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FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, file photo, Massachusetts Republican Gov. Charlie Baker takes questions from members of the media during a news conference at the Statehouse in Boston. Baker and Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh have announced a tuition-free college program. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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FILE - In an Aug. 21, 2013 file photo, outgoing FBI director Robert Mueller speaks during an interview at FBI headquarters, in Washington. Former FBI Director Mueller addressed graduates at at Tabor Academy, a private college preparatory school in Marion, Mass., on Monday, May 29, 2017, less than two weeks after his appointment as special counsel to oversee an investigation into possible connections between Russia and President Trump’s 2016 election campaign. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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In an Aug. 21, 2013, file photo, outgoing FBI Director Robert Mueller speaks during an interview at FBI headquarters, in Washington. Mueller addressed graduates at at Tabor Academy, a private college preparatory school in Marion, Mass., on Monday, May 29, 2017, less than two weeks after his appointment as special counsel to oversee an investigation into possible connections between Russia and President Trump’s 2016 election campaign. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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In this May 13, 2017 photo, Evah Peard, from left, Spencer Hymas, Kellin Peard, and Amos Wardle pose for a photo after arriving to the LGBTQ Prom, in Logan, Utah. A first-ever prom for gay, lesbian and transgender students was held recently in Logan in an attempt to provide an event for students who might not have felt comfortable attending traditional proms at their high schools, the Standard-Examiner reported. (Sarah Welliver/Standard-Examiner via AP)
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In this May 13, 2017 photo, Kathryn Sorenson, left, and Rose Greer, right, detangle lights, while setting up for the LGBTQ Prom at Herm's Inn in Logan, Utah. A first-ever prom for gay, lesbian and transgender students was held recently in Logan in an attempt to provide an event for students who might not have felt comfortable attending traditional proms at their high schools, the Standard-Examiner reported. (Sarah Welliver/Standard-Examiner via AP)
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In this May 13, 2017, file photo, volunteer Rachel Hager, center, helps set up for the LGBTQ Prom, at Herm's Inn in Logan, Utah. A first-ever prom for gay, lesbian and transgender students was held recently in Logan in an attempt to provide an event for students who might not have felt comfortable attending traditional proms at their high schools, the Standard-Examiner reported. (Sarah Welliver/Standard-Examiner via AP)
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In this May 13, 2017 photo, volunteers Liz Berke, right, and Harriett Kee, left, get decorations ready for a LGBTQ Prom at Herm's Inn in Logan, Utah. A first-ever prom for gay, lesbian and transgender students was held recently in Logan in an attempt to provide an event for students who might not have felt comfortable attending traditional proms at their high schools, the Standard-Examiner reported. (Sarah Welliver/Standard-Examiner via AP)
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Washington Nationals bench coach Chris Speier (35), who is filling in for manager Dusty Baker, relieves starting pitcher Joe Ross during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Nationals Park, Sunday, May 28, 2017, in Washington. Baker is missing the weekend series to attend his son's high school graduation. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Maryland's Alex McKay (19), Bairre Reilly (32) and Meghan Doherty, far right, celebrate with the trophy after they defeated Boston College to win the NCAA college Division 1 lacrosse championship final, Sunday, May 28, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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In this May 18, 2017 photo, Alexis Erickson stands along one of her favorite running routes in Olympia, Wash. Erickson will be a group pacing runner during the Capital City Marathon. For the Capital High School graduate this is her first marathon after being diagnosed with breast cancer last August, and has continued to run throughout chemotherapy, and finishing treatment in January. (Steve Bloom /The Olympian via AP)
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In this May 18, 2017 photo, Alexis Erickson stands along one of her favorite running routes in Olympia, Wash. Erickson will be a group pacing runner during the Capital City Marathon. For the Capital High School graduate this is her first marathon after being diagnosed with breast cancer last August, and has continued to run throughout chemotherapy, and finishing treatment in January. (Steve Bloom /The Olympian via AP)
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Bret Weinstein, Evergreen State College professor, shown here from his May 26, 2017 appearance on Fox News Channel's "Tucker Carlson Tonight" program. Mr. Weinstein has been forced to hold his classes off campus due to threats of violence from militant students at the Olympia, Washington, institution.
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In this May 9, 2017, photo a poster of self-portraits hand painted by students is displayed in a hallway at Hoover Elementary School in Yakima, Wash. (Shawn Gust/Yakima Herald-Republic via AP)
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Sacajawea Principal Gordon Grissom and eighth-grader Claire Vlases, 14, worked together to raise over $115,000 so that solar panels can be installed on the roof of Sacajawea Middle School in Bozeman, Mont. The panels will go on top of the new electives wing being added to the school. (Rachel Leathe/Bozeman Daily Chronicle via AP)/Bozeman Daily Chronicle via AP)
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Sacajawea Principal Gordon Grissom and eighth-grader Claire Vlases, 14, worked together to raise over $115,000 so that solar panels can be installed on the roof of Sacajawea Middle School in Bozeman, Mont. The panels will go on top of the new electives wing being added to the school. (Rachel Leathe/Bozeman Daily Chronicle via AP)/Bozeman Daily Chronicle via AP)
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In this Friday, April 28, 2017 photo, from left, University of South Florida freshmen Kareem Elgendi, Shahir Kamil, Muhammed Khan, and Hozaifa Tabbaa study for their Physics exam at the USF library in Tampa. Elgendi who graduated from Blake High School received a Bright Futures Scholarship. (Octavio Jones/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
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In this Friday, April 28, 2017 photo, from left, University of South Florida freshmen Kareem Elgendi, Shahir Kamil, and Muhammed Khan study for a physics exam at the USF library in Tampa, Fla. Elgendi, who graduated from Blake High School, received a Bright Futures Scholarship. (Octavio Jones/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
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In this Friday, April 28, 2017 photo, Kareem Elgendi, poses on the campus of the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla. Elgendi, who graduated from Blake High School, received a Bright Futures Scholarship, is currently a freshman at USF. (Octavio Jones/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
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U.S. Naval Academy graduates celebrate at the end of the academy's graduation and commissioning ceremony in Annapolis, Md., Friday, May 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Supporters cheer former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as she makes her way to deliver the commencement address at Wellesley College, Friday, May 26, 2017 in Wellesley, Mass. Clinton graduated from the school in 1969. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)
