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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Could Gazan refugees 'rupture' Israel's decades-long peace with Egypt?
Today's big question Palestinians fleeing Israeli bombardments look south for escape while Egyptian officials grapple with a potential humanitarian crisis
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The GOP prepares to make its move on the Bidens
Talking Point House Republicans unveil their impeachment inquiry resolution against the president and ramp up threats to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress
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Ivy League presidents scramble to fix congressional antisemitism flap
Talking Point After hedging when asked whether 'calling for the genocide of Jews' constitutes bullying, three university leaders shift into damage control
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Could the fight over the southern border kill American aid to Ukraine?
Today's Big Question Republican demands for boosted border security have thrown a major wrench in a much-needed aid package to help Ukraine
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Texas GOP rejects ban on party members associating with neo-Nazis
Speed Read The state Republican Party's executive committee voted down a proposal to block constituents from linking up with people with 'pro-Nazi sympathies'
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Alleged Sikh assassination plot rocks US-India relations
Talking Point By accusing an Indian government official of orchestrating an assassination attempt on a US citizen in New York, the Justice Department risks a diplomatic crisis between two superpower
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Elon Musk overshadows his own Cybertruck rollout
Talking Point The X owner's latest bizarre public appearance and incendiary comments threaten to derail the 'biggest product launch of anything by far on Earth this year'
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Is Nikki Haley's Koch network endorsement the shake-up the GOP primary has been waiting for?
Today's big question By throwing its weight behind the insurgent former UN ambassador, the conservative PAC hopes to tilt the scales against Trump
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What happens after Israel and Hamas swap captives?
Today's big question With dozens of Israelis and Palestinians set to be released and another exchange likely, how has the war's calculus changed?
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Where in the world is the Biden campaign?
Talking Point With stakes high and time short, some worry the president's reelection run is not running hard enough
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Could newly released Jan. 6 footage backfire for Mike Johnson and the GOP?
Today's big question By appeasing his conservative base, the Republican speaker of the House may have given his party another election-year headache.
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Israel's Gaza offensive is at a crossroads. What comes next?
Today's Big Question After a month of violence and destruction, the war between Israel and Hamas is poised to enter a new phase
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Did the Biden-Xi meeting move the needle or maintain the status quo?
Today's Big Question The US and China seem poised for new era of Panda Diplomacy as tensions between the two superpowers remain high
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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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