@ianshapira

Washington Post staff writer. Louisville, Ky. native. Please DM with tips on anything and everything. At work on novel.

 Washington, D.C.
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Joined November 2008
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Replying to @NYTimesPR @RobertKennedyJr
With all due respect, the chairman of the NIH Clinical Center oversight board made a statement at a public meeting. The board approved the statement unanimously. I sought comment from HHS and reported it. Isn't that how a free press works in a democracy?
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Zeeshan Aleem
@ZeeshanAleemOct 18
I enjoyed watching the movie but I apparently wrote what may be the only critical comment of "You Can See Everything” in America. ms.now/opinion/elizabeth-hol…

Opinion | What you can’t see in ‘You Can See Everything’

It's a funny and interesting movie. It also uses a cheap trick.

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A ton of people have asked me for my thoughts about “You Can See Everything,” the new Elizabeth Holmes documentary. Here they are: nytimes.com/2026/10/17/busin… via @NYTimes

The Elizabeth Holmes Documentary, Through the Eyes of the Reporter Who Exposed Her (Gift Article)

Ms. Holmes handed the makers of “You Can See Everything” — and the rest of the world — a microscope with which to observe and dissect her lies.

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Phil Klay@PhilKlayOct 13
I wrote about Hegseth and the idea of live-streaming an execution. nytimes.com/2026/10/13/opini…

Opinion | Pete Hegseth’s Bloodlust Doesn’t Hide His Military Failures

The secretary of defense is banking on a sadistic public.

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Karen Tumulty
@ktumultyOct 3
Replying to @farhip
Surprising (& disappointing) our former colleague @jstein_sun doesn’t recognize that. Vital work is being done, and we need more of it, not trash talk. Because I believe that, I subscribed to the @washingtonsun practically the minute their paywall went up & wish them success.
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No disrespect? 🤣
Jeff Stein
@jstein_sunOct 2
With no disrespect to my many many friends who continue to do excellent journalism at The Washington Post, Jeff Bezos has made abundantly clear that he cannot be trusted to own the flagship paper of the nation’s capital. Follow @washingtonsun
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Griff Witte@griffwitteOct 2
👀👀👀 theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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In May, The @WashingtonPost reported on the case of a Honduran woman whose 3-year-old son, Orlin, was killed after she was deported. @mariasacchetti’s reporting examined inconsistencies in ICE’s narrative and the lack of safeguards for children of those removed from the country. Days after that report, DHS granted Wendy Hernandez Reyes extraordinary humanitarian parole that allowed her to return to the U.S. to bury her son. washingtonpost.com/impact
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Jasmine Golden@jas__goldenSep 29
Take a look at Relentless, a new campaign that goes behind our reporting to reveal the evidence, effort and determination that drive The Washington Post’s journalism. #washingtonpost #relentless #wp
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Sarah Ellison@sarahellisonSep 28
Summer off was glorious. Now I'm back to work! Thrilled to be writing for @POLITICOMag through year's end, and I want your stories. Got a tip, a tale, or something that just doesn't add up? Reach me here (DM's open) or on Signal: sarahellison.11
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Olivia Gazis@Olivia_GazisSep 26
25 years ago today
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@CBSNewsSep 26
The seven-man CIA team, code-named JAWBREAKER, landed in the Panjshir Valley on Sept. 26, 2001, just 15 days after the 9/11 attacks, carrying millions of dollars in cash intended to help enlist and equip Afghan allies. cbsn.ws/3V3WjyG

The story behind the first CIA officers in Afghanistan after 9/11 and the Russian chopper that flew...

Twenty-five years ago, a Soviet-designed helicopter crossed the mountains of Afghanistan with the first CIA officers sent into the country after 9/11, the opening move in what would later become...

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Jeff Taylor, the ex-youth minister indicted on sex abuse charges, pleaded not guilty today in Alexandria federal court. A trial was set for February 2027. I spoke to him briefly after the arraignment--his first public remarks about the accusations. washingtonpost.com/investiga…

Former Virginia youth minister pleads not guilty in sex abuse case

Jeff Taylor, 66, led a church youth group decades ago.

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Taylor looked utterly disheveled. His shirt was untucked in the front and back, his face sunken, his pink tie loosened. “Nothing has captured the good I’ve done,” he said... "Once all these ugly things have been said about me, you can’t take it back.”
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But one parent of an alleged victim told me afterwards, outside the courthouse, that the “wheels are turning, and we will see justice.”
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One of the best stories I have ever ever read. Sharing it today because there must be someone out there who hasn't read it yet. Trust me on this one: theatlantic.com/magazine/202…

The Missing Kayaker

What happened to Ryan Borgwardt?

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Griff Witte@griffwitteSep 21
Nothing will deter us from this work.
The Atlantic Communications
@TheAtlanticPRSep 21
Statement from The Atlantic:
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I ate grasshopper tacos while reporting the obituary of the David George Gordon, the bug chef. nytimes.com/2026/09/21/dinin…
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Brian Stelter
@brianstelterSep 20
The Washington Post says Trump's media ban is "a clear form of intimidation to silence coverage, stripping the public of information and threatening our democracy."
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The Washington Post
@washingtonpostSep 19
MS NOW said its journalists were denied access to the White House grounds Saturday, a day after President Trump said he would ban the outlet, as well as CNN and Politico, from the site. The president said Friday he disliked how they covered him. wapo.st/46RUEip

CNN, MS NOW, Politico say journalists blocked from White House after Trump announces ban

President Donald Trump said Friday he would block MS NOW, CNN and Politico from White House grounds. News outlets and press advocacy groups condemned the move as a violation of the First Amendment.

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Results from @ianshapira blockbuster investigation: Former youth minister indicted on sex abuse charges after @FBI probe wapo.st/4Ai9pbr

Former youth minister indicted on sex abuse charges after FBI investigation

A former youth minister at one of the most prominent churches in Northern Virginia has been arrested and charged with coercing and trying to coerce three minors into sexual activity between the 1990s...

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