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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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Lisa’s Recent Stories

Politics Sep 06

Read Brett Kavanaugh’s full email questioning if Roe v. Wade is ‘settled law’

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect the remainder of the hearing testimony. In 2003, while he was working at the George W. Bush White House, Brett Kavanaugh wrote that he wasn’t sure every expert saw the landmark…

Politics Sep 05

Public seating at Kavanaugh hearing cut in half, then restored again

For 45 minutes, police stopped allowing any members of the public inside after a series of disruptive protests.

Nation Sep 04

Your guide to the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings begin Tuesday. Here's a guide to the hearings, and key issues that may come up.

Politics Sep 03

Why 2018 is looking like a wave election for House Democrats

Based on past predictions and results, the battle for the House in particular looks more and more like it will be a wave election.

Politics Aug 22

How are Republicans and Democrats reacting to Cohen and Manafort charges?

Fallout continued today after a guilty plea and a guilty verdict for two men with close ties to President Trump in federal court on a combined 16 counts, ranging from tax fraud to campaign finance violations. Yamiche Alcindor, Lisa Desjardins…

Politics Aug 22

What just happened? The 2-hour saga of yesterday made simple

In the span of two hours yesterday, two former Trump associates were guilty in court and a Congressman was indicted for misusing campaign funds. Here's what happened and what we're watching now.

Politics Aug 21

Michael Cohen’s plea deal, explained

What does the 22-page plea deal tell us about Trump's personal attorney and Trump himself? Here are some highlights:…

Nation Aug 21

Read Michael Cohen’s full plea deal outlining his campaign finance violations

Read the entirety of the plea agreement, including accusations that may involve Trump's campaign and time in office.

Politics Jul 10

Kavanaugh’s long paper trail could decide confirmation fight

The fight over President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee began today. Brett Kavanaugh started his climb toward confirmation by meeting with the Senate's top Republican and the chairman of the Judiciary Committee. Democrats are mostly united in opposition, fearing he would…

Politics Jul 05

‘My son is not the same’: New testimony paints bleak picture of family separation

A motion filed by 18 attorneys general Monday asked the federal government to provide more immediate information and access to those detained after being separated at the border. Here are highlights from more than 900 pages of declarations, including personal…

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