Trump Moves to Make Oval Office a National Monument NYT - Home Page By: Erica L. Green 6 November 2026 at 00:14 The presidentβs announcement reinforced his post-midterm elections preoccupation on White House renovation projects. Β© Alex Kent/The New York TimesPresident Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday.
Rare Wartime Dissent in Moscow Over Plans to Dismantle Russiaβs βEiffel Towerβ NYT - World By: Ivan Nechepurenko and Michael Kimmelman 28 October 2026 at 15:27 A state broadcaster says it cannot afford the restoration of a 1922 steel tower, prompting rare wartime dissent and a movement to save the Modernist masterpiece. Β© Pavel Golovkin/Associated PressThe Shukhov Radio Tower was commissioned by Vladimir Lenin to spread the word of Communism across the vast Soviet territory.