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2017 in the United States

Events in the year 2017 in the United States.

Incumbents

Federal government

:Barack Obama (D-Illinois) (until January 20)
:Donald Trump (R-New York) (starting January 20)
:Joe Biden (D-Delaware) (until January 20)
:Mike Pence (R-Indiana) (starting January 20)

State governments

Events

January

February

March

April

  • April 5 – President Trump removes his senior strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council.
  • April 6 – In response to a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town, the U.S. military launches 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at an air base in Syria. Russia describes the strikes as an "aggression", adding they significantly damage US-Russia ties.
  • April 7 – Andi Mack debuts on Disney Channel.
  • April 9 – David Dao, an Asian physician, is physically assaulted and dragged off a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Louisville by police, prompting worldwide reaction.
  • April 13 – a large non-nuclear bomb known as the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB), is dropped by the United States in the Nangahar's Achin District in eastern Afghanistan to destroy tunnel complexes used by ISIL. It is the first time the weapon is used in a combat role.
  • April 14 – Angelo Colon-Ortiz, 31, a suspect in the death of jogger Vanessa Marcotte, who disappeared on August 7, 2016, in Massachusetts and was later found dead, is arrested.
  • April 15
  • Hundreds of President Trump's supporters clash with anti-Trump protesters in Berkeley, California. 21 people are arrested.
  • Protests erupt in cities across the country, most notably at Mar-a-Lago with hundreds of thousands of demonstrators demanding President Trump release his tax returns.
  • Federal judge Kristine Baker in Arkansas issues an injunction halting the execution by lethal injection of nine inmates, calling this method unconstitutional.
  • April 16
  • Vice President Pence visits South Korea and calls North Korea's missile launch a 'provocation'.
  • Killing of Robert Godwin: 74-year-old Godwin, a retired foundry worker is shot and killed while walking on a sidewalk in the Glenville neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio by 37-year-old Steve Stephens, who posted a video of the shooting on his Facebook account.
  • April 17
  • Vice President Pence visits Camp Bonifas near the DMZ, unexpectedly deviating from his security plan and walking all the way to the military demarcation line, sending nearby security personnel scrambling.
  • President Trump, Melania and their son Barron kick off the 139th Annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House.
  • A State Department official warns of a "significant international response" if North Korea were to mount another nuclear test.
  • A U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk from Fort Belvoir, Virginia with three crew members aboard crashes near Leonardtown, Maryland. One of the crew members was taken by helicopter to a local hospital.
  • April 18
  • Georgia's 6th congressional district special election, 2017; a special election to replace Tom Price is scheduled to take place, With no candidate managing to get over 50% of the vote, leading to a run-off election scheduled for June 20 (although Democrat Jon Ossoff won a plurality of the votes)
  • Disappearance of Etan Patz; Pedro Hernandez is sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the murder of Etan Patz.
  • 39-year-old Kori Ali Muhammad kills three people in shootings in downtown Fresno
  • Killing of Robert Godwin: Murder suspect Steve Stephens is found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a brief police pursuit in Erie County, Pennsylvania.
  • April 19
  • Vice President Pence gives a speech to troops stationed at the Yokosuka Naval Base aboard the
  • Aaron Hernandez commits suicide by hanging himself in prison.
  • Jason Chaffetz announces he will not run for re-election to his House seat in 2018.
  • Television host and author Bill O'Reilly is fired from Fox News following accusations of sexual assault.
  • April 20
  • 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas from Middle Tennessee is found safe in Northern California and 50-year-old kidnapper Tad Cummins is arrested after a four-week manhunt.
  • President Trump hosts Sarah Palin, Kid Rock and Ted Nugent at the White House.
  • President Trump holds a joint news conference with Italian PM Paolo Gentiloni.
  • April 21 – Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is removed from his post by the Trump administration and replaced by Sylvia Trent-Adams.
  • April 22 – March for Science.
  • April 23
  • Kim Sang-duk, a Korean American professor is detained in North Korea.
  • Former President Barack Obama arrives in Chicago for a two-day visit and meets privately with at-risk young men on the South Side.
  • April 24
  • Workers in New Orleans began to remove four monuments dedicated to the Confederacy era in New Orleans.
  • The entire Senate is invited to the White House for a briefing on North Korea.

