A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News. Delivered to your inbox on Fridays.
Leading the Week
Monday (December 1): Jerome Powell speaks at Stanford’s Hoover Institution; Supreme Court hears arguments in case over ISP liability for illegal content downloads; Indiana’s House of Representatives meets to discuss Congressional redistricting; Pope Leo continues visit to Lebanon.
Tuesday (December 2): Special election in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District; Pope Leo concludes visit to Lebanon; NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte holds pre-ministerial press conference in Brussels.
Wednesday (December 3): Scott Bessent and Gavin Newsom among speakers at NYT DealBook Summit; Emmanuel Macron begins three-day visit to China; NATO foreign ministers meet in Brussels, joined by Ukraine’s Andrii Sybiha.
Thursday (December 4): Vladimir Putin pays two-day visit to India; Florida’s Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting meets for the first time; Annual OSCE Ministerial Council begins in Vienna.
Friday (December 5): 2026 FIFA World Cup draw and inaugural Peace Prize winner announcement; September’s delayed Personal Income and Outlays report, which includes the closely-watched PCE price index, is released.
Saturday (December 6): Pete Hegseth is expected to speak at the Reagan National Defense Forum; Two-day Doha Forum begins in Qatar; MLS Cup final.
Sunday (December 7): Benjamin Netanyahu hosts Friedrich Merz for talks in Israel; Hong Kong Legislative Council elections.
