Washington — President Trump on Monday afternoon is expected to confer with his top deputies on the next steps for U.S. operations in Venezuela, according to a senior military official and two sources familiar with the upcoming White House meeting.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are scheduled to attend what sources described as a decisional meeting regarding the next steps in the escalating pressure campaign against the Maduro regime.

Mr. Trump said recently he's spoken with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, while the U.S. president has also built up a significant military force in the region as a part of what he's described as an anti-drug campaign against the cartels his administration has designated as terror groups. The State Department has desi

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