Vera Bergengruen

Vera Bergengruen is a senior correspondent at TIME, based in the Washington, D.C. bureau. She covers the overlap of national security, politics, and technology. Her work at TIME has won the Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi Award and a New York Press Club Award.

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Ben Nimmo

When Ben Nimmo first began tracking online influence operations targeting elections in 2014, he had to scroll for hours on Twitter, studying how networks of fake accounts tried to hijack partisan narratives. A decade later,...

By Vera Bergengruen

Stephen Richer

This summer, Stephen Richer, the county recorder in Maricopa County, Ariz., ran for re-election as an unabashedly pro-democracy Republican. That was a bold stance in Maricopa, which had been overrun by baseless allegations of widespread...

By Vera Bergengruen

Meagan Wolfe

Watch THE OFFICIALS, a documentary on election officials preparing for a contentious 2024 election, here Over the past four years, Meagan Wolfe has seen a drastic and alarming change in the way Americans perceive the...

By Vera Bergengruen

Eric Schmidt

Eric Schmidt has long been one of the most influential voices on AI policy in Washington, working to strengthen ties between Silicon Valley and the U.S. government, particularly the Pentagon. A veteran tech executive who...

By Vera Bergengruen

How Nayib Bukele's 'Iron Fist' Has Transformed El Salvador

A crackdown on gangs has made the authoritarian leader arguably the world's most popular head of state

By Vera Bergengruen / San Salvador

Read the Transcript of President Bukele’s Interview With TIME

In an exclusive interview, President Nayib Bukele speaks about his crackdown on gangs and more. Read the full transcript.

By Vera Bergengruen/San Salvador

Lea la Transcripción de la Entrevista de TIME Con el Presidente Nayib Bukele

En una entrevista exclusiva, el Presidente Nayib Bukele discutió su guerra contra las pandillas y más. Lea la transcripción.

By Vera Bergengruen/San Salvador

Inside the Last Weeks of RFK Jr.'s Campaign

How the Kennedy scion turned to Trump

By Vera Bergengruen

Kamala Harris Was Never Biden’s ‘Border Czar.’ Here’s What She Really Did

Harris focused on improving conditions in Central America's Northern Triangle and addressing root causes of migration

By Vera Bergengruen

America’s Political Violence Crisis

A closer look into the documented surge in violent threats, harassment, and physical attacks.

By Vera Bergengruen

Why the Biden-Trump Debate May Boost RFK Jr

The third party candidate drew millions of viewers during a simulcast event.

By Vera Bergengruen

A Controversial Facial-Recognition Company Quietly Expands Into Latin America

Clearview AI is increasingly working in Latin America and the Caribbean as it legal challenges in the U.S. and Europe

By Vera Bergengruen

OpenAI Says Russia, China, and Israel Are Using Its Tools for Foreign Influence Campaigns

OpenAI identified five influence operations in Russia, China, Iran, and Israel using its tools to manipulate public opinion.

By Vera Bergengruen

Milei’s Radical Plan to Transform Argentina

The President is on a mission to "Make Argentina Great Again"

By Vera Bergengruen/Buenos Aires

Read the Full Transcript of President Javier Milei's Interview With TIME

Argentina’s President sat down for an exclusive interview with TIME in Buenos Aires on April 25

By Vera Bergengruen/Buenos Aires

Lea la Transcripción Completa de la Entrevista de TIME Con el Presidente Javier Milei

El Presidente de Argentina concedió una entrevista exclusiva a TIME en Buenos Aires el 25 de abril.

By Vera Bergengruen/Buenos Aires

Exclusive: Donald Trump Says Political Violence 'Depends' on 'Fairness' of 2024 Election

"If we don’t win, you know, it depends. It always depends on the fairness of an election," Trump tells TIME.

By Vera Bergengruen/Washington and Eric Cortellessa/Palm Beach, Fla.

States Scramble to Block AI Election Meddling

Bills regulating AI-generated content have largely been met with bipartisan support

By Vera Bergengruen

How the U.S. Rallied to Defend Israel

“The ball is now in Israel's court.”

By Vera Bergengruen

U.S. Scrambles After Israel's Strikes

Aid groups suspend work in Gaza after one attack, while Tehran threatens to retaliate for a second.

By Vera Bergengruen
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