Peter Weber, The Week US
Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University. He graduated from Northwestern University with degrees in international studies and performance studies and served in the Peace Corps in Honduras.
Peter has lived in Italy and all major quadrants of the continental U.S. and currently resides in Austin, Texas, where he plays bass and rhythm cello in a garage band.
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Yemen’s Houthis capture key port, risking oil flowSpeed Read The port of Mokha is about 50 miles north of a critical chokepoint
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Escalating US-Iran attacks drive oil above $100Speed Read Diesel gas prices rose to a record high after the attacks
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Trump defends Iran war, offers $5k checks if GOP winsSpeed Read “Please pretend that I am running,” Trump told attendees at the Dallas convention
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Conflicting rulings add chaos in Missouri electionSpeed Read A U.S. district judge ruled almost immediately after a separate Supreme Court rejection
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UK, allies sanction Israeli West Bank settlersSpeed Read France and Canada joined the U.K. in announcing sanctions
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Far-right win tests German post-Nazi ‘firewall’Speed Read No far-right party has governed a German city or state since World War II
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Ohio’s Acton attacked as midterms enter final sprintSpeed Read The man was stopped before he reached Acton, who was unharmed
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Canada hits US with steep tariffs in mounting trade spatSpeed Read The tariffs will affect about $20 billion of U.S. imports
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Fox ousts Trump ally Maria BartiromoSpeed Read The network said the move was purely a “business decision”
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Missouri Supreme Court throws out GOP gerrymanderSpeed Read There was also another “notable victory for Democrats” in Maryland
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NBA punishes Clippers, owner over Leonard paySpeed Read The team was fined $30 million and stripped of five first-round picks
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DHS ramps up hunt for elusive illegal votersSpeed Read Agents were recently assigned to a “Criminal Voter Fraud surge initiative”
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Putin pledges support for Iran as US war reignitesSpeed Read Moscow will continue supplying “the assistance you need” and “the necessary goods,” Putin told Iranian officials
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USPS whistleblower warns of Trump-ordered ballot toolSpeed Read The tool was created in three months to comply with Trump’s executive order
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Duane Davis convicted in Tupac Shakur’s murderSpeed Read Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996
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Split Supreme Court lets Trump build his ballroomSpeed Read The 5-4 decision overruled two lower court rulings
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Army secretary resigns amid clashes with HegsethSpeed Read Dan Driscoll had repeatedly sparred with Hegseth over Army oustings
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NASA launches Roman telescope to probe cosmosSpeed Read The $4.3 billion device is a repurposed spy satellite that will now be used for exploration
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Questions mount on Trump’s Venezuela oil dealSpeed Read The agreement gives the U.S. access to 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil
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US strikes Iran as generals warn of prolonging warSpeed Read These were the first confirmed strikes by the U.S. on Iran since the end of July
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Letters ‘refute’ RFK Jr’s Samoa vaccine testimonySpeed Read The HHS secretary once said his trip to Samoa was unrelated to vaccines
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Trump set back on voting, Kennedy Center, AnthropicSpeed Read The cases have widespread implications across the United States
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FDA approves landmark pancreatic cancer drugSpeed Read A clinical trial saw patients on the drug live a median of 13.2 months
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Nepal-Tibet flash floods kill over 350, more than 1,000 missingSpeed Read The death toll is expected to rise as rescue workers continue going through the ruins
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