A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda, from the team at Foresight News.
Leading the week
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is due to meet with Mexican Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard this week to hold the first round of negotiations for the joint review of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ahead of a July 1 deadline to confirm whether and how it will continue. The Trump administration has hinted it will be pushing for significant changes amid fraught trade relations with both countries in the wake of tariff impositions during Donald Trump’s second term.
Monday (May 25): Memorial Day; Pope Leo launches encyclical on AI, the first of his papacy; Hajj begins.
Tuesday (May 26): Donald Trump visits Walter Reed for his annual medical exam; Texas primary runoff between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton following Trump endorsement controversy; Marco Rubio attends Quad ministerial in New Delhi.
Wednesday (May 27): Assistant Kenneth Iwamasa sentenced over Matthew Perry’s death; Mike Pence and Pete Buttigieg among speakers at Mackinac Policy Conference.
Thursday (May 28): JD Vance delivers US Air Force commencement address; Michigan Senate Democratic candidates’ debate; Scripps National Spelling Bee finals.
Friday (May 29): Pam Bondi due to appear at rescheduled deposition for House Epstein probe; Pentagon hosts Israel-Lebanon talks following ceasefire extension; IISS Shangri-La Dialogue begins.
Saturday (May 30): Shangri-La Dialogue session on US strategy in the Indo-Pacific; UEFA Champions League Final between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain.
Sunday (May 31): Presidential election in Colombia.
