Dana Ruth Bash[a] (née Schwartz; born June 15, 1971)[1][2] is an American journalist, news anchor, host of Inside Politics and co-anchor of State of the Union on CNN.

[8] After college, Bash joined CNN as a producer of their weekend programs such as Late Edition, Evans & Novak, and Inside Politics (later occasionally filling in for regular host John King).

Later, she began producing programming specializing in coverage of the United States Senate, eventually becoming CNN's Chief Congressional Correspondent.

[10] Bash was host of the 2019 Democratic presidential primary debate where Kamala Harris was noted for making her "that little girl was me" statement to Joe Biden.

[citation needed] In April 2023, CNN announced that Bash would succeed John King as solo anchor of Inside Politics.