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Attorney General Eric Holder takes his seat as he attends the ceremonies for the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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U.S. Central Commander Gen. David Petraeus looks on at right as Defense Undersecretary Michele Flournoy testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 16, 2010, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Drew Angerer)

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Defense Undersecretary for Policy Michele Flournoy, left, talks with Marines Lt. Gen. John Paxton, director for operations, the Joint Staff, talk on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 22, 2010, prior to their testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Washington Wizards forward Paul Pierce (34) celebrates a basket in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Man of the people: "With Home Rule, we planned to bring the government back to the common people of Washington and do away with the old system of governmental ignorance that treated the black people of Washington like a plantation," Mr. Barry wrote in his autobiography. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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President Obama arrives to speak during a nationally televised address from the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jim Bourg, Pool)

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. speaks to the Center for American Progress’s Second Annual Policy Conference in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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White House press secretary Josh Earnest speaks to the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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In this Nov. 14, 2014, file photo, former Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill, 38, poses for a portrait in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada pauses during a news conference Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

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Sen. John Hoeven, North Dakota Republican, picks up an ornamental piece taken off the U.S. Capitol dome during a news conference on the roof of the Capitol in Washington on Nov. 18, 2014, to announce the completion of the scaffolding and the start of repairs for the Capitol Dome Restoration Project. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Edward Blum, director of the Project on Fair Representation, speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington, Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, announcing the filing of two lawsuits challenging the alleged racial preference admissions policies of Harvard and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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National Edition Opinion cover for November 17, 2014 - Setting a long tradition of denouncing Washington (Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times)

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans (13) beats the Washington defense on his way to a 36-yard touchdown in the third against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at FedExField, Landover, Md., Nov. 16, 2014. (Preston Keres/Special for The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) bobbles the puck as he blocks a shot in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils, Friday, Nov. 14, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Jesse Moss will be Skypeing into a screening of “The Overnighters” at the West End Cinema in Washington on Saturday at 7:20 p.m. The film will also be showing at the Alamo Drafthouse in Loudon, Virginia, this weekend.

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Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz) sits at the Senate Rackets Committee table in Washington on March 25, 1958 after accusing Joseph L. Rauh Jr., attorney for the United Auto Workers Union, of “attempting to mislead” the committee. Goldwater told his colleagues Rauh had made false statements at various points in its probe of violence in the UAW's strike against the Kohler Co. (AP Photo/Henry Griffin)

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Sen. Barry Goldwater, (R-Ariz) poses on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 2, 1957. (AP Photo/Henry Griffin)

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Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, with Italy's Minister of Justice Andrea Orlando, and Dimitris Avramopoulos, EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs, and Citizenship, after their meeting. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)