vetting

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Genevieve McDonald, a former political director for Platner’s campaign who resigned after his Reddit posts became public, said the campaign failed to conduct an adequate vetting operation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

This, she says, is how decisions work in the Biden household—despite being one of her husband’s closest advisers, someone who sat in on key political strategy meetings and the vetting of his vice presidential candidates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The Guardian has reported that the former ambassador's associations with senior figures in China, Russia and Israel were among the concerns raised by the vetting agency.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The source noted that, if the videos were private, they would not have been viewable during Peacock’s cast vetting process.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The competition to lead the Review was ferocious every year, involving rigorous vetting and a vote by eighty student editors.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama