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In this July 19, 2011 file photo, Confederate battle flags fly in Mountain Creek, Ala. The House has voted to ban the display of the Confederate flag on flagpoles at Veterans Administration cemeteries. The 265-159 vote would block descendants and others seeking to commemorate veterans of the Confederate States of America from flying the Confederate Battle Flag over mass graves, even on days that flag displays are permitted. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File) 

The House voted on Thursday to ban the display of the Confederate flag on flagpoles at federal veterans' cemeteries 

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In this Friday, May 6, 2016, photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Eugene, Ore. Trump has won the Republican presidential primary in Oregon, adding another state to the presumptive GOP nominee's tally of victories. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File 

The votes are in 

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Ballots are prepared for counting at Multnomah County election headquarters in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Tuesday is Oregon's primary election. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) 

Bernie Sanders won Oregon's presidential primary and battled Hillary Clinton to a thin margin in Kentucky 

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Automakers are reinventing themselves as "mobility" companies that can accommodate all the different ways people get around. Ford created a technology-focused division based in Silicon Valley that will invest in promising transportation startups. It also launched FordPass, a smartphone app that helps users find parking or share their cars. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) 

Carmakers attempt to compete with service-based businesses like Zipcar and Uber 

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Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., ranking member on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, left, stands with Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich. during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Six decades after the Supreme Court outlawed separating students by race, stubborn disparities persist in how the country educates its poor and minority children. A report Tuesday, May 17, 2016, by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office found deepening segregation of black and Hispanic students nationwide, with a large increase among K-12 public schools. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) 

A report by the Government Accountability Office found deepening segregation of black and Hispanic students at high-poverty K-12 public schools 

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In this June 30, 2014 file photo, demonstrators react to hearing the Supreme Court's decision on the Hobby Lobby birth control case outside the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court rid itself Monday, May 16, 2016, of a knotty dispute between faith-based groups and the Obama administration over birth control. The court asked lower courts to take another look at the issue in a search for a compromise. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) 

The Supreme Court failed to resolve a knotty dispute between faith-based groups and the Obama administration over birth control on Monday 

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Video: Why Russia loves 'The Donald'       

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VIDEO: Boy shares his story of being in care and says what should change     

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Girl died during confrontation because of a heart problem  

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