
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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Iran leader vows oil pain in defiant first remarks
Speed Read The statement was his first since being named supreme leader earlier this week
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Britain ousts hereditary peers from House of Lords
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Trump begins lengthy process of reviving tariffs
Speed Read The White House is opening a slew of investigations into trading partners’ practices
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Alabama halts execution of man who didn’t kill victim
Speed Read Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton had left the site of the murder before it occurred
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Pope approves exit of US bishop charged with theft
Speed Read The bishop had been a major figure in San Diego’s Catholic community
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Star real estate brothers convicted of sex trafficking
Speed Read The brothers were found guilty on 10 counts of trafficking
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Anthropic sues Pentagon to lift blacklisting
Speed Read The AI firm described the DOD’s move as ‘unprecedented and unlawful’
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Nepal elects ex-rapper to lead post-revolt country
speed read Voters have put Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah on track to be prime minister
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Video suggests US missile hit Iranian grade school
speed read Iran said more than 160 children were killed in the Feb. 28 strike on the school
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States sue Trump over new global tariffs
Speed Read More than 20 states took legal action against the president
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Trump says he wants to help pick Iran’s next leader
Speed Read Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the deceased ayatollah, is considered the top replacement in Iran
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Gonzales admits affair with aide, faces censure
Speed Read The aide later died by suicide
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Senate GOP sinks bill to reclaim war powers in Iran
Speed Read The bill would have limited Trump’s authority over the Iran conflict
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Georgia dad guilty in son’s alleged school shooting
speed read Colin Gray allowed his son access to a gun he used to kill two high school students and two teachers in 2024
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Primaries set up big races in Texas, North Carolina
speed read The 2026 midterms kicked off with primary elections in three states
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Supreme Court sides with parents in trans fight
speed read The court ruled that California schools cannot prevent teachers from notifying parents about their child’s gender identity
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Minneapolis investigating Bovino, others in ICE surge
speed read Border Patrol official Greg Bovino, the former public face of Trump’s aggressive deportation efforts in Minneapolis, is under investigation
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‘Sinners’ takes top honors at SAG Actor Awards
speed read Ryan Coogler’s Southern vampire drama won best ensemble and star Michael B. Jordan won best male lead actor
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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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