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Advance US News Diary

November 14-20: Donald Trump’s ‘special announcement’ and Joe Biden at the G20 summit

November 11, 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 

Following a decidedly underwhelming Republican performance in Tuesday’s midterms, next week is shaping up to be a potentially important one as attention now turns to the 2024 presidential race. At the time of writing, former President Donald Trump has announced no changes to his plans to make a ‘very big announcement’ at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday (November 15) on another run for the White House, though reports suggest he is under pressure to postpone, possibly until after the December 6 run-off in the Georgia Senate race. Trump also faces another big decision next week: whether to comply with the subpoena issued by the Jan. 6 Committee requiring him to sit down for a deposition on Monday (November 14) to answer questions under oath on the storming of the US Capitol in 2021. 

Mike Pence speaking
Mike Pence is one of a number of potential Republican hopefuls sensing an opportunity following the midterms

Trump’s former Vice President and potential 2024 challenger Mike Pence, meanwhile, publishes his new book, So Help Me God, on Tuesday (November 15), and can take advantage of a busy promotion schedule to quietly present himself as a stable alternative. Pence has an ABC interview airing on Monday (November 14), followed by a CNN town hall on Wednesday (November 16). He then travels to Las Vegas for the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual meeting which opens on Friday (November 18) and features a host of other potential 2024 Republican hopefuls, including Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Mike Pompeo and Tim Scott, all of whom are likely feeling better about their prospects given the overall poor performance of Trump-endorsed candidates in the midterms. 


Looking abroad 

President Joe Biden, who’s in Egypt today speaking at COP27 before heading on to Cambodia for talks with ASEAN nations over the weekend, will be in Bali next week for the G20 summit taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday (November 15-16). Before the summit opens, however, Biden has a major date in his diary: a one-to-one meeting on Monday (November 14) with Chinese President Xi Jinping that comes at a particularly tense time in relations between Washington and Beijing.

Xi Jinping with Chinese flag
Chinese President Xi Jinping, who will meet with Joe Biden on Monday ahead of the G20

But Biden won’t have to worry about avoiding Russian President Vladimir Putin at the summit after Moscow confirmed that he would not attend after all, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky now looks set to participate virtually. Although further meetings are likely to be added, the White House has already confirmed that Biden will meet one-to-one with Italy’s new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday and the UK’s Rishi Sunak on Wednesday. He’ll skip the APEC summit in Thailand on Friday and Saturday (November 18-19); Vice President Kamala Harris will head the US delegation, and is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at the APEC CEO Summit on Thursday.

FIFA and Qatar World Cup flags
Qatar is said to be spending some $200 billion on the World Cup

The most controversial World Cup in living memory finally kicks off on Sunday (November 20) as hosts Qatar face Ecuador at the Al Bayt Stadium. The build-up to the tournament has been dominated by criticisms of the country’s stance on LGBTQ+ and human rights, with disgraced former FIFA President Sepp Blatter even admitting that awarding the tournament to the gulf state was ‘a mistake’. The treatment of migrant construction workers in particular has come under intense scrutiny, as estimates suggest some 6,500 labourers have lost their lives – a figure dismissed by Qatari authorities.  

Qatar has spent an eye-watering $200 billion to stage the tournament, a figure which dwarfs the total spend of the last eight World Cups combined. As part of its preparations, the country has built seven air-conditioned stadiums, a new airport, a metro system, and around 100 new hotels to house fans. With so many issues already hanging over the tournament before a ball has even been kicked, FIFA will be hoping that their gamble to stage a first World Cup on Middle Eastern soil pays off.


 

Also look out for...

November 14

Congress reconvenes following midterms 

UN General Assembly discusses Ukraine conflict 

EU foreign ministers meet 

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits Singapore, delivers speech 

UK’s King Charles turns 74

November 15

DHS, FBI and NCTC heads testify at House hearing on threats 

House GOP leadership elections

Liz Cheney among speakers at Washington Post’s Global Women’s Summit 

Senate hearing on medical mistreatment of women at ICE detention centers 

Michelle Obama book released

GRAMMY nominations announced

November 16

Artemis I launch attempt planned 

Former Trump White House Advisor Peter Navarro contempt of Congress trial begins 

Two-day sentencing for Darrell Brooks over Waukesha parade horror begins 

Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ ball is auctioned

November 17

DHS, FBI and NCTC heads testify at Senate hearing on threats 

Scheduled execution for Oklahoma inmate Richard Fairchild 

Verdict due in MH17 downing trial 

Delayed UK fiscal plans announced

November 18

Sentencing for Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes 

IISS Manama Dialogue opens with speech from Ursula von der Leyen 

Adele’s postponed Vegas residency begins

November 19

Malaysia holds snap parliamentary elections 

French speaking leaders gather for Francophonie summit 

Harvard v Yale (The Game)

November 20

Joe Biden celebrates 80th birthday 

Elections in Kazakhstan, Nepal, Equatorial Guinea

Statistics, Reports and Results

November 14

OPEC Monthly Oil Markets report

November 15

Producer Price Index  

Flash EU GDP  

Japan Q3 GDP 

Results from: Home Depot and Walmart

November 16

Advance monthly retail sales  

Industrial production figures 

NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index 

Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales statistics 

Import and Export Price Indexes 

UK consumer inflation data 

Results from: Cisco, Target, Lowe’s, TJX

November 17

New residential construction  

EU Inflation statistics 

Landmine Monitor Report 2022 

Results from: Siemens; ThyssenKrupp, Gap, Burberry; Macy’s, Kohls, BJ’s Wholesale Club

November 18

Existing-Home Sales

Anniversaries and Awareness Days

Novmber 14

World Diabetes Day 

100 years ago: first BBC radio broadcast

Novmber 15

Day of the Imprisoned Writer 

Day of Eight Billion 

Steve Irwin Day

Novmber 16

International Day for Tolerance

Novmber 17

World Prematurity Day 

World Philosophy Day 

National Unfriend Day

Novmber 19

International Men’s Day 

Women’s Entrepreneurship Day 

World Toilet Day  

One year ago:  Woman held powers of US presidency for the first time in history 

One year ago: Kyle Rittenhouse cleared over Kenosha shootings

Novmber 20

World Children's Day  

International Transgender Day of Remembrance 

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims


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