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.
Latest articles by Rafi Schwartz, The Week US
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Why is today's Supreme Court hearing the most important election case in a quarter century?
Today's Big Question By hearing Trump's argument to be reinstated on Colorado's ballot, the court risks becoming an election-year spoiler
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Why did a federal court shoot down Trump's immunity excuse?
Today's big question The Trump campaign 'respectfully disagrees' with a panel of appellate judges who rejected the former president's bid for 'complete and total' immunity
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Joe Biden's LNG pause: good policy or bad posturing?
Today's Big Question Critics from all sides attack the White House for freezing permits for some new liquified natural gas export terminals
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Why is the Texas secession movement having a moment?
Today's big question As the partisan battle over immigration legislation intensifies, a long-simmering effort to make Texas its own nation is picking up steam
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Boris Nadezhdin: Russia's next (but not necessarily best) shot at ousting Vladimir Putin
Talking Point A little-known lawmaker with an anti-war, pro-civil rights agenda is making waves in Russia's upcoming national election.
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Elon Musk's blocked $50B Tesla pay package is about more than corporate compensation
Talking Point A Delaware court's ruling against the tech mogul's 'unfathomable' stock package plan raises uncomfortable questions for the world's richest person
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Fox News is firmly in GOP primary candidates' crosshairs
Talking Point Conservative candidates keep attacking the conservative network to burnish their conservative bona fides
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International Court of Justice orders Israel to 'take all measures' to prevent genocide
Talking Point Crucially, the United Nations' highest judicial body did not call for a full cease-fire between Israel and Hamas
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President Biden urged to federalize troops to prevent 'chaos' in Texas
Talking Point Defying the Supreme Court, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sets up a national guard standoff over razor wire at the border
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After New Hampshire, is there much of a GOP primary left?
Today's Big Question A double-digit win in the Granite State leaves little runway for any candidate not named Trump
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69 things Donald Trump has said about women
Feature The former president has a long history of controversial remarks about the opposite sex
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Ron DeSantis: bad campaign or bad candidate?
Talking Point From celebrated 'never Trump' champion to a first-round knockout in the GOP primaries, did the Florida governor ever really have a chance?
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Where does Nikki Haley go after New Hampshire?
Today's Big Question She's surging in the polls as the 'never-Trump' candidate, but a strong showing in New Hampshire might be the Haley campaign's high water mark
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Why a historic Mayorkas impeachment might not matter
Talking Point House Republicans have made ousting President Biden's Homeland Security Secretary a major priority regardless of the political risks
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Ron DeSantis is down but is he out?
Today's big question Stuck between a dominant Donald Trump and a surging Nikki Haley, the man once seen as the GOP's best hope for 2024 scrambles to salvage a struggling campaign
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Bipartisan group pitches Child Tax Credit expansion
Speed Read Congressional negotiators have unveiled their nearly $80 billion tax plan — now they have to pass it.
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Knives out: Can a surging Haley survive what's next?
Today's big question She's rising in the polls while her rivals are dropping out, but is Nikki Haley ready to be the GOP primary's #1 target?
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Republicans can't quit holding their House speaker hostage
Talking Point Rep. Mike Johnson starts the new year with a familiar lesson from his party's rightmost wing.
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Is Trump's immunity case DOA (and does that matter)?
Today's Big Question Lawyers for the former president insist he's immune from criminal prosecution for anything he did in office — but winning the legal argument might not be the point.
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Iowa could be Ron DeSantis' first and last shot
Talking Point A strong showing could propel the Florida governor to future primary wins — anything less could end his campaign entirely
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Who will win one of this year's toughest fights and become 2024's GOP VP?
Today's Big Question With his seemingly insurmountable lead in place, is Donald Trump's pending pick the real race to watch?
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Key dates in the 2024 presidential election
The Explainer Primaries, conventions, and court dates — oh my!
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Jan. 6 may be the ultimate electoral lightning rod
Talking Point Three years later, Biden and Trump bet big on the insurrection's legacy
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House Republicans unite in the new year with the same border stalemate
Talking Point By kicking off 2024 with a renewed focus on immigration, congressional conservatives hope to raise the stakes without risking deja vu
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