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Lisa Desjardins

Washington, D.C.

Correspondent at PBS NewsHour

I'm a Correspondent, PBS NewsHour. Happy, grateful nerd. Remains a faithful Chester Arthur fan. On BlueSky as @LisaD

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  • U.S. states agree to multi-billion dollar settlement with Purdue Pharma over opioid crisis

    1 week ago | flipboard.com | Lisa Desjardins

    An initiative that began in 2024 culminated in the arrests of 22 people and the issuing of arrest warrants for three others in what police hope will …

  • What’s in the Senate’s version of Trump’s ‘big bill’?

    1 week ago | pbs.org | Lisa Desjardins

    Politics Jun 18, 2025 1:55 PM EDT For more politics coverage and analysis, sign up for Here’s the Deal, our weekly politics newsletter, here. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (let’s say “OBBBA”) is President Donald Trump’s signature agenda item in Congress. It will affect the daily lives of tens of millions of Americans. It is a massive project, with potentially the largest tax cuts, spending cuts and additions to the national debt in U.S. history.

  • What lawmakers said about Sen. Padilla being forcibly removed from DHS news conference

    2 weeks ago | pbs.org | Lisa Desjardins

    Members of Congress have been quick to react to news from across the country that one of their own, California Sen. Alex Padilla, was forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference. Democrats pointed the blame at the Trump administration, while Republicans called out the senator. Lisa Desjardins reports.

  • 46 programs Trump wants to eliminate, according to his proposed budget

    3 weeks ago | pbs.org | Lisa Desjardins

    Politics Jun 5, 2025 4:14 PM EDT For more politics coverage and analysis, sign up for Here’s the Deal, our weekly politics newsletter, here. Presidential budget proposals are usually seen as symbolic. But President Donald Trump is running the Republican Party and asserting presidential power in ways unseen in American history. At the least, the outline he has presented to Congress this year will influence lawmakers’ decisions.

  • Thread by @LisaDNews on Thread Reader App

    1 month 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?

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Lisa Desjardins
Lisa Desjardins @LisaDNews
12 Jun 25

Confirmed: @repdonjbacon switched from no to yes, getting the rescissions bill to pass.

Lisa Desjardins
Lisa Desjardins @LisaDNews
12 Jun 25

PADILLA REACTION. Here: sending video of House Dems, led by Calif. delegation, on House steps just now condemning what happened re: Sen. Padilla. Pt 1 https://t.co/TLoqAcgtdB

Lisa Desjardins
Lisa Desjardins @LisaDNews
12 Jun 25

NOW: Speaker Johnson in middle of large group of moderates and others on the House floor - as the president's rescissions pkg is poised to fail.