Trump designates Oval Office as national monument

Washington U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on Thursday (November 5, 2026) designating the Oval Office as a national monument, redoubling his focus on beautifying the White House despite a brutal midterms defeat for his Republican Party. Critics accused Mr.

Trump of ignoring voter concerns over the Iran war and affordability ahead of Tuesday’s (November 4, 2026) midterm elections and obsessing instead on multiple construction and renovation projects in the capital. The war that defeated ‘America First’ The war that defeated ‘America First’ The central question now is whether Washington can recover the capacity to distinguish supporting an ally from subordinating its own interests BRIEFLY PUT The war that defeated ‘America First’ storyline 1 The day after Democrats won the House of Representatives and Senate, Mr. Trump virtually ignored the result and showed off construction work on his new White House ballroom instead.

This time Mr.