Latest articles by Peter Weber, The Week US
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House clears Russia sanctions bill, quits earlySpeed Read GOP Rep. Thomas Massie admonished House Speaker Mike Johnson for sending lawmakers home early to campaign for the midterms
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Ed Sheeran tour in turmoil as opening acts quitSpeed Read They quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore and his vocal support of Palestinians
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Trump board shuts Kennedy Center after renaming blockspeed read The president threatened to block the renovation unless his name was restored to the building
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Putin ally funded Trump Jr. wedding partySpeed Read The president’s son’s wedding was quietly bankrolled by a Russian oligarch close to Putin
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Trump blames Kyiv for diesel costs amid Mideast oil crisisSpeed Read The president called on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries
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Trump backs Irish unification, sparking furorSpeed Read The president broke with a longstanding convention of not taking sides regarding the possibility of a united Ireland
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Trump ally quits his DOJ ‘grand conspiracy’ probeSpeed Read DiGenova had been hired in April, soon after Pam Bondi was fired as attorney general
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Yemen’s Houthis capture key port, risking oil flowSpeed Read The port of Mokha is about 50 miles north of a critical chokepoint
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Escalating US-Iran attacks drive oil above $100Speed Read Diesel gas prices rose to a record high after the attacks
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Trump defends Iran war, offers $5k checks if GOP winsSpeed Read “Please pretend that I am running,” Trump told attendees at the Dallas convention
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Conflicting rulings add chaos in Missouri electionSpeed Read A U.S. district judge ruled almost immediately after a separate Supreme Court rejection
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UK, allies sanction Israeli West Bank settlersSpeed Read France and Canada joined the U.K. in announcing sanctions
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Far-right win tests German post-Nazi ‘firewall’Speed Read No far-right party has governed a German city or state since World War II
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Ohio’s Acton attacked as midterms enter final sprintSpeed Read The man was stopped before he reached Acton, who was unharmed
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Canada hits US with steep tariffs in mounting trade spatSpeed Read The tariffs will affect about $20 billion of U.S. imports
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Fox ousts Trump ally Maria BartiromoSpeed Read The network said the move was purely a “business decision”
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Missouri Supreme Court throws out GOP gerrymanderSpeed Read There was also another “notable victory for Democrats” in Maryland
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NBA punishes Clippers, owner over Leonard paySpeed Read The team was fined $30 million and stripped of five first-round picks
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DHS ramps up hunt for elusive illegal votersSpeed Read Agents were recently assigned to a “Criminal Voter Fraud surge initiative”
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Putin pledges support for Iran as US war reignitesSpeed Read Moscow will continue supplying “the assistance you need” and “the necessary goods,” Putin told Iranian officials
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USPS whistleblower warns of Trump-ordered ballot toolSpeed Read The tool was created in three months to comply with Trump’s executive order
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Duane Davis convicted in Tupac Shakur’s murderSpeed Read Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996
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Split Supreme Court lets Trump build his ballroomSpeed Read The 5-4 decision overruled two lower court rulings
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Army secretary resigns amid clashes with HegsethSpeed Read Dan Driscoll had repeatedly sparred with Hegseth over Army oustings
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