Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

Speed Read Rep. Haley Stevens filed articles of impeachment against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 11 December 25

IN THE SPOTLIGHT Fresh off her first solo state visit to Laos, Princess Aiko has become the face of a Japanese royal family facing 21st-century obsolescence

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 10 December 25

Speed Read Kids under age 16 are now barred from platforms including YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and Reddit

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 10 December 25

IN THE SPOTLIGHT Arrest data points to an inconvenient truth for the White House’s ongoing deportation agenda

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 9 December 25

speed read The former FBI agents were fired for kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest for ‘apolitical tactical reasons’

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 9 December 25

IN THE SPOTLIGHT As negotiators attempt to end Russia’s yearslong Ukraine invasion, lawmakers across the EU agree to uncouple gas consumption from Moscow’s petrochemical infrastructure

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 8 December 25

Speed Read The length of work permits for asylum seekers and refugees has been shortened from five years to 18 months

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 5 December 25

speed read Rep. Henry Cuellar was charged with accepting foreign bribes tied to Azerbaijan and Mexico

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 4 December 25

Speed Read The Department of Homeland Security will launch an immigration operation targeting Somali immigrants in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 3 December 25

IN THE SPOTLIGHT As congressional China-hawks work to limit commercial drone sales from Beijing, a growing number of conservative lawmakers are sounding an agricultural alarm

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 2 December 25

Speed Read The former personal attorney to President Donald Trump has been unlawfully serving as US attorney for New Jersey, the ruling says

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 2 December 25

IN THE SPOTLIGHT Retailers and shoppers alike are starting to reassess their seasonal prospects as the Trump administration’s efforts to upturn the global economy start hitting close to home

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 26 November 25

Speed Read He will serve 27 years in prison

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 26 November 25

Speed Read Both cases could potentially be brought again

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 25 November 25

IN DEPTH The alleged relationship between deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump has become one of the most acute threats to the president’s power

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 24 November 25

Speed Read The deal ‘must fully uphold Ukraine’s sovereignty,’ the countries said

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 24 November 25

Speed Read The president called for Democratic lawmakers to be arrested for urging the military to refuse illegal orders

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 21 November 25

Speed Read This ‘drove home just how slapdash’ the case is, said The New York Times

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 20 November 25

IN THE SPOTLIGHT The Texas Republican is playing his cards close to his chest, even as others in Washington start looking for hints about the arch-conservative’s future

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 19 November 25

Speed Read The president rebuked an ABC News reporter for asking Mohammed bin Salman about the death of a Washington Post journalist at the Saudi Consulate in 2018

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 19 November 25

Speed Read ‘Government misconduct’ may necessitate dismissing the charges against the former FBI director altogether

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 18 November 25