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A Justice Department official tells the Associated Press that a version of Robert Mueller's report will be available to the public in weeks, not months. Democrats¹ are demanding the report's full release.

The Trump² administration is asking a federal appeals court to strike down the entire affordable³ care act. The Supreme⁴ Court has held up the health care law also known as Obamacare twice.

Flooding along the Missouri River and its tributaries⁵ is blamed for at least 3 deaths and 3 billion dollars damage. The floods are receding⁶. But forecasters warn that significant rain could hit the area later this week.

And Jussie Smollett is no longer charged with fabricating a racist⁷, anti-gay attack. Chicago area prosecutors⁸ have dropped the charges, while the actor forfeits⁹ his bond money and agrees to do community service.

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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 trump
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
参考例句：
He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。 The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

3 affordable
adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的
参考例句：
The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。 There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。

4 supreme
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。 He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

5 tributaries
n. 支流
参考例句：
In such areas small tributaries or gullies will not show. 在这些地区，小的支流和冲沟显示不出来。 These tributaries are subsequent streams which erode strike valley. 这些支流系即为蚀出走向谷的次生河。

6 receding
v.逐渐远离( recede的现在分词 )；向后倾斜；自原处后退或避开别人的注视；尤指问题
参考例句：
Desperately he struck out after the receding lights of the yacht. 游艇的灯光渐去渐远，他拼命划水追赶。来自辞典例句 Sounds produced by vehicles receding from us seem lower-pitched than usual. 渐渐远离我们的运载工具发出的声似乎比平常的音调低。来自辞典例句

7 racist
n.种族主义者，种族主义分子
参考例句：
a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为 His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。

8 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )；告发人；起诉人；公诉人
参考例句：
In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。来自口语例句 You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

9 forfeits
罚物游戏
参考例句：
She regretted the forfeits she had to pay for selfassistance. 她为自己为了自助而必须付出的代价感到遗憾。 They were soon to pay their own forfeits. 他们很快就得交纳他们的罚款了。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 密苏里河洪水造成至少3人死亡