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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 Jan 14

What Iowa Republican voters are thinking on frigid eve of 2024 caucuses

On the eve of the 2024 presidential election’s first contest, GOP candidates are making last-minute appeals in a bitterly cold Iowa. The National Weather Service warns of wind chills as low as 45 below zero Monday night, when Iowa Republicans…

Politics Jan 12

Iowa caucus ‘kingmaker’ on the GOP race and critical white evangelical vote

The Iowa caucuses are now just three days away, which means the candidates are making their final pitches to a coveted group of voters: white evangelicals. Bob Vander Plaats is perhaps Iowa’s most recognizable and influential evangelical leader and is…

Politics Jan 11

GOP contenders make final push in Iowa with 4 days until caucuses

With just four days until the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses, the Republican presidential field continues to shrink and the remaining candidates are making their closing arguments. Lisa Desjardins is in Iowa and reports on the contenders and their messages.

Politics Jan 10

House Republicans poised to impeach DHS secretary over problems at southern border

For the first time in nearly 150 years, the House of Representatives is poised to impeach a member of the president’s Cabinet. But while conservative lawmakers are accusing the Homeland Security Secretary of losing control of the border, they’re struggling…

Nation Jan 08

Congress makes progress on spending deal to avert government shutdown

Congressional leaders reached a spending deal that could prevent a partial government shutdown later this month. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins joined Geoff Bennett to break down the deal.

Nation Jan 05

Can Florida’s plan to import drugs from Canada lower medication costs?

After years of pressure from states, lawmakers and consumer advocates, the Food and Drug Administration gave the go-ahead to allow a state to import drugs from Canada for the first time. Florida will be allowed to import certain medications in…

Politics Jan 04

Foreign governments spent millions at Trump businesses while he held office, Democrats say

House Democrats released a new report showing foreign countries spent millions at former President Trump’s businesses while he held office. The release appears to be a political counter-punch to Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into President Biden and his family’s foreign business…

Nation Jan 03

House Republicans visit southern border as immigration negotiations continue in Washington

Tuesday, dozens of House Republicans, led by Speaker Mike Johnson, traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border as negotiations continue over immigration policy between senators and the White House. In a news conference, Johnson attacked the Biden administration’s approach to the border…

Nation Dec 31

A look back at the biggest news events that shaped 2023 and made history

There is no question that we live in historic, unusual times, and 2023 added to the list of unprecedented events. We look back at the events that defined the year.

Arts Dec 31

Critics weigh in on the best and most surprising podcasts of 2023

As 2023 comes to a close, we take a look at — or better yet, a listen to — some of the most engaging, enlightening and entertaining podcasts of the year. Vulture podcast critic Nicholas Quah and The New Yorker’s…

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