a widely watched test of the nation’s new security agreement.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ proposed budget would cut back some of the industry’s largest deals, from a big upgrade of Army fighting units to contracts for new cargo planes and stealth destroyers.