Coast Guard policy change swastikas nooses.

A U.S. senator says she’s pausing the nomination for the top Coast Guard job because leaders appeared to have “backtracked” on a commitment to ensure that swastikas and nooses are considered hate symbols and prohibited from being displayed. Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada said Wednesday that she is putting a hold on Adm. Kevin Lunday’s nomination for Coast Guard commandant until she has clear answers. Rosen said she believed the matter was resolved last month after talking about the matter with Lunday. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Coast Guard, said there “was never a ‘downgrade’” in policy language. It says the change “strengthens our ability to report, investigate, and prosecute those who violate longstanding policy.”