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Peter Weber

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Peter Weber is a senior editor at TheWeek.com, and has handled the editorial night shift since the website launched in 2008. A graduate of Northwestern University, Peter has worked at Facts on File and The New York Times Magazine. He speaks Spanish and Italian and plays bass and rhythm cello in an Austin rock band. Follow him on Twitter.

Jan. 6 rioter charged with stealing Pelosi's laptop sentenced to 3 years
Riley Williams at U.S. Capitol riot
Jan. 6 trials

Jan. 6 rioter charged with stealing Pelosi's laptop sentenced to 3 years

U.S. strikes Iranian targets in Syria after drone attack kills U.S. contractor
U.S. forces in Hasaka, Syria
Flare Up

U.S. strikes Iranian targets in Syria after drone attack kills U.S. contractor

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi sentenced to 2 years over Modi quip
Rahul Gandhi
Modi operandi

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi sentenced to 2 years over Modi quip

Wyoming judge blocks abortion ban, citing anti-ObamaCare amendment
Abortion rights protest in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Unintended consequences

Wyoming judge blocks abortion ban, citing anti-ObamaCare amendment

Courts order Trump lawyer to hand over records in classified files probe
Donald Trump's legal team
Crime-Fraud Exception

Courts order Trump lawyer to hand over records in classified files probe

Is Russia a Chinese 'client state'?
Putin and Xi
Today's big question

Is Russia a Chinese 'client state'?

U.S. housing prices fall for 1st time in 11 years
Home prices fall as sales rise
Mixed Messages

U.S. housing prices fall for 1st time in 11 years

Ukraine will get U.S. Abrams tanks, Patriot missiles sooner than expected
Abrams M1A2 tank in Poland
Armor Away

Ukraine will get U.S. Abrams tanks, Patriot missiles sooner than expected

Biden to create 2 new national monuments in Texas and Nevada
Advocates for Castner Range National Monument near El Paso
Public Domain

Biden to create 2 new national monuments in Texas and Nevada

Ukraine hints it destroyed Russian missile shipment in Crimea
China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin
Awkward

Ukraine hints it destroyed Russian missile shipment in Crimea

Fox News seeks gag order for producer claiming coercion in Dominion deposition
Maria Bartiromo interviews Rudy Giuliani in 2019
Dominion v. Fox News

Fox News seeks gag order for producer claiming coercion in Dominion deposition

6 more Oath Keepers, associates convicted in militia's 3rd Jan. 6 trial
Courthouse in D.C. where Oath Keepers tried
Jan. 6 trials

6 more Oath Keepers, associates convicted in militia's 3rd Jan. 6 trial

Is France 'on the edge of civil unrest'?
Protests against Macron's pension overhaul
Today's big question

Is France 'on the edge of civil unrest'?

Russia's spring Ukraine offensive may be winding down amid heavy losses
Ukrainian tank fires near Bakhmut
Attrition

Russia's spring Ukraine offensive may be winding down amid heavy losses

Kevin McCarthy urges Trump fans not to protest if he is arrested
Donald Trump
Contingency Plans

Kevin McCarthy urges Trump fans not to protest if he is arrested

What's driving America's college crisis?
Repeating silhouettes of college graduates
Today's big question

What's driving America's college crisis?

8 dead in shooting at German Jehovah's Witness hall, including suspected gunman
Police in Hamburg response to Jehovah's Witnesses shooting
Watchtower

8 dead in shooting at German Jehovah's Witness hall, including suspected gunman

U.S. scientists report 'reddmatter' superconductor breakthrough
Semiconductor research
The future is now

U.S. scientists report 'reddmatter' superconductor breakthrough

Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall at D.C. hotel
Mitch McConnell
Speedy Recovery

Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall at D.C. hotel

Man accusing CPAC chief Matt Schlapp of unwanted groping steps forward
Carlton Huffman
Name and blame

Man accusing CPAC chief Matt Schlapp of unwanted groping steps forward

Ukraine's army runs a detailed how-to-surrender hotline for Russian troops
Russian prisoners of war
White flags

Ukraine's army runs a detailed how-to-surrender hotline for Russian troops

Is America inching toward conflict with China?
China's flag.
Today's big question

Is America inching toward conflict with China?

Zelensky says Ukraine is reinforcing Bakhmut positions, not withdrawing
Ukrainian forces near Bakhmut
Stay or go?

Zelensky says Ukraine is reinforcing Bakhmut positions, not withdrawing

Companies are turning to personality tests as remote work takes off
HR manager shows results of personality test
Testing testing

Companies are turning to personality tests as remote work takes off

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee quietly signs bans on drag shows, gender-affirming care
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee
Culture Wars

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee quietly signs bans on drag shows, gender-affirming care

Who is poisoning Iran's schoolgirls, and why hasn't Tehran stopped them?
Poisoned schoolgirls in Iran
Toxic

Who is poisoning Iran's schoolgirls, and why hasn't Tehran stopped them?

Whiskey fungus is ravaging bourbon country, angering homeowners
Whiskey fungus in Frankfort, Kentucky
Downsides of growth

Whiskey fungus is ravaging bourbon country, angering homeowners

U.S. intel: Havana Syndrome not caused by foreign adversaries, energy weapons
The U.S. Embassy in Cuba
Havana syndrome

U.S. intel: Havana Syndrome not caused by foreign adversaries, energy weapons

Finland is voting to join NATO, but Hungary is joining Turkey as an obstacle
Viktor Orbán, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Spoiler alerts?

Finland is voting to join NATO, but Hungary is joining Turkey as an obstacle

Dozens dead in Greek rail collision between passenger and freight trains
Greek rail collision near Tempe
Train wrecks

Dozens dead in Greek rail collision between passenger and freight trains

Tennessee governor says photo of him in skirt and wig irrelevant to drag show ban
Bill Lee in 1977
Drag for me but not for thee

Tennessee governor says photo of him in skirt and wig irrelevant to drag show ban

Nigeria's Bola Tinubu declared winner of tight presidential election
Nigerian president-elect Bola Tinubu
Nigeria Votes

Nigeria's Bola Tinubu declared winner of tight presidential election

Elon Musk calls Dilbert 'legit funny & insightful.' Cartoonists disagree.
Dilbert and creator Scott Adams.
Tragicomedy

Elon Musk calls Dilbert 'legit funny & insightful.' Cartoonists disagree.

Dominion: Rupert Murdoch gave Kushner 'confidential' Biden ad, strategy info
Jared Kushner and Rupert Murdoch in 2014
Dominion v. Fox News

Dominion: Rupert Murdoch gave Kushner 'confidential' Biden ad, strategy info

Biden administration announces crackdown on child labor violations
Sweatshop in Queens, 1990
child labor

Biden administration announces crackdown on child labor violations

U.S. Energy Dept. backs COVID-19 lab leak theory with 'low confidence'
Wuhan Institute of Virology
Origin story

U.S. Energy Dept. backs COVID-19 lab leak theory with 'low confidence'