WASHINGTON -- Two senators who lead a bipartisan antisemitism task force said Friday they want more information from the U.S. Coast Guard about how it will investigate incidents of swastikas, nooses or other hate symbols being displayed in its ranks.

The Coast Guard late Thursday released a new, firmer policy addressing the display of such hate symbols, just hours after it was publicly revealed that an emerging policy would have loosened the language to describe them only as "potentially divisive." That had drawn a swift outcry from Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and other lawmakers.

"Divisive or hate symbols and flags are prohibited," the latest Coast Guard policy declared before adding that this category included "a noose, a swastika, and any symbols or flags co-opted or adopted by hate-bas

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