Molly Ball is the national political correspondent at TIME, based in the Washington, D.C. bureau. She covers campaigns, the White House, political personalities and policy debates across America. She has received numerous awards for her political coverage, including the Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress, the Gerald R. Ford Prize for Distinguished Reporting on the Presidency and the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting. She is the author of Pelosi, a bestselling biography of the first woman Speaker of the House.