Rafi Schwartz, The Week US
Rafi Schwartz has worked as a politics writer at The Week since 2022, where he covers elections, Congress and the White House. He was previously a contributing writer with Mic focusing largely on politics, a senior writer with Splinter News, a staff writer for Fusion's news lab, and the managing editor of Heeb Magazine, a Jewish life and culture publication. Rafi's work has appeared in Rolling Stone, GOOD and The Forward, among others. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, with a major in religious studies, and a minor in integrated liberal studies.
Rafi lives in the Twin Cities, where he does not bike, run or take part in any team sports. He does, however, have a variety of interests, hobbies and passions.
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What’s the new Trump TV?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION Launched during the president’s latest media feud, the White House’s new streaming platform is off to a shaky start
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Iran’s president vows fight ‘until our last breath’Speed Read Masoud Pezeshkian said he would defend Iran in a “defiant” speech
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Trump’s South Africa obsession upends the US refugee programTHE EXPLAINER Thousands of immigrants are set to arrive next year. Almost all of them are white South Africans.
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White House ousts 760K from ACA, claiming fraudSpeed Read Vice President JD Vance said those removed were “phantom people” and “real people who just don’t meet the eligibility requirements”
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Iranian proxies put Saudi Arabia on its heels in YemenTHE EXPLAINER A stunning Houthi offensive has rattled one of the region’s biggest powers
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Candidate’s racist post throws Texas GOP schisms into sharp reliefIN THE SPOTLIGHT Statewide Republican nominee Bo French’s broadside against a group of UT students has many questioning the party’s tolerance for bigotry
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UN probe finds US likely committed Iran war crimesSpeed Read The US made attacks on an elementary school and sports center, killing civilians
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Fed hikes key interest rate, drawing Trump ireSpeed Read Fed policymakers are ‘implicitly’ undercutting the White House’s ‘insistence that inflation isn’t a concern’
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FBI’s Patel defends easing bestiality ban in hiringspeed read Director Kash Patel wants applicants who have engaged in prostitution and bestiality to be eligible for FBI employment
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Canada begins its post-US pivotIN THE SPOTLIGHT Facing a trade war with an unreliable ally turned adversary, Canada looks to the EU for allies
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Trump EPA repeals coal, gas power plant pollution limitsSpeed Read The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said this is the largest deregulatory action of the US power sector ever taken
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A war by any other name: Republicans recast Iran to fit a shifting agendaIN THE SPOTLIGHT When is a war not really a war? It depends on who’s asking and why.
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Supreme Court blocks GOP’s Missouri gerrymander againSpeed Read The rulings “marked a defining moment in a pitched legal battle that has lasted nearly a year”
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US, world set new summer heat recordsSpeed Read The average temperature in the 48 contiguous states was 74.37 degrees Fahrenheit from June to August
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Smithsonian head retiring amid Trump pressureSpeed Read Lonnie Bunch III has led the institution since 2019
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All eyes on Russian airspace as Ukraine threatens commercial travelTHE EXPLAINER Putin says Zelenskyy’s warnings to Russian flights amount to ‘terrorism’
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Is Trump’s midterm convention a flop before the doors even open?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION Trump says he wants to energize Republican candidates before the midterms. Dozens are keeping their distance.
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Johnson scraps House votes before midtermsSpeed Read The move will leave just four days for legislation before the midterms
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New York City bans AI for students through 8th gradeSpeed Read All high schoolers will still be taught about AI literacy
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The 8 issues that will determine the midtermsIN DEPTH Everything from gas prices to international relations will be on the ballot in November
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House clears spending bill, averting shutdownSpeed Read The stopgap bill will push the expected budget fight until after the 2026 midterms
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The 9 obsessions Donald Trump just can’t quitIN DEPTH From show tunes to steam power, these are the president’s most persistent preoccupations
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Trump’s South Carolina playbook has the GOP excited — and anxiousTALKING POINTS By helping Sen. Darline Graham snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, the president risks long-term consequences from a short-term victory
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Trump renames Lake Ontario amid Canada feudSpeed Read Other countries are unlikely to recognize the change
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