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In this May 2, 2017 photo, Eric Treene, Special Counsel For Religious Discrimination, Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on responses to the increase in religious hate crimes. Treene lamented the lack of solid data on hate crimes during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in May, saying incomplete numbers stymie officials’ ability to fully understand the problem. But he said the department is committed to prosecuting hate crimes, even as critics have blamed the Trump administration’s tough rhetoric and policies for a spike in such offenses. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is joined by Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, left, chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., as the Republican-led House pushes ahead on legislation to crack down on illegal immigration, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 29, 2017. One bill would strip federal funds from "sanctuary" cities that shield residents from federal immigration authorities, while a separate bill would stiffen punishments on people who re-enter the U.S. Illegally. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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President Donald Trump talks to Melissa Oliver-Storz, right, during a meeting with immigration crime victims to urge passage of House legislation to save American lives in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, left, finishes a statement on immigration and sanctuary cities as he joins, from left, Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 29, 2017. The Republican-led House pushes ahead on legislation to crack down on illegal immigration. One bill would strip federal funds from "sanctuary" cities that shield residents from federal immigration authorities, while a separate bill would stiffen punishments on people who re-enter the U.S. Illegally. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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President Donald Trump meets with what the White House identifies as "immigration crime victims" to urge passage of House legislation to save American lives, Wednesday, June 28, 2017, in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, left, joins House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., as the Republican-led House pushes ahead on legislation to crack down on illegal immigration, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 29, 2017. One bill would strip federal funds from "sanctuary" cities that shield residents from federal immigration authorities, while a separate bill would stiffen punishments on people who re-enter the U.S. Illegally. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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ReasonTV's Remy Munasifi released another one of his popular parody videos on Sen. Elizabeth Warren's rhetoric on health care. "People Will Die!" generated roughly 40,000 YouTube views in less than 24 hours. (YouTube, ReasonTV)
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In this March 23, 2017 photo, Michael Esnault discusses his plight, as he is being forced to move, inside his apartment at the American Can Apartments in New Orleans. The 68-year-old disabled veteran says he searched for about three months before finding a new place after the management at his former complex, American Can Apartments, told him his rent would double to $1,400. He was one of dozens there affected by the loss of affordable-housing subsidies. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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In this March 23, 2017 photo, Michael Esnault discusses his plight, as he is being forced to move, inside his apartment at the American Can Apartments in New Orleans. The 68-year-old disabled veteran says he searched for about three months before finding a new place after the management at his former complex, American Can Apartments, told him his rent would double to $1,400. He was one of dozens there affected by the loss of affordable-housing subsidies. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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In this March 23, 2017 photo, Michael Esnault discusses his plight, as he is being forced to move, inside his apartment at the American Can Apartments in New Orleans. The 68-year-old disabled veteran says he searched for about three months before finding a new place after the management at his former complex, American Can Apartments, told him his rent would double to $1,400. He was one of dozens there affected by the loss of affordable-housing subsidies. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 22, 2017, as Senate Republicans work on a health reform bill. Senate Republicans would cut Medicaid, end penalties for people not buying insurance and erase a raft of tax increases as part of their long-awaited plan to scuttle Barack Obama's health care law. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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In this June 27, 2017, photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., tells reporters he is delaying a vote on the Republican health care bill at the Capitol in Washington. Congressional Republicans are stymied over health care. But after seven years of promising to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama’s law, they risk political disaster if they don’t deliver. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y. and Democratic Senators hold up signs of constituents who would be adversely affected by the proposed Republican Senate healthcare bill after speaking to reporters outside the Capitol Building in Washington, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, the Republican Conference chairman, and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., tells reporters he is delaying a vote on the Republican health care bill while GOP leadership works toward getting enough votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. In a bruising setback, Senate Republican leaders are delaying a vote on their prized health care bill until after the July 4 recess, forced to retreat by a GOP rebellion that left them lacking enough votes to even begin debating the legislation, two sources said Tuesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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President Trump met with 2016 World Series Champions the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. The quick change in subject from health care to energy and immigration has left many wondering if Mr. Trump is committed to the 'repeal and replace' bill. (Associated Press)
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President Trump met Wednesday with what the White House identified as "immigration crime victims" to urge passage of House legislation. (Associated Press)
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House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, heads to a leader's meeting in Speaker Michael Madigan's office Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP)
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FILE - In this July 15, 2008, file photo, Cardinal George Pell walks onto the stage for the opening mass for World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia. Australian police say they are charging Pell with historical sexual assault offenses. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
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FILE- This June 6, 2017 file photo shows New York Yankees' Matt Holliday celebrating with teammates after scoring during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in New York. Holliday joined Starlin Castro, Aaron Hicks and Greg Bird on the disabled list of the slumping New York Yankees due to a viral infection. Manager Joe Girardi said Wednesday, June 28, 2017 that Holliday returned to New York for more tests. Girardi said doctors ruled out mononucleosis. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, file)
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FILE - This Jan. 7, 2016 file photo released by the Waller County Sheriff's Office in Hempstead, Texas, shows former Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia, after his arrest on a perjury charge. The misdemeanor perjury charge has been dismissed against the fired Texas state trooper in a case arising from his 2015 arrest of Sandra Bland, a black woman who was later found dead in a county jail. (Waller County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
