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John Yang is the anchor of PBS News Weekend and a correspondent for the PBS News Hour. He covered the first year of the Trump administration and is currently reporting on major national issues from Washington, DC, and across the country.

Previously, Yang was a Chicago-based correspondent for NBC News, reporting for NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Today, and MSNBC. Yang was part of an NBC team that reported on “In Plain Sight: Poverty in America,” a 2013 George Foster Peabody Award recipient, and his reporting in April 2011 on tornado devastation in Alabama was included in an NBC Nightly News broadcast that received an Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Newscast.

Prior to joining NBC, Yang worked for ABC News, based in Washington, where he was weekend White House correspondent, and in Jerusalem, where he served as Middle East correspondent.

Yang has been part of teams that have been honored with an Emmy, two Peabody Awards and to Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Awards.

Yang’s career also includes time at The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, TIME, and The Boston Globe. He is a cum laude graduate of Wesleyan University.

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Politics Jan 12

What reporters saw at the Trump news conference

The marble-lined lobby of Trump Tower was standing-room only for the main event: President-Elect Trump’s first full blown news conference since July. The pent-up demand to question Mr. Trump was about to be satisfied.

Politics Dec 01

Trump and Clinton campaign managers clashed angrily, compared war stories at Harvard conference

It was clear that the three weeks since Election Day have done little to diminish the bitterness and rancor between the Trump and Clinton camps as the top officials of all the major 2016 Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns --…

Politics Oct 18

Not a fan of any candidate? In Nevada, you can vote for ‘None of These Candidates’

Since 1975, Nevada ballots have included the ultimate protest option: "None of These Candidates."…

Politics Jun 06

In Democratic race, California’s delegate haul still up for grabs

Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton inched closer to the party’s nomination with primary wins in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands over the weekend. But she and Sen. Bernie Sanders are neck-and-neck in the Golden State, which boasts the largest delegate…

Politics Apr 25

Tight Maryland Senate race echoes dynamics of Democratic presidential fight

Voters will go to the polls in five East Coast state primaries on Tuesday. But in Maryland, it’s the Democratic primary race between Rep. Chris Van Hollen and Rep. Donna Edwards to replace longtime Sen. Barbara Mikulski that’s dominating the…

Politics Apr 25

Kasich adviser: coordinating with Cruz camp to thwart Trump could work in California

The Ted Cruz-John Kasich alliance to try to deny Donald Trump a first-ballot nomination could include the biggest remaining delegate prize: California.

Politics Apr 05

John Yang reports from the Wisconsin primaries on Facebook Live

Join PBS NewsHour Correspondent John Yang in a Facebook Live video discussion of the election in Wisconsin.

Politics Apr 05

Here are the paths to victory for candidates in Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE -- For all the talk of polling, focus groups and metadata in political campaigns, the basic goal is really pretty simple: Getting your supporters to the polling place. Get out the vote operations will be key in today’s Wisconsin…

Politics Apr 04

Cruz benefits from Wisconsin republicans’ unified front

MILWAUKEE -- Republican Gov. Scott Walker dropped out the presidential race before the first contest of 2016, but his influence is still being felt in his home state's primary contest.

Politics Mar 14

Kasich urges Ohioans to reject Trump’s ‘toxic environment’

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