May

June

  • June 1 – President Trump announces his intentions to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement.
  • June 2 – Wonder Woman, directed by Patty Jenkins, is released as the fourth film in the DC Extended Universe.
  • June 3 – Intelligence specialist Reality Winner is arrested in Texas on suspicion of leaking classified information to journalists.
  • June 7 – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) issues its first ever statewide travel advisory after Missouri passes SB-43.
  • June 8 – Former FBI director James Comey testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee about conversations he had with President Trump and whether he pressured him to drop an investigation into former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn.
  • June 11
  • The 71st annual Tony Awards are held at Radio City Music Hall. Dear Evan Hansen wins six awards including Best Musical and Best Leading Actor for Ben Platt.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Nashville Predators in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals to win the series 4–2 and win their 5th Stanley Cup title in their 50th season, winning the NHL Championship for the second year in a row. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the NHL Playoffs MVP for the second consecutive year.
  • June 12
  • President Trump convenes his first full cabinet meeting in the White House.
  • The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a decision blocking President Trump's revised travel ban on people from six mainly Muslim nations.
  • The Golden State Warriors defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to win the series 4–1 and win their 5th NBA championship and their second in three years, winning the title with the best postseason record in history going 16–1. Warriors forward Kevin Durant won his first NBA title and won the NBA Finals MVP award.
  • June 14
  • House of Representatives Majority Whip Steve Scalise and his aides are hit by gunfire during a baseball practice in Virginia. The shooter is killed by a security detail.
  • The Federal Reserve raises its key interest rate by 0.25%, to a target range of 1 to 1.25%, the second increase of the year and its highest level since 2008.
  • Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr. announce on Twitter that they will fight on August 26 after heavy anticipation at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the event being dubbed as The Money Fight.
  • It is reported that special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating President Trump for possible obstruction of justice and whether he tried to end an inquiry into his sacked national security adviser.
  • A shooting at a UPS facility in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood leaves four dead, including the shooter, and six injured.
  • June 16
  • Michelle Carter of Massachusetts is found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for encouraging her boyfriend Conrad Roy to take his own life. She had sent a number of text messages encouraging him to kill himself and as a result Roy died of carbon monoxide poisoning inside his vehicle in 2014.
  • Jeronimo Yanez is acquitted of all charges and is found to be not guilty in the case of the shooting of Philando Castile. He is later fired by the city of St. Anthony, Minnesota.
  • Pixar Animation Studios' 18th feature film, Cars 3, the sequel to 2011's Cars 2, is released in theaters.
  • June 19 – Otto Warmbier, an American student detained in North Korea, dies after suffering from what is believed to be a cardiopulmonary event.
  • June 20 – A severe heatwave causes more than 40 American Airlines planes to be grounded.

July

  • July 7 – ', the second reboot of the Spider-Man film franchise directed by Jon Watts, is released by Marvel Studios and Columbia Pictures as the 16th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
  • July 9 – It is reported that President Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., met with a Russian lawyer after being promised damaging information on Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election.
  • July 11 – Donald Trump Jr. releases email transcripts, via Twitter, showing he was offered "sensitive" information about Hillary Clinton from a Russian contact, and replied "I love it".
  • July 15
  • Police officer Mohamed Noor murders Australian woman Justine Damond near her home in Minneapolis, Minnesota after she called 9–1–1 to report a nearby assault. The police officers did not have their body cameras turned on and the reason for the shooting is unclear, prompting protests in the city.
  • Flash floods occur at a popular swimming hole near Payson, Arizona, killing 10 people and injuring 4 more.
  • July 18 – A Senate GOP bill to repeal and replace large portions of Obamacare fails to win enough support to pass.
  • July 20 – Former US football star and actor O. J. Simpson is granted parole after nine years in a Nevada prison.
  • July 21
  • White House press secretary Sean Spicer resigns in protest at the appointment of communications director Anthony Scaramucci.
  • Raven's Home debuts on Disney Channel.
  • July 22 – In a tweet, President Trump asserts his "complete power to pardon." This follows reports that he had been discussing his ability to pardon people under investigation for possible ties between his campaign and Russia meddling with the 2016 election.
  • July 24 – President Trump sparks controversy after giving a highly politicized speech to approximately 35,000 Boy Scouts at the 2017 National Scout Jamboree.
  • July 25
  • The US Senate votes to start debating a new Republican healthcare bill to replace Obamacare.
  • The US House of Representatives votes to impose fresh sanctions on Russia, despite President Trump objecting to the legislation.
  • July 26
  • The President tweets that transgender people cannot serve in "any capacity" in the US military.
  • The first gene editing of human embryos in the USA is reported to have taken place, using CRISPR.
  • The United States men's national soccer team defeats Jamaica 2–1 in the final to win the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup title, their 6th overall.
  • The FBI raids the home of Paul Manafort, a former chairman of the Trump campaign, regarding potential collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign.
  • July 27
  • Jeff Bezos briefly becomes the world's richest person, surpassing Bill Gates with a net worth of just over $90 billion. He loses the title later in the day when Amazon's stock drops, returning him to second place with a net worth just below $90 billion.
  • In a 235–192 vote, the House passes a $788 billion spending bill that combines a $1.6 billion down payment for President Donald Trump's controversial border wall with Mexico and a large budget increase for the Pentagon.
  • A third attempt to repeal Obamacare fails after it is voted down by 51 votes to 49. Three Republicans – John McCain, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski – vote against the bill.
  • July 28
  • Reince Priebus is removed as White House Chief of Staff, with President Trump naming General John Kelly as his replacement.
  • President Trump removes Anthony Scaramucci as White House communications director, just ten days after his appointment.
  • It is reported that President Trump personally dictated his son Donald Trump Jr.'s statement on his talks with a Russian lawyer during the election campaign.

