
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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Pakistan’s ‘open war’ with Afghanistan heats up
speed read Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said the country is in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan following airstrikes
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Trump warns more US deaths ‘likely’ in Iran war
speed read The White House has yet to explain to Congress or the general public what prompted the attacks that may draw the US into another Middle East war
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Hillary Clinton testifies she didn’t know Epstein
speed read The former secretary of state said that she never met Epstein and was being used as a prop in ‘partisan political theater’
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Netflix drops Warner Bros bid, ceding to Paramount
speed read If Paramount takes over, CNN and CBS will be under the control of Paramount’s David Ellison, a friend of President Trump
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ICE arrests, releases student at Columbia amid uproar
speed read Federal immigration authorities arrested a Columbia University student, triggering protests on campus
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The origins of marriage
In Depth The institution of marriage has become something of a political battlefield. How did marriage begin and why?
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Surgeon general nominee dodges vaccine questions
speed read Dr. Casey Means, the wellness influencer tapped by Trump to be US surgeon general, declined to recommend measles or flu vaccinations
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Cuba kills 4 ‘infiltrators’ in Florida-flagged boat
speed read The passengers were alleged Cubans living in the US trying to infiltrate the island with terrorist intent
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Clarence Thomas and his many scandals
In Depth The Supreme Court justice has 'engaged in a yearslong pattern of behaving in ways that other justices, and many elected politicians, do not'
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House votes down Senate air safety legislation
speed read The aviation safety bill would have required aircraft to carry advanced location tracking technology, which could have prevented last year’s deadly midair collision
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Trump tells skeptical America the US is winning
speed read In the first State of the Union of his second term, President Trump defended his economic policies and attacked the Democrats
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Top general said to warn Trump of Iran attack risks
speed read The Trump administration is considering an attack on Iran, despite cautioning from the Pentagon’s top general Dan Caine
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Judge moves to bury Trump classified document report
speed read Aileen Cannon blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report into the classified-documents case against President Trump
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Winter Olympics end with US men’s hockey gold
Speed Read The US men’s hockey team beat Canada to win their first Olympic gold medal since 1980
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Mexico kills drug lord El Mencho, sparking chaos
Speed Read Cartel members responded with a wave of retaliatory violence across the country
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Trump’s tariff loss at Supreme Court roils trade
Speed Read The court ruled that President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs were unlawful
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Labor secretary’s husband barred amid assault probe
Speed Read Shawn DeRemer, the husband of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, has been accused of sexual assault
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Trump touts pledges at 1st Board of Peace meeting
Speed Read At the inaugural meeting, the president announced nine countries have agreed to pledge a combined $7 billion for a Gaza relief package
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NIH director Bhattacharya tapped as acting CDC head
Speed Read Jay Bhattacharya, a critic of the CDC’s Covid-19 response, will now lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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At least 8 dead in California’s deadliest avalanche
Speed Read The avalanche near Lake Tahoe was the deadliest in modern California history and the worst in the US since 1981
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Witkoff and Kushner tackle Ukraine, Iran in Geneva
Speed Read Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held negotiations aimed at securing a nuclear deal with Iran and an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine
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Pentagon spokesperson forced out as DHS’s resigns
Speed Read Senior military adviser Col. David Butler was fired by Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin is resigning
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Judge orders Washington slavery exhibit restored
Speed Read The Trump administration took down displays about slavery at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia
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Rubio boosts Orbán ahead of Hungary election
Speed Read Far-right nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is facing a tough re-election fight after many years in power
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