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FILE - In a Feb. 24, 2011 file photo, Maryland State Sen. Richard Madaleno, D-Montgomery Co., speaks in support of the gay marriage bill on the state Senate floor, in Annapolis, Md. Media outlets report that Madaleno plans to kick off his campaign Monday, July 17, 2017, at the Universities of Shady Grove in Rockville. Madaleno is seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, who has said he'll seek a second term next year.(AP Photo/Gail Burton, File)
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The Capitol Dome of the Capitol Building in Washington, Monday, July 17, 2017. The Senate has been forced to put the republican's health care bill on hold for as much as two weeks until Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., can return from surgery. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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In this Wednesday, July 12, 2017, photo, Tammie Jackson looks over some of the medication that has helped her treat some of her ailments, at her home in Butte, Mont. Tammie, who was uninsured until she enrolled in Montana's expanded Medicaid program, receives medical care for a host of health issues, including a back injury that has kept from returning to her job cleaning hotel rooms. Montana officials who tout the dramatic drop in the state's medically uninsured due to expanded Medicaid, are now under pressure to reduce the number of new Medicaid enrollees. (AP Photo/Bobby Caina Calvan)
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In this Friday, July 7, 2017, photo, Tammie Jackson, and her husband, Travis Jackson of Butte, Mont., discuss their Medicaid program benefits at their home in Helena, Mont. Tammie, who was uninsured until she enrolled in Montana's expanded Medicaid program, receives medical care for a host of health issues, including a back injury that has kept from returning to her job cleaning hotel rooms. Montana officials who tout the dramatic drop in the state's medically uninsured due to expanded Medicaid, are now under pressure to reduce the number of new Medicaid enrollees. (AP Photo/Bobby Caina Calvan)
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Mexico fans cheer during a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match against Curacao in San Antonio, Sunday, July 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Mexico's Angel Sepulveda (19) celebrates after he scored a goal against Curacao during a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match in San Antonio, Sunday, July 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Mexico fans cheer during a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match against Curacao in San Antonio, Sunday, July 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Curacao's Ayrton Statie (21) and Mexico's Raul Lopez (17) leap for a header during a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match in San Antonio, Sunday, July 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Mexico's Angel Sepulveda (19) celebrates after he scored a goal against Curacao during a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match in San Antonio, Sunday, July 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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ACLU Legal and Policy director Rebecca Robertson talks during a news conference held by opponents of a "bathroom bill" at the Texas State Capitol, Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in Austin, Texas. The Texas House is considering a bill that's different than one that sparked outcry when it cleared the state Senate last month. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Maduro no longer is battling for the hearts and minds of Venezuelans, the vast majority of whom blame him for an unprecedented economic and social meltdown. (Associated Press/File)
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Colorado Rockies' Ian Desmond (20) waits for a pitch during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Sunday, July 16, 2017, in New York. Desmond has been activated from the 10-day disabled list by the Rockies. He had been sidelined since July 3 with a strained right calf. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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FILE - In this April 7, 2017, file photo, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray reads a statement to media members in Seattle after a lawsuit was filed that accused Murray of sexually molesting a teenage high-school dropout in the 1980s. On Sunday, July 16, 2017, The Seattle Times reported that three decades before Murray was elected Seattle’s mayor, an Oregon child-welfare investigator found that he had sexually abused his foster son, prompting state officials to conclude that “under no circumstances” should Murray serve as a foster parent in the future. Murray adamantly denies the allegations. In a written statement Sunday, Murray said the child-welfare investigator never interviewed him. He said the allegations were fully investigated and prosecutors never brought charges. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
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FILE - In this April 19, 2017, file photo, Texas Speaker of the House Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, talks with fellow lawmakers on the House floor at the Texas Capitol in Austin. Straus has for months opposed a "bathroom bill" targeting transgender people, saying the proposal could spark boycotts that could hurt the state's economy. The Legislature is heading into special session on Tuesday, July 25 and conservative groups have promised to target Straus and his key House lieutenants during March's GOP primaries if the issue doesn't pass. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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FILE - In this July 25, 1967 file photo, women and children stroll past the burned remains of homes after riots in Detroit on July 23. The houses were a short distance from 12th Street, center of the riot activity. After the riots, a decline that had already begun would accelerate; Detroit was the nation's fourth biggest city in 1960, but would rank 21st by 2016. The middle class fled, and a proud city fell into poverty, crime and hopelessness. (AP Photo/File)
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FILE - In this July 27, 1967 file photo, residents of Detroit's riot area stand in line for free emergency food from a neighborhood organization. Hundreds of grocery stores were burned or looted during the rioting. (AP Photo/File)
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FILE - In this July 23, 1967 file photo, hundreds of people run down 12th Street on Detroit's westside throwing stones and bottles at storefronts. The riot started after police raided an after-hours club in a predominantly African-American neighborhood. The raid, though, was just the spark. Many in the community blamed frustrations blacks felt toward the mostly white police, and city policies that pushed families into aging and over-crowded neighborhoods. (AP Photo/File)
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FILE - In this July 25, 1967 file photo, firefighters try to control blazing buildings after riots in Detroit. Hundreds of fires were reported in the city. Five days of violence would leave 33 blacks and 10 whites dead, and more than 1,400 buildings burned. More than 7,000 people were arrested. (AP Photo/File)
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FILE - In this July 24, 1967 file photo, a Michigan State police officer searches a youth on Detroit's 12th Street where looting was still in progress after the previous day's rioting. The July 23, 1967 raid of an illegal after-hour’s club, though, was just the spark. Many in the community blamed frustrations blacks felt toward the mostly white police, and city policies that pushed families into aging and over-crowded neighborhoods. (AP Photo/File)
