A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda, from the team at Foresight News.
SUMMER NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
Advance is taking a break over the summer as the news agenda gets a little quieter, so this week we’re highlighting the key events over the next five weeks. We’ll be back on September 4 – in the meantime, subscribers can see our regular updates at www.foresightnews.com.
August 3-9
Monday (August 3): South Carolina debate for candidates seeking to replace Lindsey Graham as GOP Senate nominee.
Tuesday (August 4): Primaries in Michigan, Virginia, Missouri, Washington and Kansas; SpaceX, Saudi Aramco, Paramount and AMD announce earnings.
Thursday (August 6): Tennessee primary.
Friday (August 7): Employment Situation released; Inauguration of new Colombian president Abelardo de la Espriella.
Saturday (August 8): Hawaii primary.
Sunday (August 9): Patriot Games begin.
August 10-16
Monday (August 10): Tupac Shakur murder suspect’s trial due to begin.
Tuesday (August 11): Primaries in South Carolina (GOP Senate), Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont, Connecticut, and Alabama (four House districts).
Wednesday (August 12): Total solar eclipse visible in parts of Europe; Consumer Price Index released.
Thursday (August 13): Detention hearing for Andrew and Tristan Tate; DNC summer meeting begins; Zambia election; Iowa butter cow unveiled.
Friday (August 14): Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony.
August 17-23
Monday (August 17): New season of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia airs.
Tuesday (August 18): Opening statements scheduled in multi-state case against Meta; Primaries in Florida, Alaska and Wyoming; Special election in California’s 14th Congressional District.
Wednesday (August 19): Bill Clinton turns 80.
Thursday (August 20): Hearing scheduled for White House Correspondents’ Association dinner shooting suspect Cole Allen.
Sunday (August 23): Freedom 250 Grand Prix (main race).
August 24-30
Monday (August 24): Ukraine Independence Day.
Tuesday (August 25): Oklahoma primary runoffs; Georgia 13th Congressional District special election runoff.
Wednesday (August 26): March on Washington; Jury selection begins for Lockerbie suspect Abu Agila Mas’ud; Nvidia releases earnings.
Thursday (August 27): Amended complaint due in Trump defamation case against the New York Times; French presidential debate at MEDEF conference.
Friday (August 28): Fed Chair Kevin Warsh delivers first Jackson Hole Economic Symposium speech.
Saturday (August 29): Iceland holds referendum on resuming EU membership talks.
Sunday (August 30): NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launch; US Open begins.
August 31-September 6
Monday (August 31): Scott Bessent hosts G20 meeting; Arraignment hearing for singer D4vd.
Tuesday (September 1): Charlie Kirk murder suspect Tyler Robinson in court; EU foreign ministers meet in Ireland; John Ternus takes over as Apple CEO.
Wednesday (September 2): Venice Film Festival opens.
Thursday (September 3): Ig Nobel prizes.
Friday (September 4): Employment Situation released.
Saturday (September 5): Miss World.
Sunday (September 6): Saxony-Anhalt (Germany) state elections where the far-right AfD could gain control of a state government for the first time.
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