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Treasury¹ Secretary Steve Mnuchin is refusing to turn over President Trump²'s tax returns to house Democrats³. He says there is no legitimate⁴ legislative⁵ reason. Democrats may sue.

China is sending a top economic official to trade talks in Washington. The Trump administration is threatening to put more tariffs⁶ on Chinese goods.

Mississippi police arrested a 19-year-old man, accused of gunning down a police officer outside a police station. The officer was killed in Biloxi. Authorities caught the suspect about 40 miles away.

Two Pulitzer Prize winning journalists who were jailed in Myanmar have gone free. They were among more than 6,000 prisoners who received pardons.

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1 treasury
n.宝库；国库，金库；文库
参考例句：
The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。 This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

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 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》

4 legitimate
adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法
参考例句：
Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。 That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

5 legislative
n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的
参考例句：
Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。 Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

6 tariffs
关税制度；关税( tariff的名词复数 )；关税表；（旅馆或饭店等的）收费表；量刑标准
参考例句：
British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。 The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 两名普利策奖获奖记者获释