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Trump designates Oval Office as national monument

The Hindu5 November 2026, 23:06 UTCIran

Critics accused Donald Trump of ignoring voter concerns over the Iran war and affordability ahead of midterm elections and obsessing instead on multiple construction and renovation projects in the capital

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