The White House is turning up pressure on two realms: Iran, and Denmark and Greenland.
President Trump on Wednesday morning declared total U.S. control of Greenland is the only option, a statement that comes just hours ahead of a White House meeting with Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland.
A bipartisan bill has emerged in the Senate to try to stop any purchase of the Arctic territory.
Iran’s protests have left over 2,500 people dead, and Trump has threatened to respond with strikes against the country’s repressive regime. But Washington is divided over that prospect, with Democrats and several Republicans vocally opposed.
On Capitol Hill, Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr will testify in an oversight hearing in the House. The lower chamber will also vote on a minibus bill ahead of the Jan. 31 government shutdown deadline.
In the Senate, lawmakers are expected to vote on a war powers resolution inhibiting further military action in Venezuela, while the abortion drug mifepristone also goes under the microscope.
The Supreme Court released opinions Wednesday morning. The president only has a signing ceremony on his Wednesday schedule.
