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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Why is today's Supreme Court hearing the most important election case in a quarter century?
Today's Big Question By hearing Trump's argument to be reinstated on Colorado's ballot, the court risks becoming an election-year spoiler
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Why did a federal court shoot down Trump's immunity excuse?
Today's big question The Trump campaign 'respectfully disagrees' with a panel of appellate judges who rejected the former president's bid for 'complete and total' immunity
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Why is the Texas secession movement having a moment?
Today's big question As the partisan battle over immigration legislation intensifies, a long-simmering effort to make Texas its own nation is picking up steam
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Boris Nadezhdin: Russia's next (but not necessarily best) shot at ousting Vladimir Putin
Talking Point A little-known lawmaker with an anti-war, pro-civil rights agenda is making waves in Russia's upcoming national election.
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Elon Musk's blocked $50B Tesla pay package is about more than corporate compensation
Talking Points A Delaware court's ruling against the tech mogul's 'unfathomable' stock package plan raises uncomfortable questions for the world's richest person
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Fox News is firmly in GOP primary candidates' crosshairs
Talking Points Conservative candidates keep attacking the conservative network to burnish their conservative bona fides
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International Court of Justice orders Israel to 'take all measures' to prevent genocide
Talking Points Crucially, the United Nations' highest judicial body did not call for a full cease-fire between Israel and Hamas
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After New Hampshire, is there much of a GOP primary left?
Today's Big Question A double-digit win in the Granite State leaves little runway for any candidate not named Trump
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Ron DeSantis: bad campaign or bad candidate?
Talking Points From celebrated 'never Trump' champion to a first-round knockout in the GOP primaries, did the Florida governor ever really have a chance?
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Where does Nikki Haley go after New Hampshire?
Today's Big Question She's surging in the polls as the 'never-Trump' candidate, but a strong showing in New Hampshire might be the Haley campaign's high water mark
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Ron DeSantis is down but is he out?
Today's big question Stuck between a dominant Donald Trump and a surging Nikki Haley, the man once seen as the GOP's best hope for 2024 scrambles to salvage a struggling campaign
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Knives out: Can a surging Haley survive what's next?
Today's big question She's rising in the polls while her rivals are dropping out, but is Nikki Haley ready to be the GOP primary's #1 target?
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Is Trump's immunity case DOA (and does that matter)?
Today's Big Question Lawyers for the former president insist he's immune from criminal prosecution for anything he did in office — but winning the legal argument might not be the point.
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Jan. 6 may be the ultimate electoral lightning rod
Talking Points Three years later, Biden and Trump bet big on the insurrection's legacy
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House Republicans unite in the new year with the same border stalemate
Talking Points By kicking off 2024 with a renewed focus on immigration, congressional conservatives hope to raise the stakes without risking deja vu
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Israel is withdrawing some troops from Gaza. Is the war winding down or entering a new phase?
Today's Big Question What does a partial pullback mean for the ongoing conflict, and the future of Israel, Gaza, and the region at large?
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Israel's high court rejects Netanyahu's judicial coup, but is the fight really over?
Today's Big Question The prime minister and his right-wing allies are content to let a sense of wartime unity reign...for now
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UN Security Council passes major Gaza aid resolution
Speed Read The United States abstained from voting for the measure, which calls for more aid but not a cease-fire
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Clarence Thomas faces growing calls to recuse himself from looming Trump immunity case
Talking Points After Ginni Thomas enthusiastically endorsed the former president's bogus election interference claims, can her husband ever be an impartial judge?
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Ukraine faces soldier shortage as war with Russia drags on
Talking Point As the Ukrainian military struggles with low recruitment, will the ongoing effort to repel Russia's invasion come down to a matter of manpower?
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Trump works to delay and dismiss Georgia trial as alleged co-conspirators flounder
Under the Radar The former president asks the court to throw out his racketeering case, while Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows face a series of ignominious setbacks of their own
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2023: the year of GOP infighting
In Depth The battle for the heart and soul of the Republican party took center stage as conservatives struggled to bridge the MAGA divide
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What does the future look like for newly reelected Egyptian strongman el-Sisi?
Today's Big Question With war at his border and an economy on the brink, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's third term in office could be his most consequential.
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FCC shoots down nearly $1B in Starlink subsidies
Talking point The Elon Musk-owned internet service provider failed to 'meet the program requirements' to qualify for a major federal broadband expansion project
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