Carl Risch News Today

In the past three weeks (since February 24, 2022), approximately 3.5 million people have left Ukraine due to the Ukraine / Russia crisis, and many experts believe that number will continue to climb.

Paul J. Risch, 73, of the Village of Orange, Dallas, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has formally nominated Croatia for the US Visa Waiver Program. Full story, here.

POLITICO Get Playbook PM Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by If Democrats can’t find 10 Senate Republicans to join them, it won’t happen. And after Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s decision, that level of sup...

High number of Trump political appointees sought permanent jobs in final year Adam Edelman © Provided by NBC News The number of political appointees who sought permanent positions in the final year of former President Donald Trump’s term outpaced the number who did so under his predecessor during the same time frame, according to documents obtained by NBC News. Fifty-eight Trump administration appointees sought conversion from Jan. 1, 2020, to Jan 20, 2021, according to the ...