Senator Jacky Rosen is holding up the nomination of Admiral Kevin Lunday for Coast Guard Commandant due to concerns about the military branch's policy changes regarding hate symbols, specifically a perceived weakening of commitment to combat antisemitism and hate crimes. The senator cites the recategorization of hate symbols as 'potentially divisive' as the issue, deviating from previous policy.
by ALEXX ALTMAN-DEVILBISS | The National News DeskAdm. Kevin Lunday, acting commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard , speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on his nomination for Commandant of the Coast Guard, Wednesday, Nov.
19, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. A U.S. senator said on Wednesday that she is "placing on hold" her nomination for the top Coast Guard job because leaders appear to have "backtracked" on a “As it appears that Admiral Lunday may have backtracked on his commitment to me to combat antisemitism and hate crimes and protect all members of the Coast Guard," Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev.,The military branch's revision of its hazing and harassment policy recategorized hate symbols to instead be noted as "potentially divisive," and was a shift from the previous policy stating symbols were “widely identified with oppression or hatred” and called their display “a potential hate incident.”McLaughlin clarified that the change "strengthens our ability to report, investigate, and prosecute those who violate longstanding policy." “The symbols listed in the policy include, but are not limited to, nooses, swastikas, and any symbols or flags that have been adopted by hate-based groups to represent supremacy, racial or religious intolerance, antisemitism, or any other form of bias,” she said.Licking County Humane Society seeking donations after rescuing dozens of dogs The Licking County Humane Society is asking for community support after rescuing nearly two dozen dogs from a single home, with dozens more expected to arriveColumbus mayor, police chief release video reassuring immigrants amid ICE deployment Columbus city leaders are seeking to reassure residents following the presence of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the city.Mail delays are common around the holidays, but for woman who recently relocated to another part of Columbus, missing mail has been an ongoing problem for month
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