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About Lisa @LisaDNews

Lisa Desjardins is a correspondent for PBS News Hour, where she covers news from the U.S. Capitol while also traveling across the country to report on how decisions in Washington affect people where they live and work.

She specializes in breaking down complex stories and political disagreements into the key pieces that matter, often translating numbers and fiscal information into accessible stories for the audience.

Prior to joining News Hour, Desjardins spent nearly ten years with CNN as a senior correspondent and Capitol Hill reporter. Prior to CNN, she reported for the Associated Press, WBTW-TV, WIS-TV, WTS-TV, Reuters, and The Sun News. At WIS in Columbia, South Carolina, she broke news of the compromise to bring down the Confederate flag from the state house dome.

Desjardins earned a bachelor’s degree at the College of William and Mary and a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. She also received a first level graduate degree in Russian Studies from the Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia.

Desjardins’ reporting during and after the January 6th Capitol insurrection was the recipient of a Peabody Award, the Radio and Television Correspondents’ Association Joan S. Barone Award, and the National Press Foundation’s Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress. She is also the recipient of a Peabody Award for CNN’s coverage of the 2008 election and a Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi award for national breaking news for coverage of the Haiti earthquake.

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Politics Jul 18

Republican Party born in Wisconsin at a time of conflict and divisiveness

It’s been a convention unlike any other with the assassination attempt against former President Trump lingering over the week. But this moment is just the latest on the long timeline of the Republican Party. Lisa Desjardins looks at the birth…

Politics Jul 17

WATCH: Trump tells private event that he got lucky, ‘God was with me’ during assassination attempt

In a video of a private event with supporters given to PBS News and edited for length, Trump reflects on the Saturday shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania, which killed one and seriously injured two.

Politics Jul 17

Trump’s one-time Republican rivals make peace and urge the party to unite

The stage at the Republican National Convention belongs to JD Vance Wednesday night as he will headline the evening and accept his party’s nomination for vice president. Tuesday night belonged to Donald Trump's one-time rivals in the bruising primary race,…

Politics Jul 16

Republicans try to fire up voters while calling for unity in wake of assassination attempt

The second night of the Republican National Convention will feature former South Carolina governor, and runner-up in this year’s GOP primary, Nikki Haley. Lisa Desjardins reports from the convention floor with a closer look at the start of the week…

Politics Jul 15

Republicans chart path forward at convention days after assassination attempt on Trump

The Republican National Convention is underway in Milwaukee where Ohio Sen. JD Vance has been tapped as the vice presidential nominee just days after a failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump and as Republicans are cheering the sudden dismissal of…

Nation Jul 14

As RNC looms, what to know about the political fallout of the Trump rally shooting

As lawmakers and delegates gather in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention this week to officially nominate Trump for the 2024 presidential race, what was meant to be a celebration has taken on a different tone in the wake of…

Politics Jul 10

More Democratic lawmakers and donors call on Biden to exit the 2024 race

Despite his repeated pledges to stay in the race, there is growing pressure for President Biden to step aside as his party’s nominee. Longtime Biden ally Nancy Pelosi praised the president but stopped short of endorsing his candidacy, and major…

Politics Jul 09

Democrats navigate divisions around supporting Biden or calling for him to step aside

House Democrats met behind closed doors Tuesday as the party weighs whether to support President Biden’s reelection bid or call for him to step aside. Lisa Desjardins reports on the party’s internal struggle.

Politics Jul 08

Biden pushes back as more Democrats call for him to step aside

President Biden is still facing calls from a handful of House Democrats to step aside as the party’s presidential nominee. In a rare cable news program call-in, he addressed his critics and maintained that he was still the best person…

Health Jul 07

Patient safety concerns arise over Amazon’s One Medical call centers after document leak

Serious questions are rising over a new player in American health care: Amazon. In 2023, the online giant bought One Medical and its primary care clinics across the country. But leaked documents reported by The Washington Post show call center…

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