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New York City
fromwww.amny.com
2 weeks ago

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani appointee resigns following years-old antisemitic posts

A mayor-elect appointee resigned after antisemitic and anti-police social media posts from 2011–2012 surfaced, prompting condemnation and her public apology.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

CNN's Abby Phillip Tussles With Trump Fan On Immigration

Moynihan argued certain cultures are not compatible with the United States. Which ones? Phillip pressed multiple times. Well, if we look at Europe, actually, there was a lawyer this week who argued that an Afghan immigrant who raped a woman shouldn't be charged or shouldn't have a penalty because his culture said that women weren't free and equal. We're seeing 77% of rapes in France are from migrants.
US politics
US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
4 weeks ago

Trump administration reduces the validity period of work permits for asylum seekers and refugees from 5 years to 18 months

USCIS reduced maximum work-permit validity for asylum seekers, refugees, and TPS recipients to allow more frequent vetting beginning December 5.
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Trump says US pause on asylum without 'time limit' DW 12/01/2025

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his administration would maintain a pause on asylum decisions "for a long time." "We don't want those people," Trump said. "You know why we don't want them? Because many have been no good, and they shouldn't be in our country." The president said there was "no time limit" for the pause. The decision followed the shooting near the White House on Wednesday, which resulted in the death of a 20-year-old National Guard member and left another critically wounded.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Donald Trump Claims on Afghan Murder Suspect Disputed

The Trump administration shared a misleading photo implying Afghan evacuees entered the U.S. without vetting, while vetting was rigorous with interim stops.
fromMission Local
1 month ago

Beya Alcaraz was least experienced S.F. supervisor appointee in 30 years, data shows

Mayor Daniel Lurie's District 4 appointee, Beya Alcaraz, was the only San Francisco supervisor appointee in at least 30 years to enter the job with zero experience in either politics or government, a Mission Local analysis found. Alcaraz abruptly resigned from her post on Thursday night after controversy. Hours earlier, Mission Local published text messages in which Alcaraz said she paid her former pet store workers "under the table," skimped on taxes, and underreported income.
SF politics
US politics
fromFortune
2 months ago

Former VP Kamala Harris says she went through a nine-hour interview to land the job-but she couldn't escape 'gold medal depression' even when she won | Fortune

High-profile candidates undergo exhaustive vetting and lengthy interviews where chemistry, trust, and partnership fit often determine selection beyond credentials.
Europe politics
fromIrish Independent
2 months ago

'You have no control over who you meet' - Catherine Connolly responds after pictures emerge of her with man linked to war crimes in Syria

Fianna Fail will complete an internal review into its presidential campaign process, covering candidate selection and vetting up to Jim Gavin's withdrawal, by November 12th.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Met police investigate possible vetting errors over 300 recruits

The Metropolitan Police is urgently reviewing vetting of about 300 officers after concerns that recruitment between 2016–2023 involved inadequate or missing background checks.
fromwww.bbc.com
3 months ago

Mandelson red flags were missed or ignored, senior Labour MP says

A senior Labour MP has said "red flags were missed or ignored" before Peter Mandelson's appointment as the UK's ambassador to the US, in an emergency debate about his sacking. Dame Emily Thornberry, chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said "something went very wrong" given Lord Mandelson's known links to convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein. Lord Mandelson was sacked last week after the publication of emails that showed the Labour peer had sent supportive messages to Epstein as he faced jail in 2008.
UK politics
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