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Advance US News Diary

November 7-13: Midterms and COP27

November 4, 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

The midterm elections taking place on Tuesday (November 8) will shape the remainder of President Joe Biden’s first term. Republicans are widely expected to seize control of the House of Representatives, which in and of itself will severely hamper the Biden administration’s ability to pass any major legislation. Losing control of the Senate – which Democrats only currently hold due to Kamala Harris’ tie-breaking vote – is also a real possibility with many key races tightening as the election approaches. Republicans have been relentless in their criticism over inflation, crime and immigration, and while Democrats have been hammering Republicans over the issue of abortion in particular, it’s unclear if they’ve done enough when it comes to firing up their base.

John Fetterman speaking at event
John Fetterman, the Democratic Senate nominee in Pennsylvania, could play a crucial role on Tuesday

The outcome will almost certainly hinge on the results in the races in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Ohio, Wisconsin, Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina, though the contests in New Hampshire, Colorado, Washington, Florida and even Utah are worth watching for upsets. Beyond the Congressional races, governors are being elected in 36 states, and there’s a host of state referendums on issues including abortion, marijuana legalization, and voting rights. 

  • Download our full state-by-state guide on when the polls close and the races to watch 
  • Read more about the races that could determine control of the Senate 
  • See our round up of the key races to watch on the night

Looking abroad 

The first full week of the COP27 summit begins in Sharm El-Sheikh as heads of state and government meet for the World Leaders Summit on Monday and Tuesday (November 7-8) to focus on key objectives around how countries are reducing their emissions, how they adapt to tackle climate change challenges, and debates around global climate finance. Numerous G20 leaders including Joe Biden, Rishi Sunak (eventually) and Emmanuel Macron have already confirmed their attendance at the conference, but China’s Xi Jinping is likely to be the grouping’s highest-profile absentee. The UN has already attempted to focus minds ahead of proceedings through its Emissions Gap report, warning delegates that progress on their agreed COP26 targets has so far been ‘woefully insufficient’, while Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said the world ‘will be doomed’ without a ‘historic pact’ between rich and poor nations. The expectation, then, to hammer out landmark climate agreements over the next two weeks is already sizeable.

Silhouetted person reading phone by a COP27 billboard
Egypt is the host country for this year’s global climate talks

Biden will miss the leaders’ summit but arrives for Decarbonization Day on Friday (November 11), though his appearance could well be overshadowed by planned mass protests which have already seen Egyptian security forces make a number of arrests. Once the leaders have gone, negotiators will get to work – look out for media activity focused around each day’s theme, as well as interventions from high-profile attendees and activists. Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes an appearance, while Greta Thunberg will be noticeably absent, having criticized the summit as an opportunity for ‘greenwashing’ that won’t encourage systemic change. 


 

Also look out for...

November 7

Joe Biden attends an election eve rally in Maryland

Donald Trump holds election eve rally in Ohio

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks at the Economic Club of New York

Oldest person in the US turns 115

November 8

US and Taiwan officials hold trade talks in New York 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov hosts his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar for talks in Moscow 

Total lunar eclipse

November 9

French President Emmanuel Macron unveils new national strategic review 

Auction of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s art collection  

New season of The Crown airs

November 10

US consumer inflation data is released 

Liz Cheney and FBI head Chris Wray at ADL’s Never is Now summit 

Deadline for House panel to respond to Supreme Court’s hold on release of Trump tax returns

November 11

Veterans Day 

ASEAN leaders hold 40th/41st Summits 

Black Panther sequel released

November 12

Joe Biden visits Cambodia for ASEAN meetings 

Parliamentary elections in Bahrain 

Taurid meteor shower

November 13

Joe Biden arrives in Bali ahead of G20 summit 

Runoff in Slovenia’s presidential election

Statistics, Reports and Results

November 7

Results from: Lyft, BioNTech 

November 8

Results from: Nintendo, Walt Disney 

November 9

China consumer inflation data 

Forbes China Rich List 

Results from: Nissa, Honda, Commerzbank, Occidental, Adidas, E.ON

November 10

Results from: WeWork, Foxconn, RWE, Credit Agricole, AstraZeneca, ArcelorMittal

November 11

UK and Hong Kong Q3 GDP  

Results from: SoftBank, Toshiba, Olympus

Anniversaries and Awareness Days

November 8

World Town Planning Day

November 9

International Day Against Fascism and Anti-Semitism 

World Adoption Day

November 10

Guiness World Records Day 

World Science Day for Peace and Development

November 11

Singles’ Day (China) 

Polish independence day

November 12

World Pneumonia Day

November 13

World Day of the Poor 

Seven years ago: Paris attacks, including at the Bataclan


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