
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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CBP pauses bulldozers in Big Bend National ParkSpeed Read There will be a “pause on all activity in that park,” CBP officials said
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Kushner meets Hamas chief to revive Gaza planSpeed Read Officials from Egypt, Turkey and Qatar also attended the meeting
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Indiana, Hawaii reel after heavy stormsSpeed Read At least seven people in Indiana were killed during the storms
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Trump curtails joint South Korea military drillsSpeed Read The president called the longtime drills “totally inappropriate and hostile”
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Kennedy Center votes to restore Trump’s nameSpeed Read A May court ruling ordered the center to remove the president’s name from the building
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DHS spied on ICE protest groups in Minnesota surgeSpeed Read New filings document “an array of invasive tactics” used by the government to surveil groups
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Trump sued over paid access to Truth Social postsSpeed Read The offering would allow early access to Trump’s posts for $100,000 per month
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ICE to spend up to $20M on shock gloves for agentsSpeed Read The gloves have most often been used in jails
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Judge blocks Trump’s USPS mail-in voting limitsSpeed Read Trump “has no authority to regulate elections,” the judge ruled
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Left loses key Wisconsin race, wins in MinnesotaSpeed Read The Wisconsin race came down to less than a 1% margin
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Report: Trump left plane in cart to thwart Iran plotSpeed Read Reporters flying with Trump were not told he wasn’t on board
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Miller locked in Ohio race after lapsed deadlineSpeed Read Miller has faced allegations of emotional and physical abuse against his family
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Israel rejects Trump’s new Gaza peace planSpeed Read Israeli forces ‘will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is disarmed,’ Netanyahu said
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Iran’s new demands for US complicate Hormuz dealSpeed Read The strait won’t be reopened until the US permanently ends the war and compensates Tehran for damages, Iranian officials said
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Blanche narrowly confirmed as attorney generalSpeed Read Trump’s former personal lawyer and close ally will head up the Justice Department
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Scientists unveil first AI-designed virusSpeed Read The Stanford scientists were able to create 16 new viruses
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Trump-backed Ogles unseated in GOP primarySpeed Read The Tennessee Republican lost to former state Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher
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Senate confirms Schwartz to lead embattled CDCSpeed Read The vote was largely along partisan lines
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GOP’s Edwards drops bid for reelection, Miller stays inSpeed Read Allegations have emerged that Miller abused his ex-wife and daughter
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Alleged Spokane arsonist linked to previous firesSpeed Read A trio of fires in the city have destroyed at least 700 buildings
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Democratic primaries hand wins to leftist, center factionsSpeed Read Both moderate and progressive Democrats won in Michigan, Virginia, Missouri, Kansas and Washington
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Congo’s Ebola deaths top 1,000Speed Read There are no approved vaccines or treatments for the current outbreak
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Iran war spreads to Red Sea, civilian targets, CIA sitesSpeed Read The U.S. has conducted a 12th night of airstrikes against Iran
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Trump approves nuclear deal with Saudi ArabiaSpeed Read The deal is “certain to prove controversial” among U.S. allies
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