She previously worked at ABC News, serving as the network's Chief White House Correspondent and co-anchoring Good Morning America.
Her reporting received accolades from the California Newspaper Publishers Association, the East Bay Press Club, and the Hearst Corporation.
During her time as a national correspondent, Vega covered numerous stories, including the Fukushima power plant disaster, the appointment of Pope Francis, the 2014 Ebola epidemic in the United States, the Sony computer hacking, and the 2016 Summer Olympics.
[12] In January 2017, Llamas was named the full-time weekend anchor of World News Tonight, while Vega was moved to become the senior White House Correspondent.
"[14] Vega brushed aside the remark, and asked Trump about the FBI investigation into then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
"[14] In January 2021, Vega was named as the Chief White House Correspondent for ABC News, succeeding Jonathan Karl.