Vera Bergengruen

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

A plane from Delta Air Lines is seen above the skyline of Manhattan before it lands at JFK airport on March 15, 2020 in New York City.

'We’re Definitely Spreading It.' Flight Attendants Fear They Are Losing the Fight Against the Coronavirus

“Guess no one can see the fear behind the masks, that's a plus"

Dennysse Vadell in her husband Tomeu’s office at their home in Lake Charles, La., in October

6 Americans Imprisoned in Venezuela Are Hoping COVID-19 Brings Them Home

When she walked into the large cell deep inside Venezuela’s most notorious ...

When she walked into the large cell deep inside Venezuela’s most notorious prison in July 2018, Dennysse Vadell could not find her husband. She frantically scanned the faces of the assembled men in dark green...

Flanked by members of the Coronavirus Task Force, U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news briefing on the latest development of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. at the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2020.

Under Fire For Coronavirus Response, Trump Officials Defend Disbanding Pandemic Team

Anticipating the likely investigation into their handling of the coronaviru...

Anticipating the likely investigation into their handling of the coronavirus outbreak, current and former Trump Administration officials are starting to push back on widespread allegations that the Administration’s cuts to critical global health staffing and...

Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a briefing on the Trump administration's coronavirus response in at the White House on March 04, 2020

‘Doomed from the Start.’ Experts Say the Trump Administration’s Coronavirus Response Was Never Going to Work

The Trump Administration’s strategy to combat COVID-19, the novel coronavir...

The Trump Administration’s strategy to combat COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, began with a relatively simple focus: keep it out of the United States. In service of that goal, the White House issued drastic travel restrictions,...

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while Ivan Duque, Colombia's president, center left, listens during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 2, 2020.

Colombian President Faces U.S. Counter-Narcotics Pressure Amid Refugee Crisis

His country is struggling to cope with the influx of more than 1.7 million ...

His country is struggling to cope with the influx of more than 1.7 million refugees who have fled the political and economic crisis in neighboring Venezuela, but Colombian President Iván Duque was given a new...

A person wearing a protective mask and gloves rides on a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) train car during the morning commute in Oakland, California, on Feb. 27, 2020.

The Trump Administration’s Many Vacancies Could Complicate its Coronavirus Response

On Thursday, as the U.S. was facing its first possible case of community-sp...

On Thursday, as the U.S. was facing its first possible case of community-spread coronavirus, President Donald Trump brought in a long-time public health official to help manage the White House response to the spread of...

Voting booths stand empty during the New Hampshire Presidential Primary at Bedford High School in Bedford, N.H., on Feb. 11, 2020.

'This Could Make or Break the Election.' How States Are Battling Over Who Gets to Vote in the 2020 Election

Voter-access laws may determine victory in 2020 and beyond