Coast Guard defends dropping hate label for swastikas, nooses, Confederate flags
The Coast Guard changed its policy to reclassify displays of swastikas, nooses and hate symbols as "potentially divisive" rather than "hate incidents."
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Swastikas, nooses and Confederate flags designated Coast Guard ‘hate symbols’ after uproar
Acting Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Kevin Lunday said hate symbols including swastikas and nooses remain prohibited as the service clarifies its existing policy.
Here’s what’s in Trump administration’s proposed Russia-Ukraine peace plan
Trump administration officials have proposed a 28-point peace plan designed to end the Russia-Ukraine war — a framework that would require Ukraine to give up its eastern Donbas region and Crimea, and swear off NATO membership, according to a draft shared publicly by a Ukrainian opposition politician and confirmed by a White House official. The
Judges Uphold GOP-Drawn North Carolina US House Districts From 2023
Demonstrators approach the Legislative Building during a rally protesting a proposed election redistricting map in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Oct. 21, 2025. Chris Seward/AP Photo Federal judges ruled on Nov. 20 that North Carolina’s Republican lawmakers did not violate federal voting law in redrawing the state’s congressional map in 2023. In an 181-page ruling, Appeals
House Dem serving since 1993 announces she won’t seek re-election
Rep. Nydia Velázquez, a Democrat who has served in the U.S. House of Representatives for more than 30 years, announced that she will not run for re-election in 2026.
What Trump and Mamdani have said about each other
Washington — President Trump has called Zohran Mamdani “my little communist mayor.” Mamdani has vowed to “Trump-proof” New York City. Today, after months of heated rhetoric on both sides, the president and the mayor-elect of the nation’s biggest city will meet for the first time at the White House. Mamadani, a democratic socialist, doesn’t have
House GOP campaign chair wants Trump ‘out there on the trail’ in midterm battle for majority
GOP campaign chair calls Democratic 2025 election wins a "wake up call" for Republican voters ahead of crucial 2026 midterm elections and party strategy.