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Advance US News Diary

December 8-14: Trump visits Pennsylvania, Fed interest rate decision and TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year

December 5, 2025
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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 8): Vindictive prosecution motion considered during a two-day hearing in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case in Tennessee; Supreme Court hears key case over Trump powers to fire heads of independent agencies; Golden Globe Awards nominations announced.

Tuesday (December 9): Donald Trump visits Pennsylvania, where he’s expected to deliver remarks on the economy; Runoff takes place in Miami’s mayoral election.

Wednesday (December 10): Federal Reserve interest rate decision followed by Jerome Powell press conference; Deadline set by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for the Pentagon to complete its review of a complaint against Senator Mark Kelly over video to troops; Australian social media ban for under-16s enters into force.

Thursday (December 11): TIME Magazine announces Person of the Year; Senate vote expected on extending ACA enhanced subsidies.

Friday (December 12): Admiral Alvin Holsey steps down as SOUTHCOM head; Appeal court hears arguments in case over Bowe Bergdahl’s conviction dismissal.

Saturday (December 13): John Cena’s final WWE match. 

Sunday (December 14): Presidential election runoff takes place in Chile; Chanukah.

Senator Mark Kelly
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Also look out for

December 8

Indiana Senate meets to consider redistricting

Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett makes ‘special announcement’

G7 finance ministers hold virtual meeting

One year ago: Bashar al-Assad fled Syria

December 9

Supreme Court hears arguments in case over coordinated party expenditure limits

Special session planned in Utah following redistricting ruling

Gene Simmons testifies at hearing on the American Music Fairness Act

French National Assembly vote scheduled on 2026 social security bill

December 10

Supreme Court hears arguments on the impact of IQ tests in death penalty appeals

Banned NBA player Jontay Porter sentenced over betting scandal

María Corina Machado receives Nobel Peace Prize

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights holds end of year press conference

December 11

Kristi Noem appears at House hearing on threats to the homeland

Signatures deadline in Missouri effort to secure referendum on pausing Congressional redistricting

Scheduled execution of Tennessee inmate Harold Wayne Nichols

December 12

US hosts critical minerals summit

Giorgia Meloni meets with Mahmoud Abbas

10 years ago: Paris Climate Agreement adopted

December 13

Josh O'Connor hosts Saturday Night Live

December 14

Geminid meteor shower

Key statistics, reports and results

December 8

China monthly trade data

OCED consumer price indices

December 9

UNEP Global Environment Outlook 7

OECD Revenue Statistics

Australia interest rate decision

December 10

Canada and Brazil interest rate decisions

IMF China Article IV consultation

China consumer price index

Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women

Results from: Oracle Corporation

December 11

US international trade in goods and services (September)  

Turkey interest rate decision 

IEA and OPEC monthly oil markets reports 

Results from: Costco, Broadcom 

December 12

KBRA sovereign review of France


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