🚨🇺🇸 The White House prepares for tonight's address; Rubio photographed pacing nervously in the Oval Office Secretary of State Marco Rubio was reportedly pacing back and forth in the Oval Office tonight, awaiting President Trump's return from Dover Air Force Base. President Trump previously attended the handover ceremony of the remains of three Americans killed in Syria last weekend in Delaware. These photos capture the tense atmosphere in the hours leading up to President Trump's expected national address at 9 p.m. ET, when multiple sources say he will announce military action against Venezuela. Here are the latest updates: - Trump orders a “total blockade” of Venezuelan oil tankers - Maduro regime designated a foreign terrorist organization - Venezuela requests a UN Security Council meeting regarding “US aggression” - Tucker reports that members of Congress have been informed that “war is imminent” - The House of Representatives is expected to vote on a war powers resolution to block related actions Rubio, a key figure in the current administration’s Venezuela policy, briefed senators yesterday on military operations in the Caribbean along with Secretary of State Hergace. The Oval Office is brightly lit. The nation is waiting. Source: @sentdefender / The New York Times