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Gary Moran listens to his sentencing in Maricopa County Superior Court, Friday, April 7, 2017, in Phoenix. The homeless ex-convict was spared the death penalty Friday and sentenced to life in prison for killing a Catholic priest nearly three years ago with another priest's gun at a Phoenix church and beating another clergyman with a metal rod. (Mark Henle /The Arizona Republic via AP)
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker delivers his state budget address at the state Capitol in Madison, in this Feb. 8, 2017, file photo. (John Hart /Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has promised a vote on health care reform soon. (Associated Press/File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2017, file photo, Dr. Larry Nassar listens to testimony of a witness during a preliminary hearing, in Lansing, Mich. Nassar, a Michigan sports doctor accused of sexually assaulting dozens of women and girls, had his medical license revoked by Michigan regulators Thursday, April 6, 2017, for at least three years. (Robert Killips /Lansing State Journal via AP, File)
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The Capitol is seen in Washington, Friday, April 7, 2017, as the Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. The Republican health care bill remains in shambles and budget chores remain as lawmakers in the Senate and the House headed home for a two-week recess. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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In this Saturday, March 25, 2017 photo, a Cuban migrant reaches for a plate of rice and beans at the migrant shelter "Casa del Migrante" in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, across the border from Laredo, Texas. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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In this March 25, 2017 photo, Cubans eat dinner at the migrant shelter "Casa del Migrante" in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, across the border from Laredo, Texas. Some Cubans have been stuck here since then-President Barack Obama on Jan. 12 ended the so-called "wet foot, dry foot" policy that had given Cubans a privileged path to the U.S. Until then, nearly any Cubans reaching U.S. soil had the right to stay. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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In this Wednesday, March 22, 2017 photo, a phone used by migrants to talk to their loved ones, sits in the "Casa del Migrante" migrant shelter in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Silence reigns at the shelter run by Roman Catholic nuns. The shelter only gets busy these days when U.S. authorities deliver a load of Mexican deportees to the bridge. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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In this Saturday March, 25, 2017 photo, migrants study a map of Mexico after breakfast at "Casa del Migrante" shelter in Nuevo Laredo,Tamaulipas, Mexico. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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In this Wednesday, March 22, 2017 photo, Delfino Luis Trevino, with his head bandaged, rests on a bunk bed at the "Senda de Vida" migrant shelter in Reynosa, Mexico. Trevino, from Veracruz, Mexico, said he was beaten one week ago by "coyotes", slang for the guides who smuggle migrants across the border, because he tried to cross to McAllen, Texas, without hiring them. He said they where charging $500 dollars. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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Demonstrators on motorbikes protest against South African President Jacob Zuma in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, April 7, 2017. South Africans are gathering for nationwide demonstrations against Zuma, whose dismissal of the finance minister fueled concerns over government corruption and economic weakness. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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This April 5, 2017, self-made photo provided by Gil Moreno shows Moreno in Summit, N.J. Colleges across the United States are seeing a boom in demand for courses on creative writing, to accommodate interest that has been attributed to the rise of social media and a flourishing culture of self-expression. Moreno, 46, an undergraduate at Montclair State, enrolled in creative writing years after completing another bachelor's degree in business management. He said he hopes to become a writer, and even if he can't do it professionally, he'll keep it up on the side. (Gil Moreno via AP)
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Illustration on GOP disarray over health insurance reform by Mark Weber/Tribune Content Agency
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Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer
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Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer began his crusade in 2001 to make ideology an explicit part of the Supreme Court confirmation process. (Associated Press)
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Women voters who support Donald Trump are also generous in their donations, according to a new analysis. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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This March 31, 2017 photo provided by the Washoe County Sheriff's Office shows Stephan DeGraffenreid, of Gardnerville, Nev. The former worker at a children's ski school at a Lake Tahoe resort has been indicted on four federal counts of child pornography. (Washoe County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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This undated booking photo provided by the Hawaii Department of Public Safety shows Wei Li who was convicted after pleading no-contest to racketeering-related charges. Li is facing deportation to China after being convicted of trafficking Chinese women to work as prostitutes in Hawaii massage parlors. (Hawaii Department of Public Safety via AP)
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Neb. Sen. Steve Harroran of Hastings speaks in Lincoln, Neb., Thursday, April 6, 2017, during debate on a measure that would protect Nebraska workers from discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Senators who support the bill argue it's a civil rights issue and an economic one. They say Nebraska needs to attract and retain young workers, who generally support diversity, while opponents say the measure threatens the religious freedom of business owners who will be forced to hire LGBT people. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
