Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

IN THE SPOTLIGHT The American abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has thrust South America’s biggest oil-producing state into uncharted geopolitical waters

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 5 January 26

TODAY’S BIG QUESTION Iranians are taking to the streets as a growing movement of civic unrest threatens a fragile stability

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 2 January 26

IN THE SPOTLIGHT Accusations and allegations fly as artists begin backing off their regularly scheduled appearances

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 2 January 26

TODAY'S BIG QUESTION Trump’s comments have raised more questions than answers about what his administration is doing in the Southern Hemisphere

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 30 December 25

THE EXPLAINER By wading into one of North Africa’s most fraught political schisms, the Netanyahu government risks further international isolation

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 30 December 25

IN THE SPOTLIGHT The Trump administration risks opening a dangerous new front in the battle of real-world consequences for online action

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 29 December 25

IN THE SPOTLIGHT Volodymyr Zelenskyy is floating a major concession on one of the thorniest issues in the complex negotiations between Ukraine and Russia

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 26 December 25

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By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 24 December 25

IN THE SPOTLIGHT By blocking an approved segment on a controversial prison holding US deportees in El Salvador, the editor-in-chief of CBS News has become the main story

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 24 December 25

Speed Read

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 23 December 25

IN THE SPOTLIGHT ‘Americafest 2025’ was a who’s who of right-wing heavyweights eager to settle scores and lay claim to the future of MAGA

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 22 December 25

IN THE SPOTLIGHT A bovine outbreak coupled with ongoing governmental frustrations is causing major problems for French civil society

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 19 December 25

Speed Read The administration is making sweeping proposals that would eliminate gender-affirming care for Americans under age 18

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 19 December 25

IN THE SPOTLIGHT By moving to dismantle Colorado’s National Center for Atmospheric Research, the White House says it is targeting ‘climate alarmism’

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 18 December 25

Speed Read President Donald Trump ‘engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election,’ hoarded classified documents and ‘repeatedly tried to obstruct justice’

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 18 December 25

TODAY’S BIG QUESTION Trump’s all-powerful gatekeeper is at the center of a MAGA firestorm that could shift the trajectory of the administration

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 17 December 25

Speed Read There are calls to release video of the military killing two survivors of a Sept. 2 missile strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 17 December 25

Speed Read Nick, the 32-year-old son of Hollywood director Rob Reiner, has been booked for the murder of his parents

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 16 December 25

IN THE SPOTLIGHT Central Europe is losing ice faster than anywhere else on Earth. Global warming puts this already bad situation at risk of becoming even worse.

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 16 December 25

IN THE SPOTLIGHT By focusing solely on ‘intentional discrimination,’ the Justice Department risks allowing more subtle forms of bias to proliferate

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 15 December 25

IN THE SPOTLIGHT She has been one of the most visible and vocal architects of Trump’s anti-immigration efforts, even as her own star risks fading

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 12 December 25