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House Oversight chair responds to White House threats

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Likely next House Oversight Chairman Robert Garcia responded to a White House letter warning that the Trump administration "will not be extorted." The exchange highlights the ongoing tension between the legislative branch and the executive as Congress prepares for the new session.

President Donald Trump honored veterans at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday while discussing his proposed 250-foot triumphal arch. The construction project faces legal challenges arguing it obstructs views of the Kennedy family gravesites and other war memorials.

Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his senior advisers were reprimanded by a US Army sentinel for laughing near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier following a Veterans Day ceremony. The Pentagon is currently reviewing the incident.

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