Latest articles by Rafi Schwartz, The Week US
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Swalwell, Gonzales to resign amid House investigationsSpeed Read Both men are accused of incidents of sexual misconduct
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Melania Trump denies Epstein tiesSpeed Read The first lady also called on Congress to hold a hearing with survivors
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Trump probably can’t quit NATO but he can wreck itTHE EXPLAINER While an official withdrawal is unlikely, there’s still plenty the US could do to cut the decades-old security compact off at the knees
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Gilgo Beach serial killer confesses to 8 murdersSpeed Read The murders occurred between 1993 and 2010
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Why Hungary’s elections matter to the global rightTHE EXPLAINER The far-right has long looked to Viktor Orbán’s government as the model for its ultra-nationalist project. With days to go before Hungary’s national election, they’re starting to worry.
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Australia charges former war hero with war crimesSpeed Read Ben Roberts-Smith is Australia’s most decorated living veteran
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Supreme Court rejects gay ‘conversion therapy’ banSpeed Read The court rejected the law in an 8-1 ruling
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Could the Iran war finally pop the AI bubble?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION A perfect storm may finally topple a long-risky pillar of the 21st century global economy
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Trump threatens to destroy Iran’s civilian infrastructureSpeed Read Experts warned that this could constitute a potential war crime
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How does the ‘Tehran tollbooth’ upend Trump’s shifting Iran war plans?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION Iran isn’t just flexing its petrochemical muscles in the Gulf — it’s turning a profit at the Trump war effort’s expense
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IOC bans trans athletes from women’s eventsSpeed Read The ban will begin with the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
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Colbert to write ‘LOTR’ film after ‘Late Show’ endsSpeed Read Colbert will pen the script alongside his son
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NASA unveils plan for moon base, Mars missionsSpeed Read Construction on the base will start in the coming years, the agency said
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Bill Cosby assault accuser awarded $59M by jurySpeed Read The jury found Cosby liable for a 1972 sexual assault
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Does the Iran war mark the beginning of a new era in battlefield AI?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION Attacking Iran with advanced artificial intelligence across multiple battlefields offers a preview of a new generation of wide-scale automated war
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Why do the US and Israel seem to be fighting two different Iran wars?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION Cooperation doesn’t necessarily mean unity when it comes to each nation’s end goals for the growing Middle East conflict
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Pentagon’s $200B Iran war request rattles CongressSpeed Read It comes as oil prices also rose above $119 per barrel
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Labor icon Huerta accuses César Chavez of sexual assaultSpeed Read ‘I have kept this secret long enough,’ Huerta said
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Arizona charges Kalshi over ‘illegal gambling’Speed Read The state accused the company of taking illegal bets on world events
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Cuba’s power grid fails as Trump lays claim to islandSpeed Read The blackout left the island’s 11 million people in darkness
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Chile pivots back to the hard-rightIN THE SPOTLIGHT The inauguration of ultra-conservative president José Antonio Kast marks the South American nation’s sharpest right-wing turn since the end of the Pinochet dictatorship
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Dual attacks rattle Michigan synagogue, Old DominionSpeed Read Both of the attackers were killed
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The major players in legacy media’s rightward shiftTHE EXPLAINER As storied institutions across journalism and media pivot toward more MAGA-friendly offerings, these are the movers and shakers shifting what many of us read, hear and watch
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Inquiry blames US for deadly strike on Iran schoolSpeed Read The attack killed at least 175 people, mostly children
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