
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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NASA set to launch Artemis II lunar missionSpeed Read The mission will send four astronauts to the moon
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Judge halts Trump’s White House ballroomSpeed Read ‘No statute comes close to giving the president the authority he claims,’ said the judge
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Florida renames Palm Beach airport after TrumpSpeed Read The change was signed into law by Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis
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Israel approves death penalty for PalestiniansSpeed Read The bill received condemnation from several human rights organizations
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US allows Russian oil tanker to reach CubaSpeed Read ‘If a country wants to send some oil into Cuba right now, I have no problem with that,’ President Donald Trump said
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DHS funding in limbo but TSA agents to be paidSpeed Read Some airports remained clogged with hourslong delays at security
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Pope Leo decries leaders who invoke Jesus to ‘justify war’Speed Read His words came hours after a rift between Catholic leadership and Israel
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Judge sides with Anthropic in Pentagon AI fightSpeed Read The Pentagon had attempted to label the company a ‘supply chain risk’
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Senate funds DHS after Trump’s TSA pay promiseSpeed Read About 50,000 TSA agents are on the verge of missing a second paycheck
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Trump DOJ to pay Flynn $1.2M over Russia inquirySpeed Read Flynn alleged he was wrongly prosecuted for his role in the 2016 Russia scandal
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Iran counters US ceasefire proposal, denies talksSpeed Read Iranian officials are demanding reparations for the attacks
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Minnesota sues for evidence in ICE killingsSpeed Read The state is attempting to obtain evidence from three shootings
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New Mexico jury finds Meta liable for child harmSpeed Read The jury ordered Meta to pay $375 million in damages
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US gives French firm $1B to quit wind farmsSpeed Read President Donald Trump has long had a vendetta against wind power
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Trump, Iran disagree if they are in talks as strikes pausedSpeed Read Trump has given Iran until Friday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
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LaGuardia closed after 2 killed in ground collisionSpeed Read Over 40 passengers were hospitalized
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ICE agents to join TSA at airport checkpointsSpeed Read Officials said the goal was to free up more TSA agents for security screenings
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Trump, Iran trade threats on oil, energy targetsSpeed Read Trump later said he would postpone strikes on these targets
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ABC pulls ‘Bachelorette’ over star’s assault videoSpeed Read The leaked video of the assault was posted by TMZ
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Trump board clears path to mint Trump gold coinSpeed Read US laws and traditions typically prevent putting living presidents on currency
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Mullin addresses temper, ‘secret’ trip at DHS hearingSpeed Read The confirmation hearing became combative between Mullin and Sen. Rand Paul
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Recriminations fly as Iran war spreads to gas fieldsSpeed Read Iran has warned nearby countries about continuing US-Israeli strikes
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Venezuela beats US for World Baseball Classic titleSpeed 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 dissentSpeed 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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