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FILE - In this Saturday, May 23, 2015 file photo, refugees who fled Burundi's violence and political tension sing in a speedboat taking them to a ship freighted by the UN, at Kagunga on Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania. Hundreds of people have been killed and hundreds of thousands have fled the small East African nation in the two years since President Pierre Nkurunziza set off protests by declaring he would seek another term. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
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In this March 27, 2008, file photo, the Pentagon is seen in this aerial view in Washington. President Donald Trump says he will bar transgender individuals from serving “in any capacity” in the armed forces. Trump said on Twitter Wednesday, July 26, 2017, that after consulting with “Generals and military experts,” that “the U.S. Government will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military.” (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
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In this May 24, 2017, file photo, House Budget Committee member Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., questions Budget Director Mick Mulvaney on Capitol Hill in Washington during the committee's hearing on President Donald Trump's fiscal 2018 federal budget. Fellow committee member Rep. Susan DelBene, D-Wash. is at left. Wasserman Schultz fired IT staffer Irman Awan on July 25, 2017, following his arrest on a federal bank fraud charge. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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In this May 24, 2017, file photo, House Budget Committee member Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., questions Budget Director Mick Mulvaney on Capitol Hill in Washington during the committee's hearing on President Donald Trump's fiscal 2018 federal budget. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., leads fellow Democratic Senators to meet supporters outside the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, after the Senate voted to start debating Republican legislation to tear down much of the Obama health care law. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, as the Senate was to vote on moving head on health care with the goal of erasing much of Barack Obama's law. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Ryon Butler couldn't be happier with his first wild mustang Stony, aka Cocoa. Stony turned a year old last month and was rescued as a newborn from the wild horse herd in the Fifteen Mile area. Butler said he hopes Stony can promote some awareness of the BLM's Wild Horse and Burro Program and horse adoption. (Karla Pomeroy/Northern Wyoming Daily News via AP)
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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, as the Senate was to vote on moving head on health care with the goal of erasing much of Barack Obama's law. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., smiles as he talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, after Vice President Mike Pence broke a 50-50 tie to start debating Republican legislation to tear down much of the Obama health care law. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Operation Save America, a group of pro-life activists, gather during a rally in Louisville, Kentucky. Pro-life activists will show a graphic abortion video on a Jumbotron to "raise awareness about abortion." (Associated Press)
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Voters are under the impression that journalists mean more to the nation's members of Congress than voters, according to new research. (Associated Press)
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FILE- In this May 23, 2017, file photo, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens speaks to supporters during a rally outside the state Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. Missouri lawmakers on Tuesday, July 25, delivered Greitens a political win by sending him a wide-ranging bill tightening abortion regulations that would give the attorney general power to prosecute violations, prompting critics to warn the changes could limit access to abortion in a state that already has tough restrictions. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
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State Sen. Borris Miles, D-Houston, speaks during debate over a "bathroom bill" in the Senate Chamber, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, in Austin, Texas. The Texas Senate has revived a bill mandating transgender Texans use public restrooms corresponding to their birth-certificate genders. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, right, speaks to Sen. Borris Miles, D-Houston, left, during debate over a "bathroom bill" in the Senate Chamber, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, in Austin, Texas. The Texas Senate has revived a bill mandating transgender Texans use public restrooms corresponding to their birth-certificate genders. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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State Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, speaks during debate over a "bathroom bill" in the Senate Chamber, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, in Austin, Texas. The Texas Senate has revived a bill mandating transgender Texans use public restrooms corresponding to their birth-certificate genders. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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State Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-McAllen, speaks during debate over a "bathroom bill" in the Senate Chamber, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, in Austin, Texas. The Texas Senate has revived a bill mandating transgender Texans use public restrooms corresponding to their birth-certificate genders. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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State Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, speaks during debate over a "bathroom bill" in the Senate Chamber, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, in Austin, Texas. The Texas Senate has revived a bill mandating transgender Texans use public restrooms corresponding to their birth-certificate genders. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Dallas Cowboys rookie and former Michigan cornerback Jourdan Lewis appears in court on misdemeanor domestic violence charges in Ann Arbor, Mich., Tuesday, July 25, 2017. (Melanie Maxwell/The Ann Arbor News via AP)
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A couple visits a make-shift memorial in the parking lot of a Walmart store near the site where authorities Sunday discovered a tractor-trailer packed with immigrants outside a Walmart in San Antonio, Monday, July 24, 2017. Several people died and others hospitalized after being crammed into a sweltering tractor-trailer in the midsummer Texas heat, according to authorities in what they described as an immigrant-smuggling attempt gone wrong. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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A group visits a makeshift memorial in the parking lot of a Walmart store near the site where authorities Sunday discovered a tractor-trailer packed with immigrants outside a Walmart in San Antonio, Monday, July 24, 2017. Several people died and others hospitalized after being crammed into a sweltering tractor-trailer in the midsummer Texas heat, according to authorities in what they described as an immigrant-smuggling attempt gone wrong. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
