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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 Mar 21

What’s in the massive omnibus spending deal

Congressional leaders are finalizing the massive omnibus spending bill. Here's a guide to the spending package.

Politics Mar 19

What you need to know about the massive spending, guns, and health care bill Congress hasn’t seen yet

Congress is facing another deadline this week as lawmakers rush to pass a spending bill to avoid another government shutdown.

Nation Mar 14

A guide to the gun bills in Congress

Here's a look at the main proposals under consideration in Congress.

Politics Mar 12

Close race in deep red Pennsylvania district is crucial enthusiasm test for both parties

Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, where Pittsburgh suburbs give way to industrial towns and farmland, is reliably red, with a majority of voters having cast their ballots for President Trump. But the special election fight between Rick Saccone and Conor Lamb…

Politics Feb 28

Which gun control proposals actually have a chance of becoming law?

What exactly is on the table legislatively in Washington when it come to changing gun laws and school safety?…

Politics Feb 23

Rick Gates pleads guilty to two charges, cooperates with Mueller in Russia probe

The deal would make Gates the third campaign or White House staffer to cooperate with the Russia investigation headed by special counsel Robert Mueller, rather than face potential jail time.

Politics Feb 06

Congress’ latest funding fight, explained

Congress needs to reach a spending deal in the next few days to avoid another government shutdown.

Politics Feb 01

Overheard live at the GOP retreat

Congressional Republicans are holding a retreat in West Virginia this week to set the party's policy agenda for the upcoming year.

Politics Jan 30

The word nearly every president uses to describe the state of the union

President Gerald Ford was the first to turn the title of the State of the Union address into a hallmark phrase with a verb.

Politics Jan 23

The shutdown is over, but Congress still has a long to-do list

Congress is facing a complex web of difficult, hot-button issues, and a very limited calendar in which to get them done.

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