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Advance US News Diary

May 25-31: Cornyn-Paxton runoff in Texas, Bondi’s Epstein deposition, and Rubio at Quad meeting

May 22, 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  

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.  

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Also look out for...

May 25

Bernie Sanders holds Maine rally with Graham Platner 

NBA: New York v Cleveland, game 4 

NHL: Carolina v Montreal, game 3 

BTS perform at American Music Awards as Taylor Swift tops nominations  

May 26

Jared Isaacman presents NASA’s Moon base strategy 

South Carolina holds gubernatorial primary debate as early voting due to begin 

USMNT announces World Cup squad 

NBA: OKC v San Antonio, game 5 

NHL: Colorado v Vegas, game 4 

May 27

Initial appearance in Hawaii for man charged with throwing rock at a monk seal 

NHL: Carolina v Montreal, game 4 

Eid al-Adha

May 28

Supreme Court announces more opinions from its current term  

Hearing in Maurene Comey’s challenge to her dismissal under the Trump administration 

Conan O'Brien delivers Harvard University’s commencement address  

NBA Board of Governors holds special meeting on lottery reforms  

May 29

Andy Beshear addresses South Carolina Democratic Party’s Blue Palmetto Dinner  

Sentencing for former Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts 

Jamie Dimon among speakers at Reagan National Economic Forum 

Manhattanhenge 

May 30

Ro Khanna appears at South Carolina Democratic Party convention  

Malta holds snap parliamentary elections 

Bruce Springsteen closes tour with show in Philadelphia 

Two years ago: Donald Trump convicted in criminal trial  

May 31

Acting ICE director Todd Lyons steps down 

NYC Israel Day Parade 

Debate ahead of Peru’s presidential election runoff 

Parliamentary elections in Guinea

Key statistics, reports and results

May 25

Nigeria Q1 GDP 

May 26

Consumer confidence index  

May 27

Meta, ExxonMobil and Chevron hold shareholders’ meetings  

OECD report on public finances 

Fortune Most Powerful Women in Business 

Results from: HP, Manchester United, Salesforce 

May 28

Personal Income & Outlays (incl. PCE Price Index) 

US Q1 GDP (second estimate) 

IEA World Energy Investment 2026 

South Africa and South Korea interest rate decisions 

Results from: Best Buy, Costco, Gap, Kohl’s 

May 29

Advance economic indicators 

S&P sovereign review of France 

Canada and Brazil Q1 GDP 

India Q4 GDP  

May 31

China manufacturing PMI 

 


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