Social Issues

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House Speaker Paul D. Ryan announces a Republican plan to repeal and replace President Obama's health care law. (Associated Press)

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Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew speaks at a news conference at the Treasury Department in Washington, Wednesday, June 22, 2016, on the annual Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees report. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Omar Mateen's purported ex-lover "Miguel" says it's revenge that drove the self-proclaimed Islamic terrorist to gun down 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando. (Univision)

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Spearheaded by House Speaker Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin, the proposal is an election-year blueprint rather than a bill. (Associated Press)

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Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. listens at left as Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 21, 2016, following their policy luncheon. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Illustration on the illicit de facto alliance with Iran by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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The Kenyan government has said it plans to close Dadaab, the world's largest refugee camp, but some critics of the plan warn that closing it will have a clear and negative impact on Kenyan society and its economy. (Associated Press)

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Shop owners hawk cellphones, clothing, goat meat, milk and other staples in the humid air scented by spiced tea and diesel. The market, run by refugees, is thriving, part of a bustling, massive pop-up "city" that over the years has become a regional commercial hub, but one that the Kenyan government now wants to dismantle. (Tonny Onyulo/Special to The Washington Times)

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Marco Rubio's single term in the Senate began with a meteoric rise, and conservatives saw in him a future president. But many of those conservatives grew angry when he tried to pass a bill legalizing most illegal immigrants. (Associated Press)

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1. Michael Jackson ‘Thriller’ (1982) 65 million copies sold.

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Protesters disrupted a vigil for the Orlando terrorist attack victims in San Antonio Thursday night, heckling Mayor Ivy Taylor for not standing up for LGBT rights. (KENS)

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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said the "favorite hobby horse" of Democrats is taking away the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens. The Republican made the comment while speaking on the floor of the U.S. Senate on June 16, 2016. (C-Span)

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FILE - In this June 25, 2014, file photo, a group of immigrants from Honduras and El Salvador, who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, are stopped in Granjeno, Texas. If lawmakers in Austin have their way, the Texas National Guard will be staying at the border at a cost of $12 million. But is it worth it to have the guardsmen at the border? And what can they do, other than watch the brush, as the number of illegal immigrants crossing from Mexico continues to dwindle. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

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Republican lawmakers said that those released from Guantanamo have gone on to kill Americans. (Associated Press)

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Illustration on the U.S. economy by Kevin Kreneck/Tribune Content Agency

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Guns sales are surging among gay and lesbian citizens in Denver, Colorado. (Fox 31 Denver screenshot)

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Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson speaks about security measures at this weekend's gay pride festival and next weekend's gay pride parade during a news conference Thursday, June 16, 2016 in Chicago. (Brian Jackson/Sun Times via AP)/Chicago Sun-Times via AP) ** FILE **

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Donald Trump is set to visit properties he owns in Scotland, from where his mother emigrated to the U.S. in the 1930s, but local activists plan to give him the cold shoulder over his controversial immigration stances. (Associated Press)

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Jon Bivens of Gardendale, Alabama, is accusing an elementary school of bullying and "branding" his 8-year-old son after lunch workers stamped the boy's arm because his account was running low. (AL.com/Courtesy of Jon Bivens)