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State Sen. Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber, vice chair of the Senate budget committee, calls on lawmakers to reject the state budget plan, Thursday, June 15, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. Despite Republican opposition, the Senate approved the $125 billion general fund spending plan, which was negotiated by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Democratic state Senators Henry Stern, of Canoga Park, left, and Robert Hertzberg, of Van Nuys confer before the Senate takes up the state budget plan, Thursday, June 15, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. Lawmakers approved the $125 billion general fund spending plan, which was negotiated by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Senate Minority Leader Pat Bates, R-Laguna Niguel, right, and Sen. Mike Morrell, R-Rancho Cucamonga, joined other members of the GOP in voting against the state budget plan, Thursday, June 15, 2017,in Sacramento, Calif. Despite Republican opposition,the Senate approved the $125 billion general fund spending plan, which was negotiated by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Assemblyman James Gallagher, R-Yuba City, urged lawmakers to reject the $125 billion general fund spending plan, which was negotiated by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders, during the Assembly session, Thursday, June 15, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Senate Minority Leader Pat Bates, R-Laguna Niguel, left, huddles with Sen. Janet Nguyen, R-Fountain Valley, as the Senate debates the state budget plan, Thursday, June 15, 2017,in Sacramento, Calif. The Senate approved the $125 billion general fund spending plan, which was negotiated by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Illustration on stopping the rise of the national debt ceiling by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2017, file photo Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello addresses lawmakers after he was administered the oath of office at the Statehouse, in Providence, R.I. Mattiello has been negotiating with Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo and state Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, all Democrats, over their competing priorities and how to balance a higher-than-expected budget shortfall for the fiscal year that begins July 1. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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FILE- In this June 7, 2017, file photo, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback gave a statement to the media in Topeka. Brownback signed a bill Thursday, June 15, that would increase spending on the state's public schools in an effort to comply with a court mandate. (Thad Allton/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP, File)
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This photo provided by Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corp. shows the Symjepi syringe, prefilled with the hormone epinephrine, which helps stop life-threatening allergic reactions from insect stings and bites or eating foods such as nuts and eggs. On Thursday, June 15, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration approved the Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corp. product, which is expected to go on sale later in 2017. (Audacity Health/Courtesy of Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corp. via AP)
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FILE- This Feb. 13, 2017, file aerial photo shows a site where the final phase of the Dakota Access Pipeline will take place with boring equipment routing the pipeline underground and across Lake Oahe to connect with the existing pipeline in Emmons County in Cannon Ball, N.D. A federal judge has handed a lifeline to efforts to block the pipeline, ruling Wednesday June 14, that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers didn't adequately consider the possible impacts of an oil spill where the pipeline passes under the Missouri River. (Tom Stromme /The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)
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FILE - In this April 1, 2013, file photo, crews work to clean up oil in a Mayflower, Ark., neighborhood after an oil pipeline ruptured and spewed oil over lawns and roadways. A settlement has been reached for families affected by the 2013 Exxon Mobil oil spill in central Arkansas. Attorneys for the residents and homeowners announced the settlement Thursday, June 15, 2017. They say terms will remain confidential. (AP Photo/Jeannie Nuss, File)
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FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, file photo, Nike products appear on display at the SIX:02 shop inside Foot Locker's redesigned Manhattan flagship store in New York. On Thursday, June 15, 2017, Nike said it plans to cut about 1,400 jobs, reduce the number of sneaker styles it offers by a quarter and sell more shoes directly to customers online. The company says the changes to its business structure will help it offer more products to customers faster. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, March 22, 2017, file photo, the Nike logo appears above the post where it trades on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. On Thursday, June 15, 2017, Nike said it plans to cut about 1,400 jobs, reduce the number of sneaker styles it offers by a quarter and sell more shoes directly to customers online. The company says the changes to its business structure will help it offer more products to customers faster. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during his annual televised call-in show in Moscow on Thursday, June 15, 2017. Putin said during Thursday's live call-in show televised nationwide that the "crisis is over," pointing at an economic growth over the past nine months. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, file photo, pedestrians walk past the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in New York. On Thursday, June 15, 2017, the Federal Reserve of New York releases its June survey of manufacturers in the state. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during his annual televised call-in show in Moscow on Thursday, June 15, 2017. Putin said during Thursday's live call-in show televised nationwide that the "crisis is over," pointing at an economic growth over the past nine months. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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FILE - In this May 31, 2017 file photo, California Gov. Jerry Brown speaks during an interview in Sacramento, Calif. California lawmakers are scheduled to vote Thursday, June 15, on a budget that increases spending on education and social services while imposing new financial restrictions on the University of California. The $125 million general fund spending plan was negotiated by Brown and legislative leaders. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
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Consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader says that automotive car manufacturers and Silicon Valley companies have "no idea" of the complexities confronting them with driverless vehicles. (Sarah Nelson / The Washington Times)
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Google has been working in concert with Ford, GM and Tesla on driverless cars for years, and some jurisdictions already allow the test models to be driven on their roads. Some observers expect driverless cars in full use within the next five years, despite that some of the models have gotten into accidents. (Associated Press)
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This photo provided by Jerry Zakatchenko shows the scene at a UPS package delivery warehouse where a shooting took place Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in San Francisco, Calif. A UPS employee opened fire at one of the company's package delivery facilities in San Francisco on Wednesday, killing a few co-workers and then himself as officers closed in and workers ran frantically into the streets, police and company officials said. (Jerry Zakatchenko via AP)
