Democrats demand answers over book removals at military service academies

Two House Democrats sent letters to the secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force on Monday demanding answers over the recent removal of books at service academies. 

Rep. Adam Smith (Wash.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (Penn.), ranking member of the Military Personnel Subcommittee, sent the letter after the Naval Academy said it removed 400 books from the Nimitz Library collection. 

The academy said the removal was to comply...