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Cotton: Bump stock ban ‘treads close to the line’ of infringing on Second Amendment 2:35

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Cotton: ‘Strong case’ for many January 6 defendants to be pardoned 4:25

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Sen. Murphy: ‘It’s really scary that we have lost Republican support for banning machine guns’ 2:14

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Watch Chris Murphy’s emotional reflection on Sandy Hook survivors graduating high school 1:49

Jake Tapper - Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent

Dana Bash - Anchor and Chief Political Correspondent

<p>CNN’s Dana Bash presses Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance over Trump’s attacks on Harris’ racial identity.</p>

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‘Why are you not a chameleon?’: Bash presses Vance over criticism of Harris 2:44

<p>Asked if he’s comfortable with restrictive abortion bans like the one in Texas, Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance tells CNN’s Dana Bash “I’m not comfortable with anything… because I’m not passing judgment on what these laws should be.”</p>

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Vance: ‘I’m not passing judgment’ on restrictive state abortion bans 3:40

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JD Vance suggests top Democrats are ‘anti-child.’ Hear Pete Buttigieg’s response 4:51

<p>Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders joins CNN’s Dana Bash to discuss the state of the 2024 race and the issues he thinks Kamala Harris needs to focus on in her campaign.</p>

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Sanders on Harris’ campaign: ‘I am really impressed by the energy’ 6:37

<p>Former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg joins CNN’s Dana Bash to discuss JD Vance’s attacks that top Democrats are ‘anti-child.’</p>

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Buttigieg: Trump and Vance are pushing ‘politics of disparagement and destruction and insult’ 7:07

<p>In part one of their wide-ranging interview, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance joins CNN’s Dana Bash to discuss the 2024 campaign, his criticism of Tim Walz’s military record, and abortion access.</p>

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Watch Part One of Dana Bash’s interview with GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance 13:54

<p>In part two of their wide-ranging interview, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance joins CNN’s Dana Bash to discuss his criticism of Democrats as being ‘anti-child,’ Trump’s attacks on Kamala Harris’ racial identity, and whether he will debate Tim Walz.</p>

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Watch Part Two of Dana Bash’s interview with GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance 8:59

<p>CNN’s Dana Bash presses Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin over Trump’s attacks on Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp and his family.</p>

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Sen. Mullin defends Trump’s attacks on Georgia’s GOP governor 9:00

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Fmr. GOP Lt. Gov. Duncan: ‘Kemp has forgotten more about being a Republican than Donald Trump knows about being a Republican’ 9:25

<p>After Trump says he would pardon Jan. 6 rioters convicted of attacking police, Sen. Markwayne Mullin tells CNN’s Dana Bash that Trump will “look at the facts before he does something” but says anyone who attacked police officers “need to pay for that, without question.”</p>

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‘They need to serve their time’: GOP senator says Trump shouldn’t pardon Jan. 6 rioters who attacked police 3:05

<p>Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer joins CNN’s Dana Bash to discuss escalating tensions in the Middle East after the assassination of a top Hamas official in Iran.</p>

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WH official: US ‘preparing for every possibility’ as Iran threatens to retaliate against Israel 7:45

<p>Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer tells CNN’s Dana Bash “there is not currently a deal in place” for a ceasefire in Gaza and says “we want the parties back at the table.”</p>

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WH official: US ‘putting as much pressure as we can’ to achieve Gaza hostage deal 2:24

<p>Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer says the US is still working to free Marc Fogel, an American still imprisoned in Russia, telling CNN’s Dana Bash he is “on all of our minds every single day.”</p>

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WH official: ‘We are continuing right now in real time’ to free American still imprisoned in Russia 1:05

<p>On CNN’s State of the Union, Democratic Sen. Laphonza Butler joins Dana Bash to discuss former President Trump’s attacks on Vice President Harris’ racial identity.</p>

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She’s the only Black woman in the US Senate. Hear what she said about Trump’s attacks on Harris’ race 9:30

<p>Democratic Sen. Laphonza Butler reacts to a viral video of her defending then-Sen. Kamala Harris from a right-wing activist who’s now a Republican member of Congress.</p>

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Sen. Butler reacts to 2019 video of her fending off right-wing activist who’s now in Congress 1:47

<p>Democratic Sen. Laphonza Butler defends Harris’ changing positions on key issues, telling CNN’s Dana Bash that “the vice president has been consistent in her values.”</p>

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‘No concern about flip-flopping?’: Bash presses Dem senator on Harris’ changing positions 1:44