Vera Bergengruen

Vera Bergengruen is a political correspondent in the Washington, D.C. bureau.

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., left, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., raise their arms after addressing attendees of a rally in The Villages, Fla., on May 7, 2021,

The 'America First' Revival Tour Throws a Trump Rally Without Trump

For an hour and a half on Friday evening, it was as if the 2020 election ha...

For an hour and a half on Friday evening, it was as if the 2020 election had never ended. "Tell me, who’s your president?" asked Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. “Donald Trump!” the crowd shouted. Did...

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QAnon Candidates Are Winning Local Elections. Can They Be Stopped?

Conspiracy theorists are winning local elections. Communities are strugglin...

Conspiracy theorists are winning local elections. Communities are struggling to fight back

Workers unload vaccine doses from an Air China flight during the arrival of a new batch of Sinovac vaccines against Covid-19 at El Salvador International Airport in La Paz, El Salvador, on March 28, 2021.

China Eclipses Terrorist Groups as Top U.S. Security Threat, Intelligence Chiefs Say

The national security threats that top intelligence officials laid out for ...

The national security threats that top intelligence officials laid out for lawmakers on Wednesday were dominated by China’s efforts to expand its global influence and the “cascading crises” and “looming disequilibrium” facing the Biden Administration...

Pro-Trump rioters attempt to enter the Capitol building in Washington, DC, on Jan. 6, 2021.

The Capitol Attack Was the Most Documented Crime in History. Will That Ensure Justice?

As evidence mounts, so does the challenge of making the case and deterring ...

As evidence mounts, so does the challenge of making the case and deterring future violence.

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Facebook Acted Too Late to Tackle Misinformation on 2020 Election, Report Finds

Facebook tweaked its algorithms in October, but advocacy group Avaaz finds ...

Facebook tweaked its algorithms in October, but advocacy group Avaaz finds the platform had already amplified false and toxic content by then

Police officers are seen outside a massage parlor where three people were shot and killed in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16, 2021.

The Atlanta Shooter Killed Six Women of Asian Descent. Isn’t That A Hate Crime?

The 21-year-old white man who police say went on a shooting spree at three ...

The 21-year-old white man who police say went on a shooting spree at three Atlanta-area massage parlors on Tuesday was charged with eight counts of murder in the attacks, intensifying widespread fears and sorrow over...

A pride mural defaced with white nationalist messages in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, on January 9, 2021.

2020 Saw an Unprecedented Surge in White Supremacist Propaganda

An Anti-Defamation League (ADL) study recorded 5,125 incidents of white sup...

An Anti-Defamation League (ADL) study recorded 5,125 incidents of white supremacist propaganda last year, nearly double the number of cases in 2019