What to Know

• Iran is prepared to strike U.S. bases and assets in the Middle East if it opts to, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the planning, but there are no indications that anything is imminent.
• Trump is considering a range of options when it comes to Iran, including a possible U.S. strike on the country, multiple current and former administration officials said today.
• Senators attended an all-members briefing today focused on security following Saturday's deadly shootings of Minnesota lawmakers. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said some lawmakers discussed threats they've received and it was "very disturbing."
• Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., called Trump a "tyrant" in remarks on the Senate floor this afternoon in which he recounted his forcible removal from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference in Los Angeles last week.