Peter Weber

Senior editor

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.

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Parler Tricks

Ye will not be buying Parler after all, Parler confirms

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Hawkeye Goodbye

Biden asks Democrats to make South Carolina 1st voting state in 2024

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Briefing

The rise and regulation of killer police robots

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Raising Arizona

Arizona's Cochise County supervisors certify election after court loss

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Nothing is free

Musk suspends Ye's Twitter account after swastika post

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Cannon fodder

Appeals court shuts down 'special master' for seized Mar-a-Lago documents

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The Final Countdown

House Jan. 6 committee interviews final witness, weighs criminal referrals

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Gas Holiday

U.S. gas prices fall to pre–Ukraine invasion levels

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You don't have the votes

GOP leader Kevin McCarthy's bid for House speaker may really be in peril

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Marriage Equality Safety Net

Senate passes Respect for Marriage Act

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Capitol Siege Aftermath

Jury convicts Oath Keepers Stewart Rhodes, Kelly Meggs of seditious conspiracy

Police with bomb squad robot in San Francisco

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Affirmative

San Francisco approves police request to deploy lethal robots

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Dystopia Now!

San Francisco's controversial proposal to let police use killer robots

Chinese police arrest protester in Shanghai

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China's COVID protests

Chinese universities send students home amid 'zero COVID' protest crackdown

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Back on track?

Biden urges Congress to step in to avert a looming rail strike

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Rest in Peace

Virginia Rep. Donald McEachin dies weeks after re-election to 4th term

Cameras capturing vote count in Maricopa County

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Election Denial has consequences

Arizona county refuses to certify election results, sparking 2 lawsuits

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How the other half lives

How the World Cup is fueling China's protest against 'zero COVID' lockdowns

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China's COVID protests

China's Xi has few good options amid protests of 'zero COVID' policy

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New Pain no gain

Sanctions apparently hurting Russia's economy, Ukraine war effort

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Tight lips

Handful of Republicans criticize Trump's dinner with Holocaust denier

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A Tale of Two Countries

Ukraine is swinging between elation and blackouts, victory and cold reality

Hotel employees in Cianjur, Indonesia, check hurricane news

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Nature's Terrors

Dozens dead as earthquake hits Indonesia's Java island

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Red Flags

Club Q shooting suspect apparently arrested after 2021 bomb threat

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Touch of Civility

Past GOP House speakers congratulate Nancy Pelosi on 'historic' tenure

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Sovereign Impunity

Biden administration says Saudi crown prince immune from Khashoggi lawsuit

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Pro-Life Court

Supreme Court green-lights 4 executions in 4 states in 24 hours

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#RIPTwitter Hello again Failwhale

Critical mass of Twitter employees reject Musk's 'hardcore' ultimatum

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Strike 2

GOP operative convicted of funneling Russian money to Trump campaign

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War Crimes

Russia spent 'substantial portion' of missiles on Ukraine's energy grid

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Death and Victories

Democrats appear to have flipped the Pennsylvania House

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Impeachment is Futile

Pennsylvania House impeaches Philadelphia D.A. Larry Krasner

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A modest proposal

Senate moves forward on marriage equality bill, sending it toward passage

Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr.

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Nope

Ivanka Trump skips father's 2024 launch, says she's done with politics

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Strange bedfellows

Same-sex marriage bill gets boost from Mormon church endorsement

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Moonshot Test Flight

NASA launches Artemis I moon mission