
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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NYT: FBI probed reporter after Patel girlfriend storySpeed Read DOJ officials shut down the inquiry, the Times reported
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Hegseth ousts Navy secretary amid Iran naval standoffSpeed Read Navy veteran Hung Cao will serve as acting secretary
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DOJ charges civil rights group over KKK sourcesSpeed Read It was alleged the group paid insiders at least $3 million
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The Onion files new plan to turn Infowars into satireSpeed Read The website was previously led by controversial conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
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Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer out amid scandalsSpeed Read Chavez-DeRemer will be taking a position in the private sector
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Chinese robot sets new half-marathon recordSpeed Read The robot completed the race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds
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US seizes Iranian tanker, roiling chaotic ceasefireSpeed Read The fragile ceasefire is set to expire on Wednesday
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Israel and Lebanon begin tentative 10-day ceasefireSpeed Read Israeli forces will remain in a 6-mile security zone around Lebanon
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California disbars Jan. 6 legal architect EastmanSpeed Read Eastman concocted strategies to undermine Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory
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Israel and Lebanon hold rare talks as fighting ragesSpeed Read The two nations had not held official meetings in over 30 years
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Trump deletes Jesus image after backlashSpeed Read The president claimed he thought the image depicted him as a doctor
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Canada’s Carney clinches majority in election trifectaSpeed Read The Liberal Party now holds 174 seats, keeping Carney in office through 2029
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Swalwell, Gonzales to resign amid House investigationsSpeed Read Both men are accused of incidents of sexual misconduct
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Trump attacks Pope Leo amid Iran war criticismSpeed Read Leo is “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy,” Trump said
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Trump vows Iran naval blockade after talks failSpeed Read The U.S. Navy will block “any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait,” Trump said
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Hungary’s Orbán ousted in landslide defeatSpeed Read Voter turnout was nearly 80%, a post-Communist high in the country
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Chimpanzee ‘civil war’ in Uganda baffles scientistsSpeed Read This war has been ongoing for eight years, scientists said
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Hegseth must open Pentagon to reporters, judge rulesSpeed Read The Defense Department “cannot simply reinstate an unlawful policy,” the judge wrote
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Bondi to defy House Epstein subpoenaSpeed Read Democrats and some Republicans criticized Bondi for the move
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US-Iran ceasefire teeters as Israel hammers LebanonSpeed Read The strikes in Lebanon killed at least 254 people
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Trump and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire, with caveatsSpeed Read The deal is subject to the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, said Trump
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Minneapolis video refutes ICE account of shootingSpeed Read The agency originally claimed the assailant had beaten one of their officers with a shovel
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Artemis II sets new deep-space record in lunar flybySpeed Read The mission broke the record set by Apollo 13 in 1970
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Pepsi quits London festival amid Ye criticismSpeed Read Pressure has been mounting for Ye to be pulled from his headlining role
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