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House Democrats¹ are calling for the Justice Department to release Special Counsel Robert Mueller's full report. 6 House Committee chairmen wrote to Attorney General William Barr, and called his four-page summary "not sufficient".

Attorney Michael Avenatti was released on bond after his arrest, and claims he'll be cleared of all charges. The former lawyer for Stormy Daniels is accused of trying to extort² millions of dollars from Nike.

The Israeli military says it launched airstrikes at Hamas and Islamic Jihad sites in the Gaza Strip. The military says it was responding to several dozen Palestinian rockets fired into Israel.

The Pentagon says 2 missiles fired from California knocked down a test missile over the Pacific. It's the first time that two defense³ missiles were used in such a test, boosting the chances of a hit.

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1 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 extort
v.勒索，敲诈，强要
参考例句：
The blackmailer tried to extort a large sum of money from him.勒索者企图向他勒索一大笔钱。 They absolutely must not harm the people or extort money from them.严格禁止坑害勒索群众。

3 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

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