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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Why China’s AI bubble is burstingTHE EXPLAINER The country’s big bet on artificial intelligence has created billions in losses and a major market upheaval
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JD Vance makes his post-midterms moveIN THE SPOTLIGHT By pivoting away from Trump on Iran, has the vice president set the tone for the next two years?
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Is this the beginning of the end for the Trump era?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION A blue electoral tsunami could be a major nail in the coffin of MAGA’s decade-long dominance
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Where does Congressional Republican leadership go from here?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION Can Mike Johnson remain atop a party on its heels, or is the GOP rank and file ready for a change?
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What to expect in tomorrow’s midterm electionsIN THE SPOTLIGHT Polls point to a good night for Democrats, even as pundits debate polls’ overall accuracy
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GOP gambles on cruelty as a campaign strategyIN THE SPOTLIGHT As Donald Trump’s brand of politics is normalized across the GOP, not everyone is reaping the same benefits
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What happens if Democrats go to war with Elon Musk?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION The party is already preparing to investigate MAGA’s biggest benefactor
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Trumpland is already looking for midterm scapegoatsIN THE SPOTLIGHT Some of the president’s closest allies are in the hot seat ahead of an expected electoral drubbing
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What could happen at Vladimir Putin’s proposed superpower summit?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION Absent a firm agenda, here’s what Xi, Trump and Putin might tackle at a high-stakes trilateral get-together
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Chinese college graduates eschew urban life for farmingUNDER THE RADAR A viral job posting exemplifies a growing trend toward agrarian life
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Is Elon Musk playing Starlink politics with the future of Ukraine and the rest of Europe?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION By disrupting Ukrainian military connectivity, SpaceX risks accelerating a continent-wide pivot to domestic options
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Livestreaming an execution: cruelty or an added deterrent?Talking Points The Defense Department wants to make a public example of a soldier-turned-terrorist
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A key MAGA voting bloc has gone conspicuously quietIN THE SPOTLIGHT The GOP’s young-men blues: how this demographic could thwart the midterms
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Rahm Emanuel’s anti-impeachment message to Democrats isn’t landing with everyoneTALKING POINTS Ahead of a likely presidential run, the former Chicago Mayor and White House adviser is urging caution
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Why is Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ welfare fraud ad roiling MAGA-world?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION The governor of Arkansas is facing conservative backlash over a new anti-welfare commercial
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‘Artificial’ or ‘Super’? When it comes to digital intelligence, some say it’s all in the name.TALKING POINTS MAGA wants to retitle an ongoing tech revolution. Not everyone thinks a name change is needed.
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Coastal California braces for Kelvin wave chaosIN THE SPOTLIGHT Fueled by an intense El Niño season, this little-known oceanographic phenomenon is threatening the Pacific seaboard
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Russian hybrid attacks risk catching Europe flat-footedIN THE SPOTLIGHT Analysts warn that Russia may expand its Ukraine offensive to target Europe more broadly. Not everyone on the continent is ready.
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Macklemore launching ‘Free Palestine’ concert tourSpeed Read It comes less than two weeks after the rapper was dropped by Ed Sheeran’s tour
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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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