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Advance US News Diary

July 13-19: Warsh up before Congress, Blanche’s confirmation hearing, and World Cup final

July 10, 2026
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A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda, from the team at Foresight News.

LEADING THE WEEK

Monday (July 13): Deadline for Graham Platner to file paperwork formalizing withdrawal from the Maine Senate race; Wes Moore visits South Carolina; Coalition of the Willing leaders discuss Ukraine in Paris.

Tuesday (July 14): Fed chair Kevin Warsh makes first of two Congressional appearances this week, his first since taking over; Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan appear before House and Senate panels; First FIFA World Cup semifinal: France v Spain/Belgium.

Wednesday (July 15): Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing to be Attorney General; Rescheduled confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton to be Director of National Intelligence; Donald Trump due to speak at Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit; Second FIFA World Cup semifinal: England/Norway v Argentina/Switzerland.

Thursday (July 16): Apollo Global Management co-founder Leon Black due appear for subpoenaed deposition as part of the House Oversight Committee’s Epstein investigation; The Open Championship begins.

Friday (July 17): Mike Johnson among speakers at the Family Leadership Summit; Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey released in theaters.

Saturday (July 18): Bernie Sanders and AOC hold rally to kick off a weekend of events with Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.

Sunday (July 19): FIFA World Cup final; Final round of The Open Championship.

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Also look out for...

July 13

Congress reconvenes following July 4 recess

Justin Baldoni filing due in response to Blake Lively's $8m fees request following lawsuit settlement

India's Subrahmanyam Jaishankar visits the UN in New York

Two years ago: attempted assassination of Donald Trump

July 14

Arraignment scheduled for Idaho mom charged over children's deaths after claiming vaccination link

Aspen Security Forum begins

Emmanuel Macron presides over Paris ceremonies marking Bastille Day

MLB All-Star Game

July 15

Kevin Warsh appears before Senate Banking Committee

Confirmation hearing for CDC Director nominee Erica Schwartz

Markwayne Mullin among speakers at the Hill Nation Summit

The ESPYS

July 16

Confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche continues

Confirmation hearing for TSA Administrator nominee David Cummins

Rahm Emanuel speaks at the Aspen Security Forum

Inaugural CPAC UK

July 17

Bill Cassidy and John Cornyn speak at the Aspen Security Forum

Labour Party leadership special conference expected to confirm Andy Burnham as the UK’s next prime minister

Friedrich Merz and Emmanuel Macron lead delegations at Franco-German Ministerial Council

European Commission publishes annual Rule of Law report

July 18

FIFA World Cup third-place playoff

July 19

Bernie Sanders and AOC attend Lansing and Grand Rapids rallies with Abdul El-Sayed

Sao Tome and Principe election

Key statistics, reports and results

July 13

Report on child safety online presented to Ursula von der Leyen

OPEC monthly oil markets report

July 14

US CPI

China monthly trade data

Results from: Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Ericsson

July 15

WHO/UNICEF estimates on child immunisation coverage

US producer price index

Beige Book

OECD economic survey of the UK

China GDP

Results from: BlackRock, Morgan Stanley, BNY Mellon, Johnson & Johnson, ASML, Burberry, United Airlines

July 16

Advance monthly retail sales

NAHB/Wells Fargo housing market index

Philadelphia Fed manufacturing survey

Results from: Netflix, US Bancorp, TSMC, UnitedHealth Group, Alcoa

July 17

Import and export price indexes

Consumer sentiment index

Industrial production figures

EU inflation


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