She is the 2014 winner of the National Press Club's award for Washington Regional Reporting. She has reported from Washington since 2000 and joined the Tribune in 2009. She is a graduate of Marquette University and was a Nieman Journalism Fellow at Harvard University. Previous positions include senior writer at U.S. News and World Report and Washington correspondent at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. She has written from 16 foreign countries and more than 30 states. Among her major stories: the war in Iraq, the 9-11 attack in Washington, presidential campaigns, five national political conventions and five inaugurations.