US EditionSenators freeze Coast Guard admiral’s promotion over swastika, noose policy
Senators Duckworth and Rosen blocked Adm. Lunday's nomination after the Coast Guard reclassified swastikas and nooses as 'potentially divisive,' raising concerns over hate symbol policies.
- The U.S. Coast Guard is criticized for its new workplace harassment policy, which classifies swastikas as potentially divisive instead of a hate symbol, as reported by The Washington Post.
- Senators Tammy Duckworth and Jacky Rosen placed a hold on Admiral Lunday's nomination due to this controversial policy, according to The Washington Post.
- Senator Chuck Schumer stated on the Senate floor that swastikas and nooses are symbols of hate, not divisive symbols.
- Bipartisan senators including Rosen and Lankford pressed the Coast Guard for answers, as Tricia McLaughlin, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson, said the change `strengthens our ability to report, investigate, and prosecute those who violate longstanding policy`.
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Senate approves Adm. Lunday as Coast Guard commandant after flap over hate symbol policy
Coast Guard Adm. Kevin Lunday — whose nomination for commandant was temporarily held up by lawmakers amid a political controversy about policies related to hate symbols — was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday night to lead the sea service. Lunday had been serving as acting commandant since January after Adm. Linda Fagan was fired from her post. He was formally nominated by President Donald Trump in October to hold the role on a more permanent …
Two democratic senators have stopped the nomination of Admiral Kevin Lunday as commander of the Coast Guard for a new directive.
Coast Guard ‘provided assurances’ swastikas would be banned before flip flop, Lankford spokesperson says
A spokesperson for Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), a co-chair of the Senate antisemitism task force, told Jewish Insider on Wednesday that the Coast Guard had assured Lankford in recent weeks that the service would be correcting its policy to make clear that swastikas would be banned — before reverting this week to a policy that had prompted criticism from Lankford and other lawmakers. Lankford and antisemitism task force co-chair Sen. Jacky Rosen (…
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