Sentences with phrase «under fire for»

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is under fire for anti-Semitic remarks in a speech on Monday.

He also came under fire for his appearance at an April 1 political rally in support or President Trump, during which he wore his uniform.

A top national Democratic Party official is coming under fire for making a $ 1,000 campaign contribution to a New York City Council candidate who opposes gay rights.

De Blasio, who has come under fire for blocking previously approved sites for three charter schools run by the Success Academy, promised he would approve more co-locations.

Under fire for overseeing a covert CIA Thailand prison that waterboarded terror suspects, Gina Haspel offer ed assurances at her Senate confirmation hearing that she's learned lessons from the past.

Pilgrim previously came under fire for threatening legal action against private property owners who deny access to company surveyors.

Even more top brass have come under fire for taking expensive free meals from the scandal - scarred former head of the Queens library system.

Lasher has come under fire for controversial campaign fliers against Fernando Ferrer during the Democratic mayoral race in 2001.

The chair of the housing authority is also under fire for signing paperwork certifying that apartments underwent lead paint inspections over a four - year period, when they did not.

The Strike Force was formed to tackle drugs, guns and gangs in the city's high - crime neighborhoods but came under fire for its tactics and was criticized by some who claim it unfairly targeted minorities.

Esty came under fire for allowing her chief of staff to stay on the job for months after learning that a female staffer had complained he'd punched her and threatened to kill her.

Tory Peer comes under fire for recommending fracking in the «desolate» North East

While the wealthy councilwoman donned «99 %» T - shirts during Occupy Wall Street protests, she's come under fire for taking advantage of tax breaks reserved for the poor.

Tories under fire for abstaining from vote hours after work and pensions secretary David Gauke ends helpline charges

Mr. Cabrera and his high - profile supporters, Congressman Charles Rangel and Public Advocate Letitia James, came under fire for his conservative views on abortion and same sex - marriage, and after a video emerged of the councilman praising Uganda's draconian anti-gay laws.

The change comes as members of the British Parliament are under fire for spending huge sums of taxpayer money through their public accounts on such expenses as cleaning a moat and having light bulbs installed in their homes.

Early on, Rolison came under fire for supporting the imposition of a sales tax on residential energy purchases made in Dutchess County.

It's hard to see how this bodes well for the effort by Cox, the grandson of Richard Nixon and the son of state GOP Chairman Ed Cox, both of whom have come under fire for the son's decision to run in the Suffolk race as a late entrant to an already - crowded primary.

NYCHA Chairwoman Shola Olatoye is under fire for the citywide public housing heating issues.

Elsewhere in the interview, Mr Smith, who has come under fire for his work at pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, said he wanted to «go further» than putting a cap on the amount of private sector provision in the NHS.

The hearing — which will be co-chaired by Ampry - Samuel and Councilman Ritchie Torres, who heads a new investigations committee — comes as NYCHA Chairwoman Shola Olatoye is under fire for not only the heating woes, but a lead paint scandal that has led to the departure of many of her deputies.

Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera is under fire for allegations of nepotism, malfeasance, harassment and intimidation — with some involving a nonprofit, others her office payroll.

Poloncarz notes that it's not the first time Paladino has come under fire for questionable remarks.

Cuomo slammed LIPA for its performance, but has also come under fire himself for failing to fill key posts on LIPA's board.

The deputy prime minister has been under fire for holding on to the official home in Buckinghamshire after losing his departmental responsibilities in the reshuffle last month.

NYC's public - housing authority — already under fire for ignoring lead - paint hazards and failing to get heat to freezing tenants — left a Brooklyn family to fend for themselves after the ceiling came crashing down.

The fearlessly outspoken lawmaker and philanthropist had early last year dared his party that he would spill the beans on how the New Patriotic Party (NPP) won the 2016 elections, if they touched his (Ken Agyapong's) good friend and Party Financier Mr Alfred Obeng, Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) who had come under fire for allegedly selling contaminated fuel under dubious circumstances to unlicensed companies.

The committee has also come under fire for refusing to disclose its donors, which, given its tax status — 501 (c)(4)-- it is not legally required to do.

Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer, running in a key state Senate special election, is under fire for her handling of sexual harassment claims made by women who worked for the Senate while she was counsel to the Democratic conference.

Now George has a # 4 billion black hole in his budget and he's under fire for his tax cuts for the rich.

The New York Post has found a gym that's closer to Gracie Mansion than his Brooklyn Y he uses as Mayor de Blasio continues to come under fire for taking the 12 - mile trip four times a week.

Various councils have come under fire for abusing these powers to prosecute minor infringements such as dropping litter.

A Western New York Trump supporter is under fire for putting up a noose and gallows underneath a pro-Trump sign on his front porch.

The home secretary has come under fire for suggesting that EU citizens who currently live in the UK may have to leave after Brexit.

The Nigerian Army has come under fire for its decision to declare wanted three persons alleged to have links with the Boko Haram.

The eight - person panel that will evaluate whether Black is qualified to receive a waived and serve as the next NYC schools chancellor is meeting today, just as the state is coming under fire for failing to vet whether members had ties to Bloomberg.

George Osborne has come under fire for describing the deal as a «major success», despite experts claiming it represents an effective corporation tax rate of just 3 %.

The flier also listed the names of CSNY board members (disclosed last week after the committee came under fire for its lack of transparency) and called on them to step down.

His comments are unlikely to be welcomed by Sir Menzies, who has come under fire for his lacklustre performance at prime minister's question time - this week, he had to fight to speak above calls of «bring Kennedy back» from some opposition MPs.

He also came under fire for his expense claims last year, when it emerged he had «flipped» his constituency home while renting out a London property and living in a state - owned rent - free apartment.

Conservative London mayoral candidate under fire for backing illegal direct action by activists

The ad's thematic issue comes after the top of the Republican ticket, presidential nominee Donald Trump, has come under fire for allegations of sexual assault and harassment from multiple women.

Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan's campaign is under fire for allegedly taking more than $ 38,000 in excessive campaign contributions, filing late reports and hosting a fundraiser with a raffle for theater tickets, according to a complaint filed by the state Board of Elections.

The NYC Board of Elections is coming under fire for its alleged poor record - keeping.

But so much of what was announced in the space of an hour was aimed at Mayor Bill de Blasio, a liberal Democrat who is already under fire for multiple investigations into campaign finance practices and the use of an independent expenditure committee.

The trip also came after several weeks of bad press for the governor, who is under fire for his office's involvement in the Moreland Commission To Investigate Public Corruption.

As a revival of the 421a real - estate tax abatement comes under fire for subsidizing union wages, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday defended the proposal.

Manhattan Democratic Party chairman Keith Wright, an assemblyman also running for Congress, is coming under fire for pushing fellow Dems to back Phaedra Perry, law clerk to his brother, state Supreme Court Judge Geoffrey Wright, for a civil clerk judgeship.

During his 2010 run for governor, he came under fire for comments he made about the attire at gay pride parades, and for a series of emails he had allegedly sent to friends and associates over the years — emails that included pictures of nude women, videos of horses copulating with humans and material that seemed to compare African - Americans to chimpanzees.

The ECIDA has come under fire for many reasons and I have many concerns about the direction they are taking.