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.
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A war by any other name: Republicans recast Iran to fit a shifting agendaIN THE SPOTLIGHT When is a war not really a war? It depends on who’s asking and why.
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Supreme Court blocks GOP’s Missouri gerrymander againSpeed Read The rulings “marked a defining moment in a pitched legal battle that has lasted nearly a year”
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US, world set new summer heat recordsSpeed Read The average temperature in the 48 contiguous states was 74.37 degrees Fahrenheit from June to August
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Smithsonian head retiring amid Trump pressureSpeed Read Lonnie Bunch III has led the institution since 2019
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All eyes on Russian airspace as Ukraine threatens commercial travelTHE EXPLAINER Putin says Zelenskyy’s warnings to Russian flights amount to ‘terrorism’
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Johnson scraps House votes before midtermsSpeed Read The move will leave just four days for legislation before the midterms
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New York City bans AI for students through 8th gradeSpeed Read All high schoolers will still be taught about AI literacy
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House clears spending bill, averting shutdownSpeed Read The stopgap bill will push the expected budget fight until after the 2026 midterms
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The 9 obsessions Donald Trump just can’t quitIN DEPTH From show tunes to steam power, these are the president’s most persistent preoccupations
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Trump renames Lake Ontario amid Canada feudSpeed Read Other countries are unlikely to recognize the change
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Meta to pay $18B, make teen safety changes in states dealSpeed Read The company urged other social media brands to follow its lead
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Dolly Parton, music and cultural icon, dies at 80Speed Read Parton died in Nashville, Tennessee, after a battle with cancer
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49ers owner arrested in Ohio prostitution stingSpeed Read Jed York pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor charges
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GOP senator blocks Trump nominees over wetlandsSpeed Read The North Dakota senator vowed to block every one of the president’s nominees
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UAE cuts Iran trade amid threats by Tehran, TrumpSpeed Read Iran said the accusations by the UAE were “baseless”
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Ethiopians in US to lose TPS status after rulingSpeed Read The ruling will apply to about 5,000 Ethiopians living in the U.S.
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Court denies Trump bid to claw back $5M verdictSpeed Read Trump paid writer E. Jean Carroll the $5 million payment last month
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US to swap out aircraft carrier strained by Iran warSpeed Read There have been widespread reports of poor conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln
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Trump and Brazil have a plenipotentiary problem bigger than a single diplomatIN THE SPOTLIGHT The president’s push for statesmanship supremacy has put Brasilia and Washington on a public collision course
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Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt to step downSpeed Read Leavitt returned to the job last month from maternity leave
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Syria sentences Assad to death in absentiaSpeed Read The former Syrian dictator was found guilty of murder, torture and crimes against humanity
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Trump signs order to limit childhood vaccinationsSpeed Read The White House proposed a drop in vaccinations from 17 to 11
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GOP Senate panel votes to refer Fauci for contemptSpeed Read GOP lawmakers had “openly acknowledged” they wanted Fauci to perjure himself
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Iraq airstrikes expand Saudi Arabia’s wartime footprint in a volatile regionIN THE SPOTLIGHT Could the kingdom’s attack on Iran-linked fighters be a sign of conflicts to come?
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