Latest articles by Rafi Schwartz, The Week US
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US indicts Raúl Castro over downed 1996 flightsSpeed Read The 94-year-old former president is the brother of Fidel Castro
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Why has the tide turned against Russia in the Ukraine war?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION After years of conflict, Moscow is struggling to maintain troop levels and hold territory
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DOJ ends all Trump IRS audits in amended dealSpeed Read The deal could end up significantly helping Trump and his family financially
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Trump DOJ sets up $1.8B fund for Trump’s alliesSpeed Read The fund was part of a settlement agreement by Trump to drop his lawsuit against the IRS
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Why the CIA is dismissing credit for a Mexican narco killingIN THE SPOTLIGHT America’s premier intelligence agency is playing coy about the recent death of a cartel-linked figure
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DOJ moves to drop Adani chargesSpeed Read Fraud and bribery charges had previously been filed against the Indian billionaire
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Georgia, South Carolina edge into gerrymander warSpeed Read They join a slew of other states that are also trying to gain election advantages
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Pakistan capitalizes on its new role as wartime mediatorIN THE SPOTLIGHT Islamabad has emerged as a major hub for regional diplomacy between the United States and Iran
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US inflation hits highest level in 3 yearsSpeed Read Consumer prices are up 3.8% year-over-year
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Trump says Iran truce on ‘life support,’ seeks gas tax pausespeed read The breakdown in negotiations sent oil prices higher
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Is Putin’s chokehold on Russia slipping?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION The Russian leader is caught between an increasingly unpopular war and shifting global headwinds
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Was JD Vance’s Iowa excursion a midterms jolt or a presidential test balloon?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION The state where presidential dreams are born saw its first veep visit of this term
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Tennessee lawmakers erase lone Democratic districtSpeed Read The NAACP is challenging the new map in state court
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Trump attacks pope again before Rubio’s Vatican visitSpeed Read Rubio will also meet with Italy’s prime minister
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Russia’s Africa-based power takes a beatingIN THE SPOTLIGHT An attack by insurgents in Mali has thrown Moscow’s effort to exert regional influence across Africa into dire straits
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Rudy Giuliani hospitalized with pneumoniaSpeed Read The former New York City mayor remains in critical condition
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All of RFK Jr.’s run-ins with the animal kingdomIN THE SPOTLIGHT From beached whales to road-kill raccoons and an infamous brain worm, the Health and Human Services Secretary has had his share of wild encounters.
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The high-ranking officials Trump has fired, forced to resign or moved elsewhere in his second termIN-DEPTH Administrative turnover is nothing new for this notoriously fickle president
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DHS shutdown ends after 76 days, GOP climbdownSpeed Read Further delays could’ve shuttered the agency until mid-May
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The Trump family name has opened many eponymous doors for the president and his kin.IN THE SPOTLIGHT The Trump family name has opened many eponymous doors for the president and his ilk.
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Supreme Court guts key Voting Rights Act pillarSpeed Read The law remains on the books, but has been drastically limited
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DOJ indicts ex-FBI chief Comey over seashell postSpeed Read Comey had posted a photo of seashells spelling out ‘8647’
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Inside Trump's presidential profiteeringIN THE SPOTLIGHT In less than a decade, the president has turned his office into a billion-dollar pipeline for legally dubious personal enrichment
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Trump weighs Iran offer to end war without nuclear dealSpeed Read Iranians are “serious about getting themselves out of the mess that they’re in,” said Secretary of State Marco Rubio
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