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May 2-8: Ohio primary and Ukraine developments

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April 29, 2022
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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

Voters in Ohio head to the polls on Tuesday (May 3) for one of the midterms’ most closely watched primaries, which marks the first major test of Donald Trump’s endorsement power and the MAGA wing’s prospects in future races.

Hillbilly Elegy author JD Vance leads the Republican race for Rob Portman’s Senate seat, having received a last-minute surge in support following Trump’s endorsement. But Trump’s decision to back his former critic has divided supporters, providing a potential opening for former frontrunner Josh Mandel to scoop up votes from those who feel betrayed by the move. The winner of the GOP primary is likely to face Congressman Tim Ryan in November.

The primary for Ryan’s seat in the newly redrawn 13th Congressional District is another race to look out for. Trump-backed Madison Gesiotto Gilbert is among candidates in a crowded GOP field seeking to take on Emilia Sykes in what looks set to be a competitive race, as Democrats will fight to hold on to the seat Joe Biden won by just three points in 2020. There’s also interest in the 11th District, where progressive Nina Turner is challenging Rep. Shontel Brown again after losing to her in last November’s special election. In the 7th District, where Republican Bob Gibbs is retiring, former Trump aide Max Miller is among candidates in the GOP primary.

On Friday (May 6), Trump holds a rally in Pennsylvania where a similarly high-profile election takes place on May 17.


Looking Abroad

The conflict in Ukraine, with its sprawling ramifications, is set to dominate international news again this week. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to discuss Russia’s invasion at a New York Times event on Monday (May 2), and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who was recently in Kyiv, testifies before the Senate on Tuesday. There’s a flurry of diplomatic activity on the other side of the Atlantic, too, where Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday, followed by talks with Nordic leaders in Copenhagen and a summit with freshly re-elected French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.

Lloyd Austin walking with Joe Biden

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is also visiting this week, with stops in Rome and London. Wednesday sees Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky address Danish WWII anniversary events, while Poland and Sweden co-host an international donors’ conference in Warsaw on Thursday. The conference coincides with a virtual OPEC+ meeting, where the energy implications of the conflict will inform output decisions.


 

Also look out for...

May 2

Met Gala

Second Staten Island Amazon workers union election vote count

EU energy ministers meet over Gazprom supplies

Stanley Cup Playoffs begin

Eid-al-Fitr

May 3

Joe Biden visits Alabama

Georgia Republican Senate debate

May 4

Fed interest rate decision

Liz Cheney at Freedom House Awards Dinner

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before Senate panels

May 5

Former Attorney General Bill Barr speaks at the AEI

USTR Catherine Tai visits Canada

UK local elections

May 6

Monthly employment figures

May 7

Kamala Harris commencement address at Tennessee State University

Kentucky Derby

May 8

New Hong Kong Chief Executive selected

Miami Grand Prix

Statistics, reports and results

May 2

ISM Manufacturing Report on Business
Construction Put in Place

May 3

Hong Kong GDP (Q1)
Results from: BP, Pfizer, BNP Paribas, Starbucks

May 4

International Trade in Goods and Services
ADP National Employment Report
Results from: Volkswagen, Airbus, eBay, Yum!

May 5

Unemployment Insurance weekly claims report
FAO Food Price Index
Results from: Shell, Lufthansa, Société Générale, Audi

May 6

Results from: ING Group

Anniversaries and Awareness Days

May 3

Poland Constitution Day
World Press Freedom Day
15 years ago: British child Madeleine McCann disappeared in Portugal

May 4

Israeli Independence Day (to May 5)
Star Wars Day

May 5

Cinco de Mayo

May 6

Archie Mountbatten-Windsor turns three

May 8

Mother’s Day
Victory in Europe (VE) Day
Four years ago: Trump announced JCPOA withdrawal

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