Jeanne Shaheen Says Washington Is More Worried Than It Sounds

Jan. 16, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC

If your job is tracking American foreign policy, that currently means dealing with a lot of urgent, active situations. How deeply is the US already involved in Venezuela? How far might the Trump administration go in backing protesters in Iran, or in trying to cement American interests in Greenland?

Those questions are why we turn this weekend to one of the most prominent foreign-policy voices in Congress. Jeanne Shaheen, a New Hampshire Democrat who has served in the Senate since 2009, is the ranking member on the Foreign Relations Committee. Her years on the panel mean she knows Secretary of State Marco ...

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