White House press secretary Josh Earnest speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Earnest discussed the much-anticipated Senate vote on trade, and other topics. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
White House press secretary Josh Earnest speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Earnest discussed the much-anticipated Senate vote on trade, and other topics. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
After Hillary Rodham Clinton said she'd use executive authority to go further than President Obama on halting deportations for illegal immigrants, the White House immediately downplayed her comments, suggesting she legally could not do more than the president already has done. (Associated Press)
Vintage military aircraft from World War II, seen from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 8, 2015, fly the Missing Man Formation to mark the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Vintage military aircraft from World War II, seen from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 8, 2015, fly the Missing Man Formation to mark the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton has released a bold immigration agenda that has activists and even the White House questioning just how much action she could take within the law if she becomes the nation's chief executive. (Associated Press)
apprenticeship: Donald Trump has hired several high-profile political operatives in what many believe as laying the groundwork for a potential 2016 White House run. While continually hinting, Mr. Trump has not yet formally announced a bid. (Associated Press)
Iraqi Kurdistan Regional President Masoud Barzani, left, is escorted into West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2015, where he is scheduled to meet with Vice President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
After Gen. Martin Dempsey stepped down as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Obama administration all but removed land mines from the U.S. arsenal. (Associated Press/File)
President Barack Obama speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 30, 2015, before signing bill S. 535 Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **
President Barack Obama speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 30, 2015, before signing bill S. 535 Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**
"It's time we end the era of mass incarceration," Hillary Rodham Clinton said in a speech at Columbia University in New York, which was the first major address of her White House run. (Associated Press)
President Barack Obama presents an award to the National Teacher of the Year Shanna Peeples of Amarillo, Texas during an event to honor the teachers of the year, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Obama walks on a path across the snow covered South Lawn of the White House to board Marine One in Washington, for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, en route to Chicago, on Feb. 19, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**
President Barack Obama raise a cup of sake as he offers a toast as he and first lady Michelle Obama host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe at the State Dinner at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
President Barack Obama raise a cup of sake as he offers a toast as he and first lady Michelle Obama host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe at the State Dinner at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)