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Molly Ball of Time Magazine has won the Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress from the National Press Foundation. Judges honored her coverage of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

The Dirksen Award was created in 1980 in honor of the late Republican senator from Illinois. It recognizes journalists whose work shows thoughtful appraisal and insight into the workings of the U.S. Congress.

Ball had written a 2018 cover story on Pelosi for Time Magazine, but dug still deeper in 2020 to give readers insight into the enigmatic and powerful Speaker. Among other insights, Ball illuminated the thinking behind Pelosi’s decision to proceed with impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. In May, Ball published a book titled “Pelosi.”

“Molly Ball has consistently been the authoritative voice on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the most consequential Democrat in Congress and also one of the least understood,” said judge Jon Sawyer. “Reading Ball, you get a vivid sense of what drives Pelosi and the way she wields her power. You see the person in full.”

“Molly Ball’s reporting is comprehensive and compelling,” said judge Terence Samuel of NPR. “Her work on Nancy Pelosi has the feel of being the final word on the subject.”

“Molly Ball’s exhaustive reporting showed the Nancy Pelosi most Americans don’t see- the master tactician whose behind-the-scenes work is far more nuanced than what is seen from her press conferences and public meetings,” said judge Susan Milligan of U.S. News & World Report. “Ball showed an unseen side not just of Pelosi herself, but the office of the Speakership.”

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