Officials Back Trump’s Claim That Triumphal Arch Is Needed for National Security
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- NYT reports: “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary, submitted sworn statements to a federal court regarding the construction project.”
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