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In this Jan. 17, 2017, photo Alaska state Rep. David Eastman applauds in the House chamber in Juneau, Alaska. Eastman, a conservative lawmaker, has successfully tacked an anti-abortion message onto an otherwise innocuous resolution in the Alaska House aimed at raising awareness about sexual assault and child abuse, calling abortion "the ultimate form of child abuse." The measure's fate is unclear; bills typically only go to the full body if they have enough votes to pass. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
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FILE - In this combination photo, Roger Ailes, from left, appears at a special screening of "Kingsman: The Secret Service" in New York. Bill O'Reilly of the Fox News Channel program "The O'Reilly Factor," poses for photos in New York and Fox News co-president Bill Shine, right, leaves a New York restaurant on April 27, 2017. tories about an abusive workplace at Fox News Channel aren't likely to go away even after claiming the jobs of Ailes, O'Reilly and Shine. The presence of other executives implicated in stories about harassment, discrimination and intimidation complicate Fox's ability to change its culture, both in practice and public perception. (AP Photo/Files)
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Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, left, and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly wait to speak during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Referee Daniele Minelli shows the yellow card to Pescara's Sulley Muntari, second from right, during a Serie A soccer match between Pescara and Cagliari, at the Cagliari Sant'Elia stadium, Italy, Sunday, April 30, 2017. Pescara midfielder Sulley Muntari walked off the pitch in protest during his side's Serie A match at Cagliari after being booked for complaining to the referee about racist abuse from fans. Muntari told referee Daniele Minelli about the racist chants from home fans in the final minute of Pescara's 1-0 defeat but the official showed the Ghana midfielder a yellow card. (Fabio Murru/ANSA via AP)
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In this Friday, April 28, 2017, photo Kathleen Westenberg poses in front of demonstrators before walking into a speech by conservative commentator Ann Coulter in Modesto, Calif. Westenberg said she would like to see her congressman, Republican Jeff Denham, fight to fully repeal former President Barack Obama's health care law. The latest iteration of the GOP bill would let states escape a requirement under Obama's law that insurers charge healthy and seriously ill customers the same rates. (AP Photo/Jonathan J. Cooper)
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FILE - In this July 23, 2013 file photo, Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., testifies at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Moderate Republicans face intense pressure on their party's latest attempt to scrap Democrat Barack Obama's health care law, from President Donald Trump, House GOP leaders, medical professionals and outside political groups. If the GOP bill became law, congressional analysts estimate that 24 million more Americans would be uninsured by 2026, including 14 million by next year. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., joined by, from left Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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FILE - In this file photo provided by Molina Healthcare Inc., Dr. J. Mario Molina, CEO of Molina Healthcare, poses for a photo. Molina Healthcare says it has dumped CEO J. Mario Molina and chief financial officer John Molina because of the company’s poor financial performance. Both Molinas are sons of the company’s founder C. David Molina, who died more than 20 years ago. (Carlos Delgado/Molina Healthcare, Inc. via AP, File)
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Vivienne Simon holds up her cuffed hands after she and eight others were arrested for trespassing during a protest against the cutting of trees by the Tennessee Gas Pipeline project Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at the Otis State Forest in Sandisfield, Mass. The protestors did not leave their posts until State police officers and the Berkshire County Sheriff's Department gave them notice and arrested nine people. (Stephanie Zollshan/The Berkshire Eagle via AP)
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Police officers make a formation as a woman demonstrates during a May Day rally in downtown Portland, Ore., Monday, May 1, 2017. Police in Portland said Monday the permit obtained for the May Day rally and march there was canceled as some marchers began throwing projectiles at officers. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP)
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Charred and melted debris is still visible on a downtown street corner the day after a May Day march in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, May 2, 2017. May Day protests turned violent in the Pacific Northwest as demonstrators in Portland threw smoke bombs and other objects at police, setting fires in the street while elsewhere thousands of people peacefully marched against President Donald Trump's immigration and labor policies.(AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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Charred and melted debris is still visible on a downtown street corner the day after a May Day march in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, May 2, 2017. May Day protests turned violent in the Pacific Northwest as demonstrators in Portland threw smoke bombs and other objects at police, setting fires in the street while elsewhere thousands of people peacefully marched against President Donald Trump's immigration and labor policies.(AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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Eric Treene, Special Counsel For Religious Discrimination, Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2017, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on responses to the increase in religious hate crimes. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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CBS "The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert gave a vulgar monologue involving gay sex on May 1, 2017, to criticize President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (CBS "The Late Show" screenshot)
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Protesters from conservative and liberal groups who previously had been arguing share a marijuana joint Monday, May 1, 2017, during a May Day protest in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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In this April 28, 2017, photo, salesman Bruce Hoyer poses for a photo in Wheaton, Ill., Moderate Republican members of Congress are under deep pressure from both sides on the question of whether to scrap President Obama’s health insurance overhaul. Hoyer said Obamacare’s enactment raised health care costs for him so much that he said he had to switch jobs. Still, he believes that the legislation made much-needed changes, including expanding insurance coverage to people who didn’t have it. “I think people need to be insured,” said Hoyer, who voted for Hillary Clinton, “even though it cost a lot and it hurt.” (AP Photo/Sara Burnett)
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In this April 28, 2017, photo, John Marsella, a 52-year-old stay-at-home dad, poses for a photo in front of the Cahoots Corner Cafe in Oakdale, Calif. Moderate Republican members of Congress are under deep pressure from both sides on the question of whether to scrap President Obama’s health insurance overhaul. Marsella said he's no fan of the Republican health care bill and would prefer to see "Obamacare" repealed entirely. (AP Photo/Jonathan J. Cooper)
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Seattle Police officers surround a man as they make an arrest, Monday, May 1, 2017, during a May Day protest in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Seattle Police officers move in to make an arrest, Monday, May 1, 2017, during a May Day protest in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Protesters argue during a May Day protest, Monday, May 1, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)