July 14-20: Trump visits Pennsylvania, ‘Good Trouble Lives On’ protests, and Merz visits the UK

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 (July 14): Donald Trump expected to make ‘major’ statement on Russia; Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan expires; Hearing on injunction request in challenge to Washington law requiring clergy to report child abuse.

Tuesday (July 15): Donald Trump attends Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit; Consumer Price Index released; Confirmation hearing for US Ambassador to the UN nominee Mike Waltz.

Wednesday (July 16): Kilmar Abrego Garcia in court on people smuggling charges; Senate hearing on AI ingestion of copyrighted works; The ESPYs.

Thursday (July 17): Nationwide ‘Good Trouble Lives On’ anti-Trump protests; German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits the UK, where he is due to sign cooperation treaty with Keir Starmer; The Open Championship begins.

Friday (July 18): Deadline for Congress to pass DOGE recissions request bill.

Saturday (July 19): Scott Bessent visits World Expo in Japan; WNBA All-Star game; Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois world heavyweight fight.

Sunday (July 20): Final round of The Open; Elections in Japan’s upper house; Shark Week begins.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz — Photocosmos1 / Shutterstock

Also look out for

July 14

EU trade ministers meet on EU-US trade relations

Shanghai Cooperation Organization ministers meet in China

10 years ago: Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed with Iran

July 15

Special election primary in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District

Aspen Security Forum opens

Michael Bell scheduled to be executed in Florida

Primetime Emmy nominations announced

July 16

House committee hearing on weather forecasting following Texas floods

Sentencing for former Kentucky officer guilty over Breonna Taylor’s death

European Commission presents EU’s long-term budget

Seven years ago: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin met in Helsinki

July 17

Andy Beshear addresses Georgetown County Democratic dinner

Glenn Youngkin speaks at Iowa GOP Lincoln Dinner

G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meet in South Africa

UN Security Council discusses Hezbollah and Israel

July 18

Friedrich Merz press conference on domestic and foreign policy issues

Germany hosts European interior ministers

Final Wu-Tang show in Philadelphia

100 years ago: Mein Kampf published

July 19

National March for Palestine in London following ban on pro-Palestine group

Snap election in Tasmania

Manny Pacquiao v Mario Barrios

July 20

Colombian president presents economic plan at new session of Congress.

ARD interview with leader of Germany’s AfD Alice Weidel airs

Key Statistics, reports and results

July 14

China monthly trade data

July 15

China GDP

Canada inflation

OPEC monthly oil markets

WHO/UNICEF estimates on child immunization coverage

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2025

Results from: Citigroup, JPMorganChase, BNY Mellon, Blackrock, Wells Fargo, Ericsson

July 16

Beige Book

Producer price index

Industrial production statistics

UK inflation

EU foreign trade

Indonesia interest rate decision

Results from: Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, ASML, United Airlines, Johnson & Johnson, Alcoa

July 17

Advance monthly retail sales

Import and export price indexes

Manufacturing and trade: inventories and sales

NAHB/Wells Fargo housing market index

Philadelphia Fed manufacturing survey

EU inflation

Results from: Netflix, TSMC, US Bancorp, PepsiCo

July 18

Consumer sentiment index

New residential construction

Stellantis EGM

Results from: American Express, Schlumberger, 3M