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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows Jacob Philip. South Carolina inmate Denver Simmons has said he and another convicted murderer Philip strangled four fellow prisoners in a bid to get the death penalty. Simmons told The Associated Press in a series of telephone calls that he and Philip plotted the April 7 killings at Kirkland Correctional Institution for months. Both men were sentenced to life without parole for double murderers. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP, File)
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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows Denver Simmons. South Carolina inmate Simmons said he and another convicted murderer Jacob Philip strangled four fellow prisoners in a bid to get the death penalty. Simmons told The Associated Press in a series of telephone calls that he and Philip plotted the April 7 killings at Kirkland Correctional Institution for months. Both men were sentenced to life without parole for double murderers. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP, File)
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Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is back in court, this time as a defendant. He is accused of willfully disobeying an injunction barring him from enforcing federal immigration laws. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on duplication in government programs by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Illustration on draining the Washington swamp by Nancy Ohanian/Tribune Content Agency
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Tax Cutm Legislation Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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FILE - In this June 21, 2017, file photo, House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, center, appears on the House floor on the first day of a special session in Springfield, Ill. Durkin said Monday, June 26, 2017, that his team is negotiating with Democrats over changes to workers' compensation, money-saving changes to pension benefits and a four-year property tax freeze to go with a four-year income tax increase. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP, File)
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Around 300 supporters demonstrated outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Albuquerque, N.M., in support of Iraqi refugee Kadhim Al-bumohammed on Monday, June 26, 2017. Al-bumohammed is facing possible deportation back to Iraqi. Supporters say Al-bumohammed helped train U.S. soldiers going to Iraq and will face death if he's deported. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)
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Santa Fe Archbishop John C. Wester speaks in support for Kadhim Al-bumohammed, a 64-year-old Iraqi refugee in the U.S., at an Albuquerque rally on Monday, June 26, 2017. Around 300 supporters demonstrated outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Albuquerque, N.M., in support of Al-bumohammed who may face deportation. Supporters say Al-bumohammed helped train U.S. soldiers going to Iraq and will face death if he's deported. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)
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Kadhim Al-bumohammed, kneeling right, a 64-year-old Iraqi refugee in the U.S., listens to speakers at an Albuquerque rally in his honor on Monday, June 26, 2017. Around 300 supporters demonstrated outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Albuquerque, N.M., in support of Al-bumohammed who may face deportation. Supporters say Al-bumohammed helped train U.S. soldiers going to Iraq and will face death if he's deported. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)
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Kadhim Al-bumohammed, center, a 64-year-old Iraqi refugee in the U.S., listens to speakers at an Albuquerque rally in his honor on Monday, June 26, 2017. Around 300 supporters demonstrated outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Albuquerque, N.M., in support of Al-bumohammed who may face deportation. Supporters say Al-bumohammed helped train U.S. soldiers going to Iraq and will face death if he's deported. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., looks out after boarding an elevator Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 26, 2017. Senate Republicans unveil a revised health care bill in hopes of securing support from wavering GOP lawmakers, including one who calls the drive to whip his party's bill through the Senate this week "a little offensive." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., talks with Secretary for the Majority Laura Dove, as he walks to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 26, 2017. Senate Republicans unveil a revised health care bill in hopes of securing support from wavering GOP lawmakers, including one who calls the drive to whip his party's bill through the Senate this week "a little offensive." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Marilia Frutuoso, center, joins other protesters outside the Federal Courthouse to protest a new Texas "sanctuary cities" bill that aligns with the president's tougher stance on illegal immigration, Monday, June 26, 2017, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Merced Leyua, center, joins other protesters outside the Federal Courthouse to protest a new Texas "sanctuary cities" bill that aligns with the president's tougher stance on illegal immigration, Monday, June 26, 2017, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Protesters march outside the Federal Courthouse to oppose a new Texas "sanctuary cities" bill that aligns with the president's tougher stance on illegal immigration, Monday, June 26, 2017, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Protesters gather outside the Federal Courthouse to oppose a new Texas "sanctuary cities" bill that aligns with the president's tougher stance on illegal immigration, Monday, June 26, 2017, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Protesters gather outside the Federal Courthouse to oppose a new Texas "sanctuary cities" bill that aligns with the president's tougher stance on illegal immigration, Monday, June 26, 2017, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Merced Leyua, center, joins other protesters outside the Federal Courthouse to protest a new Texas "sanctuary cities" bill that aligns with the president's tougher stance on illegal immigration, Monday, June 26, 2017, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Protesters march to oppose a new Texas "sanctuary cities" bill that aligns with the president's tougher stance on illegal immigration, Monday, June 26, 2017, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
