The "European Reassurance Initiative" would bolster U.S. military cooperation with NATO and increase naval deployments on Russia's doorstep.
Bergdahl joined the army when it was short of soldiers to be sent to Afghanistan, and was deployed after 16 weeks of rigorous training.
Till date, government ministers have said little in public about BNP Paribas' negotiations with U.S. authorities.
President Obama is expected to meet Poroshenko and Putin during the World War II anniversary ceremonies in France later this week.
The release of the American soldier from Afghanistan is just the beginning.
U.S. regulators' plan to fine BNP Paribas $10 billion has as much to do with politics as with finance -- and Europe can't do much about it.
The Syrian president is assured of a landslide on Wednesday. But more importantly, he's beating the rebels in the field too.
The prisoner swap could deepen the distrust between Hamid Karzai's government and the U.S.
It's unclear whether a $786 million payment on Ukraine's $5.2 billion natural gas debt to Russia will stave off a cutoff of supplies.
Distrust between Washington and insurgents blocked progress in prisoner release talks.
President says fat chance his wife would run for president.
Veterans say a whole culture change, not just a single resignation, is needed. "This has been going on since Vietnam," said one.
Sloan Gibson was appointed the new secretary of Veterans Affairs on Friday after the former secretary, Eric Shinseki, resigned.
The chief spokesman will be replaced by Josh Earnest, a special assistant to the president.
The departure of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki should be "just the beginning," lawmakers say.
The decision overturns a 33-year-old ruling on gender reassignment procedures.
President Barack Obama called the systemic problems at the Veterans Affairs Administration "totally unacceptable."
The man once tasked with running the Army steps down amid fierce political pressure.
Raul Castro is trying to make investment in Cuba more attractive, and American business leaders may push to lessen trade restrictions.
The president is promising drone transparency again. Why should anyone believe his most recent pledge?
An investigation turned up no evidence of a bomb. The VA hospital is now under "normal operating status."
The president was waiting for evidence of 'systemic' misconduct, which he now may have.