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Advance US News Diary

Oct. 27-Nov.6: Final week for campaigns ahead of midterms, elections in Israel and Denmark

October 28, 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 

With Tuesday (November 1) ushering in the final week of campaigning ahead of the November 8 midterms, next week will see a flurry of surrogate activity as candidates hope to boost their numbers in the final stretch of their campaigns. President Joe Biden heads to Florida on Tuesday before visiting New Mexico on Thursday (November 3). He’s also reportedly in Pennsylvania on Saturday (November 5) alongside his old boss Barack Obama, who will be in Nevada earlier in the week, holding a rally on Tuesday in Las Vegas. On the Republican side, former President Donald Trump has announced a series of rallies, supporting MAGA candidates in Iowa on Thursday, Pennsylvania on Saturday, and Florida on Sunday (November 6). Meanwhile former Vice President Mike Pence, who has been active on the trail, will be in Georgia on Tuesday campaigning for Governor Brian Kemp. Big-name supporters on both sides, including Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz, are also on the road. Suffice to say it’s shaping up to be a hectic week in politics ahead of these crucial elections. 


Looking abroad 

Israel holds its fifth parliamentary elections in less than four years on Tuesday (November 1) as former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – who is currently on trial on corruption charges – seeks to make a political comeback by unseating interim leader Yair Lapid, with Defense Minister Benny Gantz also in the running. Polling suggests Netanyahu’s coalition may fall just shy of the threshold required to form a government, meaning another election in the spring of next year is a very real possibility.

Swedish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen
Sweden’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who announced snap elections on Oct. 5

Danes are also headed to the polls on Tuesday (November 1) after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called early elections amid an ongoing controversy over the grim cull of Denmark’s mink population due to COVID-19 fears. Frederiksen, who leads the Social Democrat party, is hoping to form a grand coalition to stave off the threat posed by the right, in particular from the new Denmark Democrats. The election is likely to be closely watched in European capitals given the recent victories for far-right figures in Sweden and Italy. 

Also look out for...

October 31

US Supreme Court hears college affirmative action cases 

Preliminary hearing in NY AG’s fraud case against Donald Trump and the Trump Organization 

Meta’s Nick Clegg speaks at CFR discussion 

MLB World Series Game 3  

Halloween

November 1

Final sentencing takes place for Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz 

Liz Cheney campaigns for Michigan Democrat Elissa Slotkin 

Pakistani Prime Minister visits China 

Algeria hosts League of Arab States Summit 

MLB Word Series Game 4 

One week until midterms

November 2

Joe Biden delivers remarks in DC on infrastructure  

Fed announces last interest rate decision ahead of midterms  

Marquette releases Wisconsin poll

November 3

G7 foreign ministers meet in Germany 

Pope Francis visits Bahrain 

UK interest rate decision

November 4

Last US employment figures before midterms  

Deadline for Donald Trump to provide documents to Jan. 6 committee 

Xi Jinping hosts Olaf Scholz for talks in Beijing 

Russia celebrates ‘Day of People’s Unity’

November 5

MLS Cup 

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony

November 6

COP27 opens in Egypt 

WMO releases State of the Climate report 

New York marathon 

Daylight Savings Time ends

Statistics, Reports and Results

October 31

Flash Euro inflation data and EU growth data 

OPEC World Oil Outlook 

Top Earning Dead Celebrities

November 1

Construction Put in Place 

ISM Manufacturing Report on Business 

Results from: Pfizer, BP, Uber

November 2

FAO’s State of Food and Agriculture

November 3

International Trade in Goods and Services 

Results from: BNP Paribas, Stellantis, HeidelbergCement, ConocoPhillips, Starbucks

November 4

Results from: SocGen

Anniversaries and Awareness Days

October 31

Dia de Muertos (Mexico)

November 1

Movember 

World Vegan Day  

100 years ago: Ottoman Empire collapsed

November 2

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists 

International Stress Awareness Day 

World Ballet Day

November 4

100 years ago: King Tutankhamun’s tomb rediscovered

November 5

Guy Fawkes Day 

Tsunami Awareness Day

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