Vera Bergengruen

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

Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses the 19th conference of the United Russia Party at the VDNKh Exhibition Centre.

How Russian President Vladimir Putin Emerged as a Winner in President Donald Trump's Impeachment Hearings

After weeks of partisan heckling in a whirl of overheard phone calls and co...

After weeks of partisan heckling in a whirl of overheard phone calls and conspiracy theories, the former top Russia expert on the National Security Council had had enough. By the time Fiona Hill gave her...

Fiona Hill, the National Security Council’s former senior director for Europe and Russia testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill on Nov. 21, 2019 in Washington, DC.

'I've Never Seen Anything Like This.' These Are the Biggest Moments of Fiona Hill and David Holmes’ Impeachment Testimony

Fiona Hill and David Holmes testified publicly Thursday

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper, right, and State Department official David Hale, are sworn in to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on Nov. 20, 2019.

'Mr. Giuliani’s Requests Were a Quid Pro Quo.' Gordon Sondland Testifies in Trump Impeachment Inquiry

Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union, testified on Wednes...

Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union, testified on Wednesday that he and other U.S. officials were working at the “direction of the President” when they cooperated with Rudy Giuliani to urge Ukraine to...

Witnesses Ambassador Kurt Volker and Tim Morrison testify during the House Intelligence Committee hearing on the impeachment inquiry on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 19, 2019.

'My Worst Fear of How Our Ukraine Policy Could Play Out.' What Officials Said During Tuesday's House Hearings

The second week of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry into Presiden...

The second week of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump began Tuesday with testimony from four current and former Trump Administration officials. Throughout nearly 11 hours of combined testimony, each of...

Marie Yovanovitch, the former ambassador to Ukraine, enters the House Intelligence Committee hearing on the impeachment inquiry in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 15, 2019.

Ex-Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch Testifies to 'Intimidating' Trump Tweet in Impeachment Hearing: The Biggest Moments

Yovanovitch testified that a Ukrainian official told her “I really needed t...

Yovanovitch testified that a Ukrainian official told her “I really needed to watch my back”

(L-R) Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs George P. Kent and top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William B. Taylor Jr. are sworn-in prior to testifying before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Nov. 13, 2019.

In First Public Impeachment Hearing, Diplomats Say Trump’s Probes Were About Biden — Not Corruption

After nearly two months of investigations that have mostly unfolded behind ...

After nearly two months of investigations that have mostly unfolded behind closed doors, the House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump finally went public on Wednesday. In a widely anticipated, five-and-a-half hour public hearing,...

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, on July 10, 2018.

One of President Trump's Top Diplomats Just Further Unraveled the 'No Quid Pro Quo' Defense

The top diplomat said he refreshed his "recollection about certain conversa...

The top diplomat said he refreshed his "recollection about certain conversations"