
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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Recriminations fly as Iran war spreads to gas fields
Speed Read Iran has warned nearby countries about continuing US-Israeli strikes
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Venezuela beats US for World Baseball Classic title
Speed Read A tiebreaking double in the ninth inning gave Venezuela the 3-2 win
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Israel kills 2 top Iran officials as Trump faces dissent
Speed Read Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, and Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of the militia, were killed
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Immigrant truckers to lose driver’s licenses
Speed Read A new Transportation Department rule bars asylum seekers, refugees and DACA recipients from receiving licenses
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Judge pauses most of RFK Jr.’s vaccine agenda
Speed Read The judge said Kennedy had likely violated numerous administrative procedures
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FCC’s Carr warns networks over Iran war coverage
Speed Read Carr has previously threatened talk show hosts over their views on Trump
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‘One Battle After Another’ wins top Oscar
Speed Read ‘Sinners’ also won big at the awards show
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Trump demands allies, China join Hormuz escort effort
Speed Read Trump made the demand of seven countries that rely on Middle Eastern oil
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Senate passes bipartisan housing affordability bill
Speed Read The bill was sponsored by Sens. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).
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Iran leader vows oil pain in defiant first remarks
Speed Read The statement was his first since being named supreme leader earlier this week
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Britain ousts hereditary peers from House of Lords
Speed Read They will leave Parliament permanently this spring
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Trump begins lengthy process of reviving tariffs
Speed Read The White House is opening a slew of investigations into trading partners’ practices
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Alabama halts execution of man who didn’t kill victim
Speed Read Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton had left the site of the murder before it occurred
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Pope approves exit of US bishop charged with theft
Speed Read The bishop had been a major figure in San Diego’s Catholic community
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Star real estate brothers convicted of sex trafficking
Speed Read The brothers were found guilty on 10 counts of trafficking
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Anthropic sues Pentagon to lift blacklisting
Speed Read The AI firm described the DOD’s move as ‘unprecedented and unlawful’
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Nepal elects ex-rapper to lead post-revolt country
speed read Voters have put Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah on track to be prime minister
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Video suggests US missile hit Iranian grade school
speed read Iran said more than 160 children were killed in the Feb. 28 strike on the school
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States sue Trump over new global tariffs
Speed Read More than 20 states took legal action against the president
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Trump says he wants to help pick Iran’s next leader
Speed Read Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the deceased ayatollah, is considered the top replacement in Iran
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Gonzales admits affair with aide, faces censure
Speed Read The aide later died by suicide
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Senate GOP sinks bill to reclaim war powers in Iran
Speed Read The bill would have limited Trump’s authority over the Iran conflict
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Georgia dad guilty in son’s alleged school shooting
speed read Colin Gray allowed his son access to a gun he used to kill two high school students and two teachers in 2024
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Primaries set up big races in Texas, North Carolina
speed read The 2026 midterms kicked off with primary elections in three states
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