SINGAPORE – Those looking to travel to Vienna in Austria and Iloilo City in the Philippines will soon have a non-stop flight option after budget carrier Scoot announced on Jan 16 its updated ...

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Explore Vienna, Austria's capital, known for its cultural richness in music, art, and architecture. Once the heart of the Habsburg Empire, the city features imperial landmarks like Schönbrunn and ...

But he has less authority over Republicans in Congress, who have a pivotal role in advancing his agenda. The Senate, for instance, must approve his choices for more than 1,000 jobs, including all ...

After details of a new ceasefire-for-hostages deal was announced on Thursday, and with both sides seemingly trying to make last-minute improvements, it is imperative that the new Congress wield ...

On the contrary, the European Commission has threatened Austria with a deficit procedure due to the country’s elevated budgetary shortfalls. Vienna must cut spending by between 15 and 21 billion ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is responsible for the Pentagon neglecting to tell Congress and the White House that the former Army general was incapacitated last year due to ...

CLIMATEWIRE | More than 50,000 scientists and their supporters have signed an open letter asking Congress to safeguard federal research and scientific jobs ahead of the incoming Trump administration.

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The budget has to be negotiated with Congress, of course. Day to day, the secretary is holding meetings with people who are charged with managing different aspects of the department’s activity.

The 119th session of Congress is officially in full swing and members have already gotten to work on their lengthy to-do list. This session will last until 2027 and is predicted to have a jam ...

Speaker Mike Johnson may have the House’s top job — but it’s an anesthesiologist from Queens who might soon be the most powerful member of Congress. Rep. Andy Harris, who has repped the ...