Vera Bergengruen

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

In this July 10, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump is joined by Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, second from right, as he arrives at Melsbroek Air Base, in Brussels, Belgium. Sondland, wrapped up in a congressional impeachment inquiry, was a late convert to Trump, initially supporting another candidate in the Republican primary and once refusing to participate in a fundraiser on his behalf.

This 5-Hour Window Could Be Key to Trump’s Impeachment Inquiry

"I asked the President: “What do you want from Ukraine?”

U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch during a meeting with Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman Kyiv, Ukraine, November 12, 2018.

Marie Yovanavitch Tells Congress She was 'Incredulous' Trump Pushed For Her Removal

"The Department had been under pressure from the President to remove me sin...

"The Department had been under pressure from the President to remove me since the Summer of 2018."

U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo speaks after meeting Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio in Rome, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019.

How Mike Pompeo Is Taking Center Stage In Trump’s Impeachment Drama

His legacy is on the line

President Donald Trump arrives at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 26, 2019.

How Trump's Obsession With a Conspiracy Theory Led to the Impeachment Crisis

How a murky theory fueled a global hunt and consumed the presidency

Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire arrives to testify before the House Select Committee On Intelligence in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill Sept. 26, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

Trump's Top Intelligence Official Defends Handling of 'Unprecedented' Whistleblower Complaint

The nation’s highest-ranking intelligence official defended his handling of...

The nation’s highest-ranking intelligence official defended his handling of a "unique and unprecedented" whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump in front of the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday morning, in the middle of a fierce...

An idled blast furnace in Ashland, Ky., where Russian money is behind a new aluminum plant

A Kremlin-Linked Firm Invested Millions in Kentucky. Were They After More Than Money?

A TIME investigation found that Rusal used every political and economic too...

A TIME investigation found that Rusal used every political and economic tool at its disposal to shed sanctions, prevent them from being re-imposed and establish a foothold in U.S. politics

Danielle Novoa, right, with her twin sister Jessica Torres at an interfaith vigil in El Paso’s Ponder Park on Aug. 4.

‘We Are Being Eaten From Within.’ Why America Is Losing the Battle Against White Nationalist Terrorism

For decades, U.S. officials ignored the growing threat of domestic extremis...

For decades, U.S. officials ignored the growing threat of domestic extremism. That may finally be changing