Latest articles by Rafi Schwartz, The Week US
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US inflation hits highest level in 3 yearsSpeed Read Consumer prices are up 3.8% year-over-year
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Trump says Iran truce on ‘life support,’ seeks gas tax pausespeed read The breakdown in negotiations sent oil prices higher
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Is Putin’s chokehold on Russia slipping?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION The Russian leader is caught between an increasingly unpopular war and shifting global headwinds
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Was JD Vance’s Iowa excursion a midterms jolt or a presidential test balloon?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION The state where presidential dreams are born saw its first veep visit of this term
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Tennessee lawmakers erase lone Democratic districtSpeed Read The NAACP is challenging the new map in state court
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Trump attacks pope again before Rubio’s Vatican visitSpeed Read Rubio will also meet with Italy’s prime minister
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Russia’s Africa-based power takes a beatingIN THE SPOTLIGHT An attack by insurgents in Mali has thrown Moscow’s effort to exert regional influence across Africa into dire straits
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Rudy Giuliani hospitalized with pneumoniaSpeed Read The former New York City mayor remains in critical condition
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All of RFK Jr.’s run-ins with the animal kingdomIN THE SPOTLIGHT From beached whales to road-kill raccoons and an infamous brain worm, the Health and Human Services Secretary has had his share of wild encounters.
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The high-ranking officials Trump has fired, forced to resign or moved elsewhere in his second termIN-DEPTH Administrative turnover is nothing new for this notoriously fickle president
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DHS shutdown ends after 76 days, GOP climbdownSpeed Read Further delays could’ve shuttered the agency until mid-May
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The Trump family name has opened many eponymous doors for the president and his kin.IN THE SPOTLIGHT The Trump family name has opened many eponymous doors for the president and his ilk.
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Supreme Court guts key Voting Rights Act pillarSpeed Read The law remains on the books, but has been drastically limited
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DOJ indicts ex-FBI chief Comey over seashell postSpeed Read Comey had posted a photo of seashells spelling out ‘8647’
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Inside Trump's presidential profiteeringIN THE SPOTLIGHT In less than a decade, the president has turned his office into a billion-dollar pipeline for legally dubious personal enrichment
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Trump weighs Iran offer to end war without nuclear dealSpeed Read Iranians are “serious about getting themselves out of the mess that they’re in,” said Secretary of State Marco Rubio
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How is Trump trying to turn the WHCA attack into a political opportunity?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION Another close call with a would-be assassin has pushed the White House to revisit some go-to responses for moments of heightened national peril
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Meta to cut 10% of workforce in pivot to AISpeed Read The company is slashing about 8,000 positions
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How will a Hungary without Orbán impact Ukraine?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION Both countries look forward to a future beyond ousted authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán
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Georgia Democratic Rep. David Scott dies at 80Speed Read Scott had recently filed to run for a 13th congressional term
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Hegseth ends US military flu vaccine requirementSpeed Read Vaccines will still be available for service members who want them
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Kash Patel files $250M suit against The AtlanticSpeed Read Patel accused the magazine of publishing a “sweeping, malicious, and defamatory hit piece”
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Why is Trump turning to economic warfare in Iran?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION The Trump administration considers adding monetary munitions to its martial tool chest
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JD Vance: the vice president of diminishing returnsTALKING POINT Whether he's bringing peace the Middle East or arguing Just War theory with the Bishop of Rome, Vance seems to be everywhere these days.
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