Aaron Schaffer

Washington, D.C.

Researcher

Education: American University, MA in journalism and public affairs; University of Rochester, BA in international relations

Aaron Schaffer is a researcher on The Post's News Research team. He previously was assistant editor of The Post's 202 newsletter franchise, where he helped edit The Early 202 and edited The Cybersecurity 202 newsletter. Before that, he was a researcher for The Technology 202 and Cybersecurity 202 newsletters. Before joining The Post, he wrote a newsletter on Middle East lobbying in Washington for Al-Monitor.
Latest from Aaron Schaffer

A firehose of antisemitic disinformation from China is pointing at two Republican legislators

China is increasingly targeting down-ballot races in America, spreading divisive and antisemitic claims about politicians on the social media platform X.

October 10, 2024

Justice Dept. sees Google breakup as a possible remedy in antitrust case

A Washington court is mulling remedies after a landmark decision that Google’s search engine is an illegal monopoly.

October 8, 2024

Police seldom disclose use of facial recognition despite false arrests

A Post investigation found that many defendants were unaware of the technology’s role in linking them to crimes, leading to questions of fairness.

October 6, 2024

Suspected Trump golf course gunman tried to join Ukraine war, faced weapons charges

What we know about the suspected gunman in the apparent Trump assassination attempt.

September 15, 2024
Police crime scene vehicles are seen at Trump International Golf Club after police closed off the area following an apparent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Sunday.

Advocates hope Harris will boost momentum on reparations to Black Americans

While she favored “some form” of reparations in the past, she has not offered her position as presidential nominee. Views on reparations sharply diverge by race.

September 3, 2024
A supporter wears a shirt of Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign event in Philadelphia, on Aug. 6.

Trump’s mysterious X promos show the limits of digital ad transparency

The Washington Post’s essential guide to tech policy news.

August 15, 2024
Former president Donald Trump spoke to X owner Elon Musk during a high-profile live stream Monday.

Ex-CIA analyst accused of working for South Korean intelligence service

Sue Mi Terry, a senior fellow for Korea studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, was charged with failing to register as a foreign agent.

July 16, 2024
Sue Mi Terry in 2017.

Debate brings scrutiny of whether aides shielded signs of Biden’s aging

Biden, aides now grappling with accusations they strongly reject that they were not candid with the public about how his age affected his ability to do the job.

July 7, 2024
President Biden speaks to reporters at the White House on Feb. 8.

Read the court transcripts from Trump’s N.Y. hush money trial

Access the daily court transcripts from former president Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York, including testimony from David Pecker and Stormy Daniels.

May 31, 2024

Trump calls his globe-trotting ex-diplomat ‘my envoy.’ Neither is in office.

Richard Grenell has been acting as a kind of shadow secretary of state, meeting with far-right leaders and movements, and pledging Donald Trump’s support.

March 28, 2024
Richard Grenell, the former acting director of national intelligence under President Donald Trump, has met with a variety of far-right leaders around the world since leaving the White House.