
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.
Latest articles by Peter Weber, The Week US
-

Israel and Lebanon begin tentative 10-day ceasefire
Speed Read Israeli forces will remain in a 6-mile security zone around Lebanon
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
Speed Read -

California disbars Jan. 6 legal architect Eastman
Speed Read Eastman concocted strategies to undermine Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
Speed Read -

Senate GOP backs Iran war again, but deadline looms
Speed Read This marked the fourth attempt by Democrats to limit Trump’s power
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
Speed Read -

DOJ moves to wipe Jan. 6 sedition convictions
Speed Read Trump had previously commuted lengthy prison sentences for the group
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
Speed Read -

Israel and Lebanon hold rare talks as fighting rages
Speed Read The two nations had not held official meetings in over 30 years
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
Speed Read -

Trump deletes Jesus image after backlash
Speed Read The president claimed he thought the image depicted him as a doctor
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
Speed Read -

Canada’s Carney clinches majority in election trifecta
Speed Read The Liberal Party now holds 174 seats, keeping Carney in office through 2029
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
Speed Read -

Swalwell, Gonzales to resign amid House investigations
Speed Read Both men are accused of incidents of sexual misconduct
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
Speed Read -

Trump attacks Pope Leo amid Iran war criticism
Speed Read Leo is “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy,” Trump said
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
Speed Read -

Trump vows Iran naval blockade after talks fail
Speed Read The U.S. Navy will block “any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait,” Trump said
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
Speed Read -

Hungary’s Orbán ousted in landslide defeat
Speed Read Voter turnout was nearly 80%, a post-Communist high in the country
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
Speed Read -

Chimpanzee ‘civil war’ in Uganda baffles scientists
Speed Read This war has been ongoing for eight years, scientists said
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
Speed Read -

Hegseth must open Pentagon to reporters, judge rules
Speed Read The Defense Department “cannot simply reinstate an unlawful policy,” the judge wrote
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
Speed Read -

Bondi to defy House Epstein subpoena
Speed Read Democrats and some Republicans criticized Bondi for the move
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
Speed Read -

US-Iran ceasefire teeters as Israel hammers Lebanon
Speed Read The strikes in Lebanon killed at least 254 people
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
Speed Read -

GOP keeps Greene seat, loses Wisconsin court race
Speed Read The Georgia Republican won his seat by 25 fewer points than Trump in 2024
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
Speed Read -

Trump and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire, with caveats
Speed Read The deal is subject to the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, said Trump
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
Speed Read -

Minneapolis video refutes ICE account of shooting
Speed Read The agency originally claimed the assailant had beaten one of their officers with a shovel
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
Speed Read -

Artemis II sets new deep-space record in lunar flyby
Speed Read The mission broke the record set by Apollo 13 in 1970
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
Speed Read -

Pepsi quits London festival amid Ye criticism
Speed Read Pressure has been mounting for Ye to be pulled from his headlining role
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
Speed Read -

US rescues 2 fighter jet aviators shot down in Iran
Speed Read The second fighter was rescued following a Special Operations mission
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
Speed Read -

Trump threatens Iran with ‘Hell’ as pope prays for peace
Speed Read Trump’s message featured obscenities and appeared to mock Islam
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
Speed Read -

EPA puts microplastics, drugs on tap water list
Speed Read A $144 million study into microplastics in water was also announced
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
Speed Read -

Hegseth ousts top Army officer, expanding purge
Speed Read No reason was given for the officer’s firing
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
Speed Read
