New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- President Donald Trump and top national security officials huddled at the White House this evening to discuss next steps on Venezuela, as the US administration intensifies its pressure on the country.

Key members of Trump's Cabinet and national security team, including Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and Secretary of State Marco Rubio had been expected to attend, sources familiar with the matter said, as well as White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.

The Oval Office meeting, which attendees began arriving for just before 5 p.m., comes as the United States has increased pressure on Venezuela with strikes on drug vessels ...