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Michigan House Minority Leader Sam Singh, back to camera, hugs state Rep. Robert Kosowski on the House floor in Lansing, Mich., after the death of Rep. John Kivela on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Kivela, the state representative from Michigan's Upper Peninsula was found dead hours after he was released from jail on what may have been his second drunken driving arrest in less than two years. (AP Photo/Christopher Ehrmann)
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Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (left) joined Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser at the Regional Opioid and Substance Abuse Summit. He called for more drug courts that can get addicts into treatment programs rather than throwing them into prisons. (Ryan M. McDermott/The Washington Times)
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In this May 8, 2017, photo, city manager Travis Rothweiler speaks during the city council meeting in Twin Falls, Idaho. The town, that's become a hotbed of refugee support and opposition, has opted to take a softer stance in affirming its role as a welcoming city rather than adopt policies defying U.S. immigration officials. The seven-member Twin Falls City Council approved on Monday a declaration of a "neighborly community" after spending weeks listening to mixed public testimony. (Drew Nash/The Times-News via AP)
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In this May 8, 2017, photo, the city council meets in downtown Twin Falls, Idaho. The town, that's become a hotbed of refugee support and opposition, has opted to take a softer stance in affirming its role as a welcoming city rather than adopt policies defying U.S. immigration officials. The seven-member Twin Falls City Council approved on Monday a declaration of a "neighborly community" after spending weeks listening to mixed public testimony. (Drew Nash/The Times-News via AP)
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In this May 8, 2017, photo, from left, Eric Smallwood, Tony Roberts and Donna Graybill listen during a city council meeting in Twin Falls, Idaho. The town, that's become a hotbed of refugee support and opposition, has opted to take a softer stance in affirming its role as a welcoming city rather than adopt policies defying U.S. immigration officials. The seven-member Twin Falls City Council approved on Monday a declaration of a "neighborly community" after spending weeks listening to mixed public testimony. (Drew Nash/The Times-News via AP)
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, pauses while meeting with the media to discuss health care on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 9, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2015, file photo, Rena Garibyan, English Language Teaching coordinator for College of Southern Idaho Refugee Programs, teaches recently resettled refugees in a classroom built inside a converted warehouse space in Twin Falls, Idaho. Twin Falls City Council members on Monday, May 8, 2017, approved the "neighborly community" resolution affirming its role as a welcoming city rather than adopt policies defying U.S. immigration officials. (AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger, file)
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FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2015 file photo, Rick Martin, the head of the Committee to End the College of Southern Idaho's Refugee Center, gathers petition signatures in Twin Falls, Idaho. Twin Falls City Council members on Monday, May 8, 2017, approved the "neighborly community" resolution affirming its role as a welcoming city rather than adopt policies defying U.S. immigration officials. (AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger, file)
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FILE - In this March 7, 2017 file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Grassley and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah say a memo instructing Health and Human Services employees to consult with department personnel before talking to Congress is “potentially illegal and unconstitutional.” (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, displays a letter to Republicans about health care while speaking to the media last week We didn't lay out our exact specific plan," Mr. Schumer told reporters. "We laid out where we want to go." (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this April 5, 2017 file photo, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner-designate Dr. Scott Gottlieb testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. The Senate is on track to confirm Gottlieb as the head of the Food and Drug Administration. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe joined Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser at the Regional Opioid and Substance Abuse Summit. He called for more drug courts that can get addicts into treatment programs rather than throwing them into prisons. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this March 14, 2017 file photo, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of N.Y. speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington. Senate Democrats asked Republicans Tuesday, May 9, 2017, to drop their bid to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law, offering to help improve the nation's health care system if they did. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Pfc. Chelsea Manning wearing a wig and lipstick. Manning, a transgender soldier imprisoned for releasing classified military information, issued a statement Tuesday, May 9, 2017, ahead of her scheduled release May 17, from Fort Leavenworth, Kan., expressing gratitude to her supporters and to former President Barack Obama. Obama granted her clemency shortly before his term ended last year. (U.S. Army via AP, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2017, file photo, Texas Speaker of the House Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, stands before the opening of the 85th Texas Legislative session in the house chambers at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas. State-funded adoption agencies backing Texas legislation that would sanction the rejection of prospective parents on religious grounds already routinely deny non-Christian, gay, and unmarried applicants because they are wary of their beliefs or lifestyle. But now they also want legal cover in case of potential lawsuits. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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Chris Cillizza, CNN editor-at-large, discusses conspiracy theories trotted out by liberal activists since the election of President Donald Trump. The May 9, 2017, segment also explored social media's ability to encourage confirmation bias in news consumers. (CNN screenshot)
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Loras College student John Craine, left, and Clarke University student Bethanie Krause hold signs outside Dubuque Senior High School in Dubuque, Iowa, to protest against U.S. Rep. Rod Blum, R-Iowa, before Blum's town hall Monday, May 8, 2017. (Nicki Kohl/Telegraph Herald via AP)
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C.J. Klenske lines up outside Dubuque Senior High School in Dubuque, Iowa, to protest against U.S. Rep. Rod Blum, R-Iowa, before Blum's town hall Monday, May 8, 2017. (Nicki Kohl/Telegraph Herald via AP)
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People line up outside Dubuque Senior High School in Dubuque, Iowa, to protest against U.S. Rep. Rod Blum, R-Iowa, before Blum's town hall Monday, May 8, 2017. (Nicki Kohl/Telegraph Herald via AP)
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FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2017, file photo, Fox News Channel chief news anchor Shepard Smith on The Fox News Deck before his "Shepard Smith Reporting" program, in New York. Smith discussed his sexuality and the effect it has had on his career in an April 21, 2017, speech at the University of Mississippi. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
