March 9-15: Trump at House GOP retreat, Senators briefed on Epic Fury, and the Oscars

A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda, from the team at Foresight News. Delivered to your inbox on Fridays.

Leading the week  

Monday (March 9): Donald Trump expected to address House Republicans’ retreat in Miami; Joe Biden speaks at DC health conference.

Tuesday (March 10):  Senate Armed Services Committee members briefed on Operation Epic Fury; Mississippi primary; Special election in Georgia to fill seat vacated by Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Wednesday (March 11):  Consumer Price Index released; CBO Director appears at Senate hearing on fiscal outlook; European Parliament debates Iran war.

Thursday (March 12):  Hearing in Minnesota lawsuit over withdrawal of Medicaid payments; EU defense ministers meet in Cyprus; SXSW begins.

Friday (March 13):  Revised Q4 GDP figures released.

Saturday (March 14):  US and Japan co-host Indo-Pacific Energy Security Ministerial.

Sunday (March 15):  Conon O’Brien hosts The Academy Awards (Oscars).

Oscar winners holding trophies — Jaguar PS / Shutterstock.com

Also look out for

March 9

Supreme Court announces orders

António José Seguro sworn in as Portuguese president

Freedom Shield (joint US-South Korea military exercises)

UN Security Council discusses Afghanistan

March 10

Chad Wolf at Senate Budget Committee hearing on sanctuary cities

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on birthright citizenship

New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherill delivers budget address

Rafael Grossi speaks at Nuclear Energy Summit

March 11

Jeffrey Epstein's former accountant Richard Kahn deposed as part of House Oversight investigation

New Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast sworn in

Forbes’ The World's Billionaires

15 years ago: 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit Japan, triggering Fukushima nuclear disaster

March 12

JD Vance expected to visit North Carolina

China's NPC session concludes

Auction held for Kerouac On The Road scroll

March 13

Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson in court

Indian Wells women's semifinals

Jimmy Kimmel honored at ICG Publicists Awards

Al-Quds Day (last Friday of Ramadan)

March 14

Toronto Al-Quds Day rally

Indian Wells men's semifinals

Harry Styles hosts Saturday Night Live

Razzie Awards

March 15

Municipal elections in France, legislative elections in Vietnam, and constitutional referendum in Kazakhstan

Indian Wells finals

PGA Players Championship final day

Key statistics, reports and results

March 9

Markets reopen following weekend pause in trading

Israel Q4 GDP

China CPI

UBS annual report

March 10

EIA short-term energy outlook

Existing-home sales

China monthly trade stats

South Africa Q4 GDP

Results from: Saudi Aramco, Oracle, Kohl’s, BioNTech

March 11

OECD consumer price indices

OPEC monthly oil markets

Results from: Inditex

March 12

International trade in goods and services

Producer price index

IEA monthly oil market report

Results from: Dick’s Sporting Goods, Daimler Truck Holding, BMW

March 13

US personal income & outlays (incl. PCE price index)