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Advance US News Diary

November 17-23: Trump hosts MBS, Dick Cheney’s funeral, and South Africa G20 summit

November 14, 2025
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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 

Monday (November 17): Closing arguments scheduled in remedies trial against Google over monopolizing digital ads; Emmanuel Macron hosts Volodymyr Zelenskyy for talks in Paris; Verdict announced in former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s trial on charges of crimes against humanity. The House reconvenes today with a vote planned this week on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein case files. 

Tuesday (November 18): Donald Trump hosts Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman for White House talks; NTSB board meeting on the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. 

Wednesday (November 19): Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on immigration enforcement; Hearing on preliminary injunction request in challenge to North Carolina’s congressional map; Nvidia announces results. 

Thursday (November 20): George W. Bush and Liz Cheney among speakers at Dick Cheney’s funeral at Washington National Cathedral; Hearing in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Maryland case. 

Friday (November 21): Hearing for John Bolton on charges of mishandling classified information; COP30 due to conclude in Belém; Wicked: For Good released in theaters. 

Saturday (November 22): G20 leaders’ summit begins in South Africa, attended by JD Vance. 

Sunday (November 23): Guinea-Bissau holds presidential and legislative elections. 

Former Vice President Dick Cheney
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Also look out for

November 17

Sergey Lavrov hosts India’s Subrahmanyam Jaishankar for talks ahead of Putin visit to India next month  

French National Assembly votes on 2026 budget bill 

Former Valencian leader Carlos Mazón appears at Spanish inquiry into 2024 floods 

Lil Nas X due back in court in LA charged with assaulting police officers 

November 18

CBO Director Philip Swagel testifies at House committee hearing 

Kamala Harris appears at event in Tennessee 

Ariana Grande appears on The Tonight Show 

Solid gold toilet goes under the hammer at Sotheby's auction 

November 19

Hearing in James Comey’s case over 2020 testimony to Congress 

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi holds press conference at Board of Governors’ meeting 

European Court of Justice rules in Amazon challenge over DSA designation 

CMA Awards 

November 20

Response due to House Oversight Democrats’ letter to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor 

Scheduled execution of Florida inmate Richard Barry Randolph 

EU foreign ministers meet on Ukraine, the Middle East and Sudan 

Frida Kahlo self-portrait auctioned at Sotheby's 

November 21

Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Syria takes effect 

Halifax International Security Forum opens 

G7 interior and security ministers meet in Ottawa 

74th Miss Universe Pageant held in Thailand 

November 22

Erika Kirk appears at Megyn Kelly live tour event 

Auction closes for Will Smith's World Series winning homerun ball  

Formula One: Las Vegas Grand Prix 

Harvard v Yale: The Game 

November 23

G20 leaders' summit wraps up in South Africa 

Early presidential election held in Republika Srpska 

Slovenia holds referendum on assisted dying 

Key statistics, reports and results

November 17

European Commission Economic Forecasts autumn report  

Canada inflation  

Japan Q3 GDP 

November 18

US-China Economic and Security Review Commission annual report 

WATCH 10 Worst Toys of 2025 list 

NAHB/Wells Fargo housing market index 

US industrial production figures 

IEA report on the future of the global car industry 

Results from: Home Depot, Medtronic 

November 19

Fed minutes  

EU and UK inflation 

Indonesia interest rate decision 

Results from: Nvidia, Target, TJX Companies, Lowe’s Companies 

November 20

Philadelphia Fed manufacturing survey 

OECD quarterly GDP growth 

China loan prime rate announcement 

South Africa interest rate decision 

Results from: Walmart, Gap Stores 

November 21

Moody's sovereign review of the UK 

Results from: BJ’s Wholesale Club 


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