Dana Bash

BASH: "I do want to ask you about another thing that the President said. He said that the Democratic lawmakers are 'extortionists' and they should be imprisoned. Is that a possibility?" BLANCHE: "It depends on what the crime is and what they've done."

Is a government shutdown looming? Sen. Bernie Sanders says he will not support any government funding bill that doesn’t restore Medicaid cuts or continues to fund the war in Iran.

REP. GARCIA: "What Todd Blanche is doing right now is a threat. He is threatening our Committee. He is trying to stop us from doing real oversight ... They can come after us however they want. We're not going to be intimidated."

Senator Bernie Sanders on Medicare for All: "It is something that we can do, something we must do, something the American people want."

Kansas Senator-elect Adam Hamilton reacts to Trump making Stephen Miller his new chief of staff: “I'm actually surprised that he did that, because the election was a repudiation of so much of what Trump has stood for, and I think so much of that was designed by Stephen Miller.”

Kansas Senator-elect Adam Hamilton stands by his pledge not to back Schumer for majority leader: “I mean no disrespect for Chuck Schumer… Whether it's fair or not, Chuck Schumer is seen as a more divisive figure by many people. And I think we need somebody who's going to bring us together and somebody who's going to come with fresh ideas to what we're doing.”

REP. GARCIA: "I think there's a lot of interest, not just from our committee, but from committees across the Congress to speak to Mr. Musk. What happened with DOGE in particular, and with federal employees losing their jobs the way they did, and people's data likely being compromised, I think is very serious."

BASH: "You did say that Stephen Miller needs to lawyer up. Why are you going to investigate him? Do you think that he committed a crime?" REP. GARCIA: "Stephen Miller is at the center of the major policy decisions that are happening in the Administration. And so, it does deserve oversight and investigation."

BASH: "You posted a picture of what you said was yourself as a clown. Can you explain what you were trying to say here?" REP. GARCIA:  "This is a joke. I mean, basically what I'm saying is when Republicans go low, what we're not going to do anymore is just take that, take the high road and turn the other cheek. We're going to get down and be in that fight ... And so Republicans want to play games. They want to play rough and tumble. They're coming in with all of their arsenal. We got to do the same thing as Democrats. The days of us not fighting back are over."

Watch the full interview here: cnn.com/2026/11/08/politics/…

BASH: "Do you see it as your job as Attorney General to represent anyone in the Administration being investigated by Congress?" BLANCHE: "Do I see it as my job? The Constitution sees it as my job. Just in every Administration, the Department of Justice represents members of the Executive who are brought in front of Congress. So there is nothing unique to me saying that, every Attorney General in history represents members of the Administration."

HAMILTON: “I don't think Medicare for all is the right approach. And even though it sounds great, I don't think it's going to pass… I think what we need to do is figure out, how do we ensure that everyone has access to affordable health care, no matter who they are? But I think even using the term Medicare for all alienates a whole group of people that we need to be able to pass some kind of health care reform that allows everyone to have affordable health care.”

Watch the full interview here: cnn.com/2026/11/08/politics/…

Pastor and Senator-elect Adam Hamilton on his message to his congregation: “I want them to know that I love them and that I'm proud of them, and that I see what I'm doing as a continuation of what I have tried to do here, and that is to inspire people to go out and positively impact their world.”