Venezuela Supreme Court judges hit with U.S. sanctions

By Patricia Zengerle and Matt SpetalnickWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the chief judge and seven other members of Venezuela’s Supreme Court onThursday as punishment for annulling the opposition-led Congress earlier this year, U.S. officials said.The new sanctions package was aimed at stepping up pressure on the leftist government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his loyalists amid growing concern over a crackdown on street protests and his ef