Who is Caroline Sunshine? The Disney actress turned White House press assistant

Shake It Up Disney Channel actress Caroline Sunshine has taken on the new role of press assistant under President Trump 's government and is expected to be working under Sarah Sanders after the completion of a White House internship. White House spokesperson Lindsay Walters told CNN that as well as Caroline being an intern, 'in college, she was involved with the American Enterprise Institute and an active member of her school's Model United Nations team.

Michael Coffman: David Shulkin didn’t change the VA enough

Rep. Mike Coffman said Thursday that Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin did not do enough to change the problematic structure within the agency. " Dr. Shulkin did nothing to change the culture within the Department of Veterans Affairs, and there's a calcified layer at the top at the most senior executive services levels that have failed our veterans year after year after year," Mr. Coffman , Colorado Republican, said on CNN.

Trump emerging from seclusion to promote infrastructure plan

Attempting a policy reset, President Donald Trump will push for upgrades to the nation's aging roads and bridges Thursday in his first public appearance since an adult-film actress claimed on national TV that they had sex months after his wife gave birth to his fifth child. Trump is visiting Richfield, Ohio, to sell Americans on his plan to use $200 billion in federal money to spur at least $1.5 trillion in spending over a decade to repair or replace highways, bridges, ports, airports and other infrastructure.

Treat the opioid crisis like the HIV/AIDS epidemic: Elizabeth Warren & Elijah Cummings

It's time for Congress to show the same political courage on the opioid crisis that our colleagues showed 30 years ago for the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Treat the opioid crisis like the HIV/AIDS epidemic: Elizabeth Warren & Elijah Cummings It's time for Congress to show the same political courage on the opioid crisis that our colleagues showed 30 years ago for the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Amodei, the teen and the F-word: Answers to 5 burning questions

Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., speaks at the 19th Annual Lake Tahoe Summit at Zephyr Cove, Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, in South Lake Tahoe, Nev. U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei became the subject of national media attention this month when one of his staffers notified administrators at Robert McQueen High School that one of its students had used coarse language in a phone call to the Republican congressman's office.

No Way to Run a Nation

There will be a lot of chest-pounding from members of Congress in the next two weeks as they take their long spring break from what they facetiously refer to as "governing." They'll be crowing about what slices of pork in the $1.3 trillion short-term budget measure they brought home - and what riders they slapped on the 2,232-page omnibus bill.

Redistricting a thorn for justices

Keegan Herrod, 6, of Denver , dressed as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, waits in line while hoping to see the justices with her mother, Maeve Felle , Wednesday outside the Supreme Court building in Washington where the justices heard arguments in a gerrymandering case. WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court justices wrestled Wednesday with how far states may go to craft electoral districts that give the majority party a significant political advantage, delving into an issue that affects elections across the country.

Trump’s very small (and shrinking) inner circle

President Donald Trump promised during the campaign to stock his White House with "the best people in the world" -- but it's turning out more like "the best people in the immediate circle of people who I directly know." How else can you explain that within the last month or so, we've heard reports that Trump wanted to install his personal pilot as head of the FAA and then this week he installed his doctor as head of the VA? When his campaign needed some help back in 2016, he went to the Republican operative who lived nearest -- literally in Trump Tower -- to take things over: Paul Manafort.

Oklahoma Legislature passes tax hikes for teacher pay

A package of Oklahoma tax hikes aimed at generating hundreds of millions of new dollars for teacher pay and averting statewide school closures received final legislative approval Wednesday night. The Senate voted 36-10 to increase taxes on oil and gas production, cigarettes, fuel and lodging - narrowly receiving the three-fourth's majority needed to pass - and the chamber broke into applause afterward.

Man convicted in deaths tied to ‘Real Housewives’ guest star

Emails released to The Associated Press show then-Indiana Gov. Mike Pence faced widespread backlash from conservatives after agreeing to change a "religious freedom" law critics decried as anti-gay. Emails released to The Associated Press show then-Indiana Gov. Mike Pence faced widespread backlash from conservatives after agreeing to change a "religious freedom" law critics decried as anti-gay.

What?! Cuomo Denies Liberal Justice Called for Second Amendment Repeal

Only minutes after taking to Twitter early Wednesday morning to falsely claim that "no one" was talking about repealing the Second Amendment, CNN New Day co-host Chris Cuomo doubled-down on that assertion during an interview with former Senator Rick Santorum. When the Republican pointed to a Tuesday New York Times op/ed in which former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens demanded that the right to bear arms be revoked, Cuomo simply pretended it didn't happen.

Students rally against gun violence in Paul Ryan’s town

Some Wisconsin students who took their demonstration against gun violence on the road have reached their destination - House Speaker Paul Ryan's hometown. A group of about 40 students make their way along Old Highway 92 south of Evansville, Wis., on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, as they march to U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan's hometown of Janesville to call for stricter gun control laws.

Emails: Conservatives slammed Pence in 2015 for changing law

Then-Indiana Gov. Mike Pence faced a firestorm of criticism three years ago after signing a "religious freedom" law critics decried as anti-gay. Now emails released this week to The Associated Press illustrate similar backlash from fellow conservatives when the eventual vice president agreed to change the law in the face of widespread boycott threats.

‘Roseanne’ road trip? Head to this Indiana city to see a piece of the TV show

Roseanne and the Conner family live in fictional Lanford, Ill., but the buildings you see in exterior shots are from the Ohio River city of Evansville, Ind. 'Roseanne' road trip? Head to this Indiana city to see a piece of the TV show Roseanne and the Conner family live in fictional Lanford, Ill., but the buildings you see in exterior shots are from the Ohio River city of Evansville, Ind.

Can this Colorado Republican in a diverse district survive despite Trump’s racial politics?

When Mike Coffman was growing up in Aurora, it was a small white military town on the outskirts of Denver. In the half a century since then, wave after wave of immigrants and refugees have transformed it into a vibrant, racially mixed suburb.