Lisa Desjardins
At SignedNews, Lisa Desjardins covers politics.
Lisa Desjardins reports on Congress for PBS News Hour and travels around the country to examine how federal decisions affect communities. Before PBS, she spent nearly a decade at CNN and also reported for the Associated Press and local television stations. She earned her bachelor's degree at William & Mary and a journalism master's degree at Northwestern. Her January 6 reporting received recognition from the Peabody Awards and National Press Foundation.
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DCCC chair DelBene predicts Democrats will retake the House
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