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Melody Vaughn, one of two Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services social workers, speaks with reporters about their actions which saved the life of a Madison County child earlier this year, and earned them the first ever Governor's Award for Outstanding Service in Child Protection and Well-Being, following a statewide meeting of MDCPS social workers in Jackson, Miss., Friday, June 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Tausha Rawls, right, and Melody Vaughn, two Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services social workers, speak with reporters about their actions which saved the life of a Madison County child earlier this year, and earned them the first ever Governor's Award for Outstanding Service in Child Protection and Well-Being during a statewide meeting of MDCPS social workers in Jackson, Miss., Friday, June 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Mississippi Republican Gov. Phil Bryant, right, hugs Tausha Rawls, left, one of two Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services social workers honored for their actions which saved the life of a Madison County child earlier this year, with the first ever Governor's Award for Outstanding Service in Child Protection and Well-Being during a statewide meeting of MDCPS social workers in Jackson, Miss., Friday, June 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Mississippi Republican Gov. Phil Bryant, right, reads the citation as he honors Tausha Rawls, left, and Melody Vaughn, two Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services social workers for their actions which saved the life of a Madison County child earlier this year, with the first ever Governor's Award for Outstanding Service in Child Protection and Well-Being during a statewide meeting of MDCPS social workers in Jackson, Miss., Friday, June 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Indian workers set up a tent for the inauguration of Trump Sulabh Village, in Maroda, India, Friday, June 23, 2017. A toilet charity is leading an effort to rename a tiny, north Indian village after President Donald Trump, saying the gesture is meant to honor relations with the U.S. and draw support for better sanitation in India. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
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Indian village women stand next to a photograph of U.S. President Donald Trump displayed in Trump Sulabh Village, in Maroda, India, Friday, June 23, 2017. A toilet charity is leading an effort to rename a tiny, north Indian village after President Donald Trump, saying the gesture is meant to honor relations with the U.S. and draw support for better sanitation in India. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
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Indian Muslim children gather around a photograph of U.S. President Donald Trump during the inauguration of Trump Sulabh Village, in Maroda, India, Friday, June 23, 2017. A toilet charity is leading an effort to rename a tiny, north Indian village after President Donald Trump, saying the gesture is meant to honor relations with the U.S. and draw support for better sanitation in India. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
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A protester waves a placard during a rally, Friday, June 23, 2017, in downtown Denver, against the Republican health bill that was recently unveiled in the U.S. Senate. More than 100 protesters crowded the sidewalk outside the building in which U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., has his office. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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In this Jan. 9, 2017, photo, Christian Picciolini, founder of the group Life After Hate, a domestic program dedicated to helping people leave white power groups including neo-Nazi organizations and the Ku Klux Klan, poses for a photo outside his Chicago home. The Trump administration is eliminating funding for the U.S. nonprofit that combats white extremism. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford, File)
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FILE - In this March 31, 2011, file photo, Texas women's head track and field coach Beverly Kearney smiles during practice in Austin, Texas. The Texas Supreme Court has refused to block a sex and race discrimination lawsuit filed against the University of Texas by former women's track coach Bev Kearney, who was forced out after the school learned of a romantic relationship with one of her athletes a decade earlier. (Ralph Barrera/American-Statesman via AP, File)
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In this Monday, June 19, 2017, Philadelphia's altered gay pride flag is seen outside City Hall. Gay pride marches in New York City, San Francisco and in between this weekend will have plenty of participants, and also protests directed at them from other members of the LGBT community. They say increasingly corporate pride celebrations prioritize the experiences of gay white men and ignore the issues continuing to face black and brown LGBT people. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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In this Monday, June 19, 2017, Philadelphia's altered gay pride flag is seen outside City Hall. Gay pride marches in New York City, San Francisco and in between this weekend will have plenty of participants, and also protests directed at them from other members of the LGBT community. They say increasingly corporate pride celebrations prioritize the experiences of gay white men and ignore the issues continuing to face black and brown LGBT people. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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In this Monday, June 19, 2017, Philadelphia's altered gay pride flag is seen outside City Hall. Gay pride marches in New York City, San Francisco and in between this weekend will have plenty of participants, and also protests directed at them from other members of the LGBT community. They say increasingly corporate pride celebrations prioritize the experiences of gay white men and ignore the issues continuing to face black and brown LGBT people. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, said he would wait for a formal edict from the White House on whether transgender people can serve in the military. (Associated Press)
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FILE-In this Feb. 4, 2009 file photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, left, orders approximately 200 convicted illegal immigrants handcuffed together in Tent City in Phoenix for incarceration until their sentences are served and they are deported to their home countries. The former longtime sheriff of metro Phoenix will go to court Monday, June 26, 2017, to defend his reputation at a trial in which he's charged with purposefully disobeying a judge's order. Arpaio is charged with criminal contempt-of-court for prolonging his immigration patrols 17 months after a judge ordered them stopped. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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FILE-In this Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011 file photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio shows his badge as he holds a ceremony where 92 of his immigration jail officers, who lost their federal power to check whether inmates are in the county illegally, turn in their credentials after federal officials pulled the Sheriff's office immigration enforcement powers, in Phoenix. The former longtime sheriff of metro Phoenix will go to court Monday, June 26, 2017, to defend his reputation at a trial in which he's charged with purposefully disobeying a judge's order. Arpaio is charged with criminal contempt-of-court for prolonging his immigration patrols 17 months after a judge ordered them stopped. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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Tyson Gay, right, races against Christian Coleman in a heat of the first round of the men's 100 meters at the U.S. Track and Field Championships, Thursday, June 22, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. Gay just missed qualifying for the next round, but Coleman finished first. Gay has been running with a heavy heart since his 15-year-old daughter was shot and killed in October 2016 outside a restaurant in Kentucky. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, April 18, 2017, file photo, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker addresses reporters during a news conference in Juneau, Alaska. Governors in states that expanded Medicaid are wary of a bill revealed Thursday, June 22, by Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate. The expansion of the state-federal program has allowed 11 million lower-income Americans to gain health coverage. Walker, a Republican-turned-independent, said in a statement Thursday that he is still reviewing the Senate plan, but had some worries about how it might affect his vast and sparsely populated state, where health care costs are high. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)
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FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, file photo, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks to media representatives in Salem, Ore. Governors in states that expanded Medicaid are wary of a bill revealed Thursday, June 22, by Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate. The expansion of the state-federal program has allowed 11 million lower-income Americans to gain health coverage. "We anticipate it will be hundreds of thousands of Oregonians that will be stripped of health care under this proposal in order to get a tax break for wealthy Americans," said Brown, a Democrat. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
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FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, file photo, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval speaks at a news conference in Las Vegas. Governors in states that expanded Medicaid are wary of a bill revealed Thursday, June 22, 2017, by Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate. The expansion of the state-federal program has allowed 11 million lower-income Americans to gain health coverage. Among the Republicans voicing concern are Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Sandoval. (AP Photo/David Becker, File)