August

  • August 1 – A top EPA official, Elizabeth "Betsy" Southerland, resigns in protest at the direction of the agency under the Trump administration.
  • August 2
  • Grandmaster Flash member Kidd Creole is arrested in New York on murder charges after a homeless man is found with multiple stab wounds to his torso.
  • White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirms in her daily briefing that two supposed phone calls to President Trump never actually took place – the first from the Boy Scouts, who Trump claimed had praised him for the best speech ever delivered in the organization's 100-year history; the second from Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, who Trump claimed had complimented his border control efforts.
  • August 3
  • Transcripts from a phone call released by The Washington Post show that President Trump had urged Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to stop saying he would refuse to pay for the proposed border wall. Another transcript is released of a heated argument between Trump and the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
  • The special counsel investigating claims of Russian meddling in the US election begins using a grand jury in Washington.
  • West Virginia governor Jim Justice announces he is switching parties from Democrat to Republican at a rally with Trump.
  • August 4
  • Martin Shkreli is found guilty in federal court on three counts of fraud related to two hedge funds he ran, MSMB Capital and MSMB Healthcare.
  • In a letter to Darwin Life, Inc. and New Hope Fertility Center, the FDA warns that the "three parent baby" technique should not be marketed in the U.S.
  • August 5 – A tornado takes place near Tulsa, Oklahoma.
  • August 6 – ' airs for the first time on Syfy.
  • August 8
  • After reports that North Korea has produced a nuclear warhead small enough to fit inside its missiles, President Trump warns that the country "will be met with fire and fury" if it threatens the US.
  • North Korea states that it is considering a missile strike against the Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.
  • August 9 – North Korea releases a statement that the Korean People's Army Strategic Force is considering firing multiple Hwasong-12 IRBMs near Guam as a warning shot against the United States.
  • August 12 – The Unite the Right rally, a gathering of alt-right, white nationalist, neo-Nazi, and neo-Confederate groups protesting the removal of the Robert Edward Lee Sculpture and other Confederate monuments and memorials from public spaces, is held in Charlottesville, Virginia. Violent clashes break out between attendees and counter-protesters; 32-year-old Heather Heyer is killed and many others are injured when a car ploughs into a group of people; and two Virginia State Police troopers are killed when their surveillance helicopter crashes, prompting Governor Terry McAuliffe to declare a state of emergency.
  • August 14 – After several days of public pressure, President Donald Trump explicitly condemns the white supremacist groups involved in violent clashes at Charlottesville.
  • August 15
  • President Trump is criticized by leaders in the Republican and Democrat parties for backpedaling on explicitly condemning the white supremacist groups involved in the Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' rally.
  • Following a week of escalating tensions between North Korea and the United States, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un opts to wait on attacking Guam.
  • August 16
  • President Trump disbands two of his business councils after multiple members resign in response to the President's handling of the Charlottesville incident.
  • Former president Barack Obama's Twitter response to the Charlottesville rally, in which he posted a quote from Nelson Mandela, receives over 4 million 'likes' and becomes the most 'liked' tweet ever.
  • Regarding the earlier violence in Charlottesville, former presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush call upon incumbent President Trump to "reject racial bigotry, anti-Semitism and hatred in all forms."
  • August 18
  • Steve Bannon is fired from his positions as the White House Chief Strategist and Senior Counselor to the President. In a statement later, he says "The Trump presidency we fought for and won is over. We still have this huge movement, and there'll be good days and bad days, but that presidency is over."
  • A mass resignation of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities is made in protest against Trump's response to the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
  • A search team financed by Paul Allen locates the wreck of the in the Philippine Sea, 72 years after it was sunk by a Japanese submarine.
  • August 19 – Up to 30,000 people gather on Boston Common to protest a right-wing rally, motivated in part as a response to the recent Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.
  • August 20 – An oil tanker collides with the near Singapore, injuring five US Navy sailors and leaving ten missing.
  • August 21 – A total solar eclipse takes place. It is the first total solar eclipse of the 21st century for the United States, the first visible from the continental U.S. since February 26, 1979, and the first to span the entire continental U.S. since June 8, 1918. Totality occurs along a path curving from Oregon to South Carolina, and lasts at most for 2 minutes and 40.2 seconds. The location and time of "greatest eclipse" is on the western edge of Christian County, Kentucky, at 36.9715 degrees north and 87.6559 degrees west, occurring at 18:25 UTC.
  • August 22 – At a "Make America Great Again" rally in Phoenix, Arizona, President Trump says he will close down the US government if necessary to build his wall along the Mexico border.
  • August 23 – The science envoy for the State Department, Daniel Kammen, resigns following President Trump's response to the rally in Charlottesville. In his resignation letter addressed to Trump, the first letter of every paragraph spells out "impeach".
  • August 24
  • A woman from Chicopee, Massachusetts wins $758.7m—the largest jackpot in North American history—in the Powerball lottery.
  • For the first time, a drug-cocktail of etomidate, rocuronium bromide, and potassium acetate is used by the United States for lethal injection. The experimental injection is used to execute Mark Asay in Florida after concerns that a more conventional drug, midazolam, was causing prisoners to suffer agonizing deaths.
  • Hurricane Harvey forms in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • August 25
  • Hurricane Harvey, a category 4 tropical cyclone, makes landfall in Texas. The hurricane is predicted to be the worst to strike Texas in 12 years.
  • A directive is signed by President Donald Trump that bans transgender military recruits.
  • President Trump pardons former Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio, who had previously been convicted of defying a court order to cease traffic patrols using racial profiling.
  • Sebastian Gorka, a military and intelligence analyst, resigns from his position as a White House counter-terrorism adviser.
  • August 26
  • American Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats Irishman Conor McGregor in the 10th round at "The Money Fight" boxing match in Las Vegas, extending his undefeated professional boxing streak to 50 victories and 0 defeats (50–0), surpassing the 49–0 record of Rocky Marciano.
  • New Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River opens.
  • August 27
  • Katy Perry hosts the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum in Inglewood, California. American rapper Kendrick Lamar is the night's biggest winner, walking away with six awards.
  • Right-wing protesters and thousands of far-left counter-protesters clash in Berkeley, California. 11 people are injured and 21 are arrested.
  • August 28 – President Trump signs an executive order allowing police to acquire and use military-style equipment.
  • August 29
  • Following North Korea's firing of a ballistic missile over northern Japan, President Donald Trump warns that "all options are on the table" in terms of a response to North Korean aggression.
  • Both the Addicks Dam and Barker Dam in Houston begin overflowing due to Hurricane Harvey, worsening flooding hazards. A curfew is imposed in Houston to help prevent looting of evacuated homes.
  • U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive in Texas to survey the damage of Tropical Storm Harvey.
  • August 30
  • U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia blocks Texas's enforcement of a sanctuary city law.
  • The U.S. government orders the closure of Russian consulate facilities in San Francisco, D.C., and New York City.

