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By Bill Clark

Posted January 15, 2026 at 2:55pm

From left, Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana, Greenland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Motzfeldt, Denmark’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Lars Lokke Rasmussen, and Democratic Sens. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Tim Kaine of Virginia pose in the Capitol on Thursday for a group photo before a meeting with members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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