November 3-9: Off-year elections, Supreme Court hears tariffs case, and Trump hosts Orban

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 3): Indiana special session on redistricting begins; Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan hosts Arab and Muslim counterparts for talks on Gaza.

Tuesday (November 4): Off-year elections, including Virgina and New Jersey gubernatorial races, NYC mayoral election, and California vote on Prop 50 (redistricting); Two-day evidentiary hearing in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case in Tennessee.

Wednesday (November 5): US Supreme Court hears arguments in key case over Trump’s powers to impose sweeping tariffs; Federal shutdown set to surpass previous record.

Thursday (November 6): Two-day COP30 leaders’ summit begins in Brazil; Tesla annual shareholders’ meeting.

Friday (November 7): Donald Trump hosts Hungary’s Viktor Orban for talks at White House; Grammy award nominations announced.

Saturday (November 8): New Bolivian president takes office

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — Lula Oficial / flickr

Also look out for

November 3

SCOTUS hearing on Bagram suicide bombing

Russian prime minister visits China

People Sexiest Man Alive announced on The Tonight Show

November 4

Oral arguments in Sam Bankman-Fried's appeal against fraud and conspiracy charges

French National Assembly votes on 2026 budget bill

Canada’s Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne unveils budget

Michelle Obama appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

November 5

Preliminary injunction hearing over use of force at ICE facility in Broadview, IL

Fox airs first interview with Erika Kirk since Charlie Kirk’s shooting

US Treasury refunding announcement

Supermoon

November 6

WMO publishes provisional State of the Climate statement

National Lawyers Convention begins

CPAC gala at Mar-a-Lago

November 7

Joe Biden speaks at Ben Nelson annual gala

Federal workers to miss further paycheck amid shutdown

Pierre Poilievre addresses Economic Club of Canada

Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein released on Netflix

November 8

Outkast, Cyndi Lauper, Soundgarden and The White Stripes among inductees to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

November 9

EU-CELAC summit

Kosovo local election runoff

Key statistics, reports and results

November 3

OECD International Migration Outlook

FAO State of Food and Agriculture

ISM Manufacturing Report on Business

Results from: Palantir Technologies, BioNTech

November 4

UNEP Emissions Gap Report

EU Enlargement Package presented

Australia interest rate decision

Results from: BP, Spotify, AMD, Pfizer, Amgen, Molson Coors, Uber, Yum! Brands (KFC and Pizza Hut), Marriott International

November 5

Brazil interest rate decision

OECD Consumer Price Indices

Forbes China 100 Rich List

Results from: Snap, McDonald’s, Devon Energy, APA Corporation, Novo Nordisk, Arm, Toyota, Qualcomm, DoorDash, Lyft, Emerson Electric, New York Times

November 6

UK interest rate decision

Results from: Warner Bros. Discovery, Airbnb, News Corp, A.P. Moller-Maersk, HeidelbergCement, Air France, Commerzbank, ArcelorMittal, ConocoPhillips, MetLife, AstraZeneca, Take-Two Interactive, Under Armour

November 7

China monthly trade data

Turkey quarterly inflation report

FAO Food Price Index

Results from: Honda, Daimler Truck Holding, International Airlines Group

November 9

China consumer price index