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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Hamas planned second wave of Israel attacks to prompt larger war
Speed Read Militants reportedly prepared for an extended incursion into Israeli territory
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Trump's Veterans Day speech gives new urgency to an old dilemma
Talking Point By vowing to 'root out' his enemies like 'vermin,' Trump's echo of Hitler and Mussolini raises the stakes for 2024 and beyond
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Why are some experts skeptical of a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas?
Today's Big Question As the death count climbs and international outcry grows, not everyone is convinced that an immediate cease-fire is the right way to end the bloodshed
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Is Biden's Israel-Palestine posturing an election year risk?
Today's Big Question The administration's response to the war in Gaza could end up alienating key voting blocs the White House needs for reelection.
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Where does Mike Pence go from here?
Today's big question The former veep has dropped his quixotic presidential bid — that doesn't mean he's out of options for the future
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Will newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson quell the GOP chaos or amplify it?
Today's big question A Republican caucus, if you can keep it
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Minnesota Congressman Dean Philips is gunning for Biden's presidential nomination
Talking point With an official announcement looming and a campaign bus already on the road, what does the onetime gelato mogul hope to accomplish?
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Has the GOP speaker's race gone from firing squad to royal rumble?
Today's Big Question What was once a single-file sequence of aspiring Republican speakers is degenerating into a nine-person free-for-all
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The ceasefire calls are coming from inside the White House
Talking Point Biden faces blowback for Israel-Hamas war stance from his own administration
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Is AI thickening the fog of the Israel-Hamas war?
Today's Big Question How cutting-edge tech is helping — and hurting — our attempts at understanding an already complex conflict
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Has the answer to the GOP's speaker woes been in front of them all along?
Talking Point Without a consensus pick, Republicans are increasingly looking to empower the man already holding the gavel
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Republicans rush to reject Gaza refugees
Talking Point GOP rhetoric could be the difference between life and death for Palestinians fleeing violence
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Rep. Jim Jordan's speaker bid: Are Republicans damned either way?
Today's Big Question Win or lose, Ohio congressman's quest for the gavel could backfire on the GOP in a big way
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Is this the end of the Israeli intelligence service's vaunted reputation?
Today's big question Hamas' surprise attack may have punctured the myth of Israel's famed security apparatus once and for all
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Is Rep. Steve Scalise's speaker bid already doomed to fail?
Today's Big Question A narrow victory among the House Republican caucus could be a sign of trouble to come for the Louisiana conservative
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