Still focused on D.C. projects, Trump signs order preserving Oval Office
News From The States reports that after Democrats won both chambers of Congress in the 2026 midterms, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Nov. 5, 2026, making the Oval Office and White House Cabinet Room a national monument that bars major renovations without congressional approval, and said he will ask Congress to codify it. The article also notes Trump tore down the East Wing to build a ballroom, has focused on D.C. renovation projects since the election, and, with Vance, blames the Republican losses on the war in Iran.
