CNN Capitol Hill correspondent Dana Bash, with her cellphone at her fingertips and a rolodex in her head, strides confidently through the halls of Congress, greeting politicians and finding stories in the back stairwells of the U.S. Capitol. Bash plans her news gathering for the day during the ride from CNN headquarters to the U.S. Capitol.

CNN correspondent Dana Bash speaks with Sen. Carl Levin, D-MI, while on her way to a press conference at the U.S. Capitol.

CNN correspondent Dana Bash listens to colleagues’ chat while writing notes after House Speaker John Boehner's weekly press conference at the U.S. Capitol.

CNN correspondent Dana Bash attends a press conference for House Speaker John Boehner, R-OH at the U.S. Capitol.

CNN correspondent Dana Bash, pays for lunch at the U.S. Capitol.

CNN correspondent Dana Bash waits to begin an on-camera interview at the U.S. Capitol.

CNN correspondent Dana Bash warms up before an on-camera interview at the U.S. Capitol.

CNN correspondent Dana Bash works in her tiny office in the U.S. Capitol.

CNN Capitol Hill correspondent Dana Bash, with her cellphone at her fingertips and a rolodex in her head, strides confidently through the halls of Congress, greeting politicians and finding stories in the back stairwells of the U.S. Capitol.