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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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Every executive action President Trump has taken (so far)

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How does the new Congress compare with the country’s diversity?

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4 American presidents with Trump-like traits

An interesting group of presidents share some traits -- of course not all traits -- with Mr. Trump.

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Big change in the White House. Congress? Not so much

The dramatic change coming to the White House got us thinking about the near lack of change at the U.S. Capitol this year. In total, the Senate numbers shifted by two seats and the House by six. Both were Democratic…

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As Election Day unfolds, we’ll be keeping a close eye on the returns, as well as the broader themes that have dominated the election. Here’s a guide to help get you through the end of the 2016 race.

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Here's your survival guide to help survive this one last week with a maximum of sanity and a minimum of pain.

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Our politics team picks the strangest things on the campaign trail this week

In an unusual political season, there's been no shortage of strange moments. Our politics team picks the strangest things that happened on the campaign trail this week, including a viral campaign ad from Texas and surprise speaking gigs for a…

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