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May 11-17: Trump visits China, Hegseth and Patel on The Hill, Israel-Lebanon ceasefire due to expire

May 8, 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 (May 11): WHCA dinner shooting suspect Cole Allen due back in court for rearraignment hearing; Supreme Court’s administrative stay in mail-order mifepristone ban due to expire; Senate holds procedural vote on Kevin Warsh nomination.

Tuesday (May 12): Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel appear before Congressional hearings; Nebraska primary, featuring closely-watched Democratic contest in open second congressional district race; Consumer Price Index released.

Wednesday (May 13): Sentencing for doctor Erik Fleming guilty over Matthew Perry’s death.

Thursday (May 14): Donald Trump begins two-day visit to China to meet with Xi Jinping; Iran set to dominate as Senate Armed Services Committee holds hearing on CENTCOM; Supreme Court announces more opinions from its current term.

Friday (May 15): Trump continues visit to China; Jerome Powell’s term as Fed chair ends; Planned test flight for SpaceX’s Starship, the first using the V3 iteration of the rocket.

Saturday (May 16): Louisiana holds closed-party primaries for all races except House seats following Supreme Court ruling in Voting Rights Act case; Andy Beshear speaks at New Hampshire Democratic Party convention; Preakness Stakes.

Sunday (May 17): Israel-Lebanon ceasefire due to end; Jubilee of Prayer on the National Mall to mark ‘Rededicate 250’; Final round of the US PGA Championship.

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Also look out for

May 11

EU foreign ministers meet as Kaja Kallas hosts EU-Syria High Level Political Dialogue

Evacuation of MV Hondius passengers in Tenerife expected to begin

Harrison Ford delivers Arizona State University commencement address

NY Upfronts: Amazon, Fox, NBC Universal

May 12

West Virginia primary

Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks at Southern Methodist University

Disney NY Upfront

Cannes Film Festival begins

May 13

Sentencing for Utah children's grief book author convicted of killing husband with fentanyl

King Charles delivers speech at State Opening of UK Parliament

Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, visits Italy

Discovery Global NY Upfront

May 14

US hosts new round of Israel-Lebanon talks

Clarence Thomas due to address Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference

India hosts two-day BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting

US PGA Championship begins

May 15

Preliminary hearing for man accused of attack on Sam Altman’s home

Council of Europe foreign ministers meet to discuss immigration and human rights reforms

Protests expected to mark Nakba Day

Drake releases new album

May 16

Extended sanctions waiver on Russian oil at sea due to expire

Far-right and pro-Palestine marches both scheduled in London

Eurovision Song Contest grand final

Will Farrell hosts SNL

May 17

Wes Moore delivers JCSU commencement address

Goldman Sachs CEO delivers Wharton commencement speech

Academy of Country Music Awards

Elections in Cape Verde and Andalusia (Spain)

Key statistics, reports and results

May 11

Existing-home sales

China consumer and producer price indices

Results from: Saudi Aramco, Barrick Gold, Compass Group, Fox

May 12

EIA short term energy outlook

IATA State of the Airline Industry report

Results from: Panasonic, Vodafone, ThysennKrupp, Bayer, Imperial Brands, Olympus

May 13

Producer price index

EU flash estimate GDP

OECD economic survey of Japan

IEA and OPEC monthly oil reports

Results from: Alibaba, Tencent, Nippon Steel, Siemens, Nissan, Hapag-Lloyd, SoftBank, Porsche, StubHub, Birkenstock

May 14

Advance monthly retail sales

Import and export price indexes

Manufacturing and trade: inventories and statistics

UK Q1 GDP

Results from: Honda, AMAT, Foxconn

May 15

Industrial production

ISM semi-annual report on business

OECD unemployment figures

Moody’s sovereign review of Ukraine

May 16

Israel Q1 GDP


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