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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic leaders of six House committees are demanding that Congress have the full report by special counsel Robert Mueller "no later" than April 2. The chairmen of the panels wrote in a letter to Attorney General William Barr Monday that his four-page summary of Mueller's work is "not sufficient for Congress, a coequal branch of government" to perform oversight. According to Barr, Mueller did not find that Trump or his associates colluded with Russia to influence the 2016 elections.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti says he is confident he will be "fully exonerated" of federal extortion and bank and wire fraud charges. He told reporters late Monday he will "never stop fighting the good fight" against powerful people and corporations. Avenatti spoke after appearing in federal court on extortion charges. He was released on $300,000 bond.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A foundation formed by the father of one of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims says his death was devastating and underscores the importance of people seeking mental health assistance for themselves, their loved ones and others in need. Police in Newtown, Connecticut, say 49-year-old Jeremy Richman was found dead of an apparent suicide Monday. It comes as officials in Parkland, Florida, are publicizing counseling services after two suicides by school shooting survivors there.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces are continuing to strike targets across the Gaza Strip in response to a surprise rocket attack from the Palestinian territory. Late Monday, Hamas announced a cease-fire had been brokered, but new rocket fire in Gaza and air-raid sirens in Israel were heard later. The Israeli military said it retaliated with 15 airstrikes, hitting military sites for Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Gaza's health ministry said seven Palestinians were injured.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says it has successfully tested a missile defense system designed to shoot down a North Korean missile aimed at the U.S. Officials say two interceptor missiles were launched out of underground silos in California on Monday. Both hit targets as they were designed to do.
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