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Jeffrey Scott Shapiro

Jeffrey Scott Shapiro

jshapiro@washingtontimes.com

Jeffrey Scott Shapiro is an investigative journalist and former Washington, D.C. prosecutor who served as a White House appointed senior official at the U.S. Office of Cuba Broadcasting from 2017-2021. Mr. Shapiro has investigated and written about domestic and international criminal cases, conflicts and legality with an emphasis on Cuban and Russian affairs. He is now the assistant commentary editor for The Washington Times. He can be reached at jshapiro@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Jeffrey Scott Shapiro

China and Taiwan's computer microchip production and the Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Taiwan is the epicenter of the AI revolution

Several months ago, while practicing law and journalism, I began studying artificial intelligence at Florida Atlantic University's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

May 20, 2026
Russia and Venezuela illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

The Kremlin origins of Maduro regime antisemitism

Most of the world was confused when Nicolas Maduro's second in command, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, implicated Israel in the U.S. Delta Force capture of her commander in chief.

January 29, 2026
Voice of America (VOA) illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Trump should not silence the Voice of America

President Trump recently signed an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees federal networks and grantees broadcasting news into closed societies.

March 24, 2025
A firing squad simulation is part of the new Cuban Revolution exhibit at the Miami-based Cuban museum. (Photograph by Jeffrey Scott Shapiro / Special to The Washington Times)

Cuban exiles re-create Castro’s communist revolution at Miami museum

MIAMI -- Sixty-five years ago, hundreds of thousands of Cubans fled Fidel Castro's reign of terror after he seized power in Havana. While Americans have had a glimpse into the 1959 Cuban Revolution's stadium trials and firing squads from documentaries and Hollywood films, they can now travel back to the historic era as part of an interactive virtual experience -- deep in the heart of Miami.

December 6, 2024
FILE - Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, right, points toward Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally on March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio. Vance sharply criticized Trump during the 2016 election cycle, before changing course and embracing the former president. Vance is now one of Trump's fiercest allies and defenders and among those short-listed to be Trump's vice presidential pick. AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)

A Trump-Vance ticket is a Biden-Harris victory

I served in the Trump administration for nearly four years. One year after President Biden was sworn in, I was surprised and disappointed that my former boss endorsed J.D. Vance in the Ohio Senate primaries.

July 13, 2024