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Teamster Dave Jacobsen waves from his truck as marchers go past during a march for worker and immigrant rights at a May Day event Monday, May 1, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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People participate in a May Day rally in Jersey City, N.J., Monday, May 1, 2017. The demonstrations on May Day, celebrated as International Workers' Day, follow similar actions worldwide in which protesters from the Philippines to Paris demanded better working conditions. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Vicky De La Toro participates in a May Day rally in Jersey City, N.J., Monday, May 1, 2017. The demonstrations on May Day, celebrated as International Workers' Day, follow similar actions worldwide in which protesters from the Philippines to Paris demanded better working conditions. In the United States, there were no reports of violence, but protesters vowed to participate in civil disruptions throughout the day to draw attention to the importance of immigrants in American communities. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Dancers perform a traditional Peruvian dance during a May Day rally in Jersey City, N.J., Monday, May 1, 2017. The demonstrations on May Day, celebrated as International Workers' Day, follow similar actions worldwide in which protesters from the Philippines to Paris demanded better working conditions. In the United States, there were no reports of violence, but protesters vowed to participate in civil disruptions throughout the day to draw attention to the importance of immigrants in American communities. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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People participate in a May Day rally in New York, Monday, May 1, 2017. The demonstrations on May Day, celebrated as International Workers' Day, follow similar actions worldwide in which protesters from the Philippines to Paris demanded better working condition. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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People participate in a May Day rally in New York, Monday, May 1, 2017. The demonstrations on May Day, celebrated as International Workers' Day, follow similar actions worldwide in which protesters from the Philippines to Paris demanded better working condition. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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People participate in a May Day rally in New York, Monday, May 1, 2017. The demonstrations on May Day, celebrated as International Workers' Day, follow similar actions worldwide in which protesters from the Philippines to Paris demanded better working condition. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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People participate in a May Day rally in New York, Monday, May 1, 2017. The demonstrations on May Day, celebrated as International Workers' Day, follow similar actions worldwide in which protesters from the Philippines to Paris demanded better working condition. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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A group protests outside the White House in Lafayette Park to denounce President Donald Trump's policies on immigration on May Day in Washington, Monday, May 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Protesters march in a May Day demonstration on Monday, May 1, 2017, near City Hall in Philadelphia. Public school teachers, immigration advocates and social and racial justice groups took to the streets in May Day demonstrations across Pennsylvania, with many inspired to vent about President Donald Trump's 101st day in office. (AP Photo/Kristen De Groot)
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks at Fisk University's graduation ceremony at the Temple Church in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, May 1, 2017. Pelosi on Monday told a group of graduating students at Fisk University to mobilize against prejudice and inequality. (Lacy Atkins/The Tennessean via AP)
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks at Fisk University's graduation ceremony at the Temple Church in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, May 1, 2017 Pelosi on Monday told a group of graduating students at Fisk University to mobilize against prejudice and inequality. (Lacy Atkins/The Tennessean via AP)
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Thousands of protesters march over the 110 Freeway during a May Day rally Monday, May 1, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Law enforcement officers secure the scene after a fatal stabbing attack on the University of Texas campus Monday, May, 1, 2017. (Tamir Kalifa/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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Law enforcement officers secure the scene after a fatal stabbing attack on the University of Texas campus Monday, May, 1, 2017. (Tamir Kalifa/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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Law enforcement officers secure the scene after a fatal stabbing attack on the University of Texas campus Monday, May, 1, 2017. (Tamir Kalifa/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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Thousands of protesters march over the 110 Freeway during a May Day rally Monday, May 1, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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This image provided by AstraZeneca shows the company's drug Imfinzi, known chemically as durvalumab. On Monday, May 1, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration approved Imfinzi, part of the new generation of immuno-oncology drugs, which help the immune system to fight off cancer. The FDA also approved a companion diagnostic test for identifying which patients are most likely to benefit from the drug. (AstraZeneca via AP)
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Mariana Azpeitia, a farm worker from Mexico, holds the flag of Mexico and a sign in Spanish that say "Without hands there are no beans" as she demonstrates in front of the Homestead, Fla., City Hall building Monday, May 1, 2017. Immigrant and union groups marched in cities across the United States to mark May Day and protest against President Donald Trump's efforts to boost deportations. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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Mariana Azpeitia, a farm worker from Mexico, holds the flag of Mexico as she demonstrates in front of the Homestead, Fla., City Hall building Monday, May 1, 2017. Immigrant and union groups marched in cities across the United States to mark May Day and protest against President Donald Trump's efforts to boost deportations. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
