Lisa Desjardins

1 week ago | threadreaderapp.com | Lisa Desjardins

Recruitment will target: "state and land-grant universities, religious colleges + universities, community colleges, high schools, trade + technical schools, homeschooling groups, faith-based groups, American Legion, 4-H youth programs, the military, veterans, and law enforcement" Agencies must use at least one assessment that is technical. (I think that means outside of educational degrees.) That can include assessment tests or a job interview. Wait. What is this?

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Lisa Desjardins

NowCNN — Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia has died at the age of 75, according to a statement from his family on Wednesday. “It is with immense sadness that we share that our devoted and loving father, husband, brother, friend, and public servant, Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, passed away …

1 month ago | pbs.org | Lisa Desjardins

Politics Apr 30, 2025 3:50 PM EDT For more politics coverage and analysis, sign up for Here’s the Deal, our weekly politics newsletter, here. Neither the Constitution nor U.S. law see a president’s first 100 days as particularly special. But in modern politics, it is critical. A president’s power is generally strongest in the first year. And the first 100 days set the tone for an administration.

1 month ago | pbs.org | Lisa Desjardins

Politics Apr 23, 2025 12:29 PM EDT For more politics coverage and analysis, sign up for Here’s the Deal, our weekly politics newsletter, here. When members of Congress return from recess next week, there are four major things worth keeping on your radar. 1. RescissionsCongress expects to get President Donald Trump’s list of suggested cuts from current spending sometime this week, we are told by a source familiar.

1 month ago | pbs.org | Lisa Desjardins |Harry Zahn |Andrew Mark Corkery |Gerard Edic

A new 5.1 magnitude aftershock rattled survivors of Friday’s devastating earthquake as rescuers worked frantically to pull survivors from the rubble in Myanmar’s second-largest city. In neighboring Thailand, more bodies were pulled from a collapsed building in Bangkok. Lisa Desjardins speaks with Jeremy Stoner of Save the Children about the effects of the quake in Thailand and Myanmar.