Amber Ferguson

Washington, D.C.

Education: University of Maryland, BA in history

Amber Ferguson is a senior video journalist on the General Assignment desk at The Washington Post. Previously, she was the video editor for the Metro section and overnights on Morning Mix. Before coming to The Post, Amber was the Politics video editor at HuffPost. She covered the 2016 presidential election on the campaign trail. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland where she studied history and minored in U.S. Latino/a Studies.
Latest from Amber Ferguson

    This woman’s Dollar Tree holiday recipes are going viral

    Rebecca Chobat showed TikTok how to make a three-course Thanksgiving dinner using ingredients from Dollar Tree. The outpouring of support was enormous.

    November 27, 2024

      Woman, 97, reunites with cheer squad she founded

      The high school cheerleading team 97-year-old Ilagene Doehring founded eight decades ago visited her assisted-living facility on Nov. 13.

      November 26, 2024

      She started her school’s cheer squad. At 97, she got to perform again.

      The high school cheerleading team Ilagene Doehring started eight decades earlier came to her assisted living facility to perform for her — and with her.

      November 26, 2024
      Ilagene Doehring, 97, performs a stunt with the Merrill High School cheerleading squad.

      Trial begins for suspect in Laken Riley’s killing. Here’s what to know.

      Jose Ibarra is charged with killing the University of Georgia nursing student, inflaming the national debate about immigration.

      November 15, 2024
      John Phillips, Laken Riley's stepfather, comforts Allyson Phillips, Riley's mother, on Friday, the first day of a trial for Jose Ibarra, who is accused of killing Riley in February.

        Biden pledges peaceful transfer of power

        President Joe Biden spoke from the Rose Garden on Nov. 7 after Vice President Kamala Harris conceded the election to President-elect Donald Trump.

        November 7, 2024

          Harris visits swing states in final stretch of campaign

          In her final week of campaigning, Vice President Kamala Harris made stops in all key swing states, rallying supporters in a push to secure crucial votes.

          November 2, 2024

          Cancer cut Sheila Jackson Lee’s term short. Her daughter wants to finish it.

          Erica Lee Carter is campaigning to fill the congressional seat of her late mother, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas).

          November 2, 2024
          Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee with her daughter, Erica Lee Carter. Jackson Lee died in July.

            Sheila Jackson Lee’s daughter runs to carry on her legacy

            Erica Lee Carter, the only daughter of the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D), is running to fulfill the rest of her mother’s term in Texas.

            November 2, 2024

              Wisconsin officials on what Harris needs to do to win

              Wisconsin lawmakers and officials told The Post what Vice President Kamala Harris needs to do to clinch the Badger state over the final days of campaigning.

              November 1, 2024

                Harris, Trump hold Wisconsin rallies days ahead of election

                Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump campaigned in Wisconsin on Oct. 30 as polls continue to show a dead heat in the state.

                October 31, 2024