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Arab-Israelis flash victory signs during a protest of the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old Arab-Israeli who appeared in video footage to be retreating from police. Thousands of Arabs took to the streets Saturday to protest the shooting, with many hurling rocks and firebombs. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this July 28, 2014 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell speaks in Washington. With a bright look to its rebuilt website, Version 2.0 of President Barack Obama’s health insurance overhaul represents another chance to win the hearts and minds of American consumers. But if not frozen computer screens, new kinds of problems await as HealthCare.gov’s second open enrollment season begins Nov. 15. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2014 file photo, President Barack Obama meets with Congressional leaders in the Old Family Dining Room of the White House in Washington. From left are, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. Republican leaders and President Barack Obama say the message of the midterm elections is clear: Voters want them to work together. But on what? The two parties’ voters, like their politicians, are far apart on health care, immigration and climate change, exit polls show. The voters can’t even agree on whether the economy is looking worse or getting better.(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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This May 13, 2012, file photo shows Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, of the United States, taking part in an anti-abortion march in Rome. American Cardinal Raymond Burke, a fervent opponent of abortion and gay marriage, was removed by Pope Francis from another top Vatican post on Nov. 8, 2014. The removal of Burke as head of the Holy See's supreme court was widely expected in church circles. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca, File)
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FILE- In this April 28, 2014 file photo, Loretta Lynch, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York speaks during a news conference in New York. President Obama chose Loretta Lynch as attorney general on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, which would make her the first black woman in the position. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2011 file photo, actor Robin Williams poses for a portrait during the "Happy Feet" Press Junket in Beverly Hills, Calif. Authorities say an autopsy on Williams found no alcohol or illegal drugs in his system when he committed suicide at his Northern California home in August 2014. The Marin County sheriff's office released the autopsy results Friday, Nov. 7, 2014. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP)
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Immigrant families rally outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Immigrant families rally outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Immigrant families rally outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Ivana Castilo of Woodbridge, Va., left, and Sara Ramirez of Gaithersburg, Md., center, stand next to Director of Casa de Maryland Gustavo Torres, right, as he speaks during an Immigrant rally outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Immigrant families rally outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Immigrant families rally outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Immigrant families rally outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Immigrant families rally outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Immigrant families rally outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Director of Casa de Maryland Gustavo Torres, center, speaks as Immigrant families rally outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Ivana Castilo of Woodbridge, Va., center, walks along with Immigrant families as they march outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Sara Ramirez of Gaithersburg, Md., left, holds a sign that reads, "Stop Separating Families" as Director of Casa de Maryland Gustavo Torres, right, speaks during an Immigrant rally outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Immigrant families rally outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Immigrant families rally outside the White House to call on the President to use executive action to help undocumented immigrants since Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, Washington, D.C., Friday, November 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
