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 are Democrats suddenly calling the opposition 'weird'?
In The Spotlight Juvenile? Overdue? There's a new line of attack on the 2024 campaign trail
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Meta agrees to $1.4 billion settlement with Texas
Speed Read The parent company of Facebook and Instagram stands accused of using facial identification software without users' permission
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Israel confirms strike in Beirut against Hezbollah
Speed Read The attack is believed to be retaliation for a rocket launch from Lebanon that killed a dozen this week in Golan Heights
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Is JD Vance the right pick for Trump's VP?
Talking Points Questions swirl as the heir-apparent to the MAGA movement struggles on the campaign trail
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Right-wing mob breaches Israeli military base
Speed Read The protestors hoped to prevent a legal process that would investigate crimes against a Palestinian prisoner
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Biden proposes term limits for Supreme Court
Speed Read His reforms would also roll back the presidential immunity granted to Donald Trump last month
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Is Tesla finally in real financial trouble?
Talking Points Elon Musk's once-dominant electric vehicle company is facing falling profits and unfulfilled promises of future advances
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Video game performers to strike over AI concerns
Speed Read SAG-AFTRA members are unhappy with gaming production companies
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California orders mass dismantling of unhoused people's camps
Speed Read Gavin Newsom's move follows a Supreme Court ruling last month in favor of an Oregon city that ticketed people for sleeping outside
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Salt Lake City named host of 2034 Winter Olympics
Speed Read The Winter Games are returning to the US for the first time in 32 years
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Netanyahu makes controversial address
Speed Reads Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress denounced Gaza war protestors
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The US presidents who decided not to run for a second term
The Explainer Joe Biden's decision to end his re-election campaign was shocking, but there's a long history of presidents who've bowed out on a chance at four more years
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The Earth just saw its hottest day on record
Speed Read July 21, 2024 was the hottest day in recorded global history
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Bob Menendez to resign after corruption conviction
Speed Read The New Jersey senator submitted to resignation pressure following charges of federal bribery and corruption
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Harris clinches Democratic support, raises $81M
Speed Read President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid and endorsed her as his replacement
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The GOP is Donald Trump Jr.'s party now
In The Spotlight The former president's gun-loving, live-streaming adult son has emerged as more than just his father's namesake — he's become a Republican powerhouse of his own
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In 'Twisters,' there are no winds of (climate) change
Talking Points The weather-focused blockbuster kicks up a swirl of controversy over a conspicuous and deliberate omission
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How Biden's enablers may have delayed his bowing out
Talking Points Joe Biden's inner circle faces calls for a reckoning for allegedly shielding the president — and the public — from questions of aging and electoral viability
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Deadly protests escalate in Bangladesh
Speed Read Students are clashing with police over the government's job quota system
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Pelosi and Obama add to doubts over Biden
Speed Read Both Democrats think the president should reconsider his reelection campaign, insiders say
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Was Teamster boss' RNC speech a watershed moment for unions or betrayal of labor?
In The Spotlight Sean O'Brien pushed bipartisanship at one of the most partisan events of the year, but not everyone is on board with his unexpected political outreach
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Biden tests positive for Covid in fresh blow to campaign
Speed Read The president said he would consider dropping out of the race if presented with a "medical condition"
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US military declares end to Gaza pier aid mission
Speed Read The temporary pier mission was troubled by weather and mechanical malfunctions
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Menendez convicted of bribery, fraud, and extortion
Speed Read The New Jersey Democratic Senator was found guilty in a federal corruption trial
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