Closed door negotiations between the White House and congressional leaders on a bill to continue funding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan ended Friday without agreement. Both sides still hope to reach a deal by the end of the month, as VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill.

For the past six years, President Bush has enjoyed strong support from Republicans in Congress for his domestic and foreign policy agendas. But divisions over the war in Iraq are beginning to strain that political alliance. VOA national correspondent Jim Malone has more from Washington.

Worried that American legislators' support for Iraq is deteriorating rapidly, Baghdad dispatched senior officials to Congress this week to warn members one-on-one that pulling out U.S. troops would have disastrous consequences.

The White House and the U.S. Congress resume negotiations this week on a revised war-funding bill. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the tone is collegial, but there is no sign of an imminent breakthrough. There is a wide gap between the White House and Capitol Hill on the revised war spending bill.

President Bush says he is looking forward to meeting with Congressional leaders to discuss funding for the Iraq war. Tuesday, Mr. Bush vetoed funding legislation that would have provided money for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq because the measure included a timetable for a troop withdrawal from Iraq, something Democrats have been insisting on. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story.

A spokeswoman for President George W. Bush has confirmed that Bush will veto a war-funding bill passed by both houses of the U.S. Congress that calls for U.S. combat troops to start withdrawing from Iraq by October.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is suggesting she will defy a congressional subpoena to testify about the Bush administration's reasons for invading Iraq.

The White House and Congress are starting to look beyond the current impasse over legislation to fund the Iraq war. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports both sides are starting to talk about ways to resolve the controversy.