September

  • September 3 – Media outlets publish the content of the letter Barack Obama left in the Resolute desk for President Donald Trump.
  • September 4 – Governor Rick Scott declares a state of emergency for Florida as Hurricane Irma approaches from the Atlantic.
  • September 5 – The Trump administration announces that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration policy, which was set by the Obama administration in 2012, will be scrapped.
  • September 9 – Sloane Stephens defeats Madison Keys in two sets to win the US Open women's singles tennis championship, her first Grand Slam title.
  • September 10 – Millions of homes are left without power as the center of Hurricane Irma hits mainland Florida, just south of Naples.
  • September 12
  • Seattle mayor Ed Murray resigns after facing multiple accusations of child abuse, rape and sexual molestation, including some from family members and children under his care. He denies the accusations.
  • Hillary Clinton's memoir, What Happened, is published, describing her experience as the Democratic Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 election.
  • September 13 – The International Olympic Committee awards Los Angeles, California, the rights to host for the 2028 Summer Olympics. It was alongside in Paris, for the winning selected city for the 2024 Summer Olympics, respectively.
  • September 18 – Toys "R" Us files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, stating the move will give it flexibility to deal with $5 billion in long-term debt and invest in improving current operations.
  • September 19 – President Trump makes his first appearance at the United Nations, during which he claims the US may 'have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea'.
  • September 20 – Hurricane Maria makes landfall in the US territory of Puerto Rico with maximum sustained winds of . Millions of people are left without power.
  • September 21 – American thriller film 1 Buck is released.
  • September 22 – During a political rally in Alabama, President Trump criticizes NFL football players kneeling during the national anthem in protest of police brutality against African-Americans, saying that team owners should "fire" them for doing it. The comments spark widespread condemnation and increases in protests from players during the national anthem.
  • September 27 – Playboy founder Hugh Hefner dies at the age of 91.
  • September 29 – US Health Secretary Tom Price resigns over a scandal involving the use of expensive private planes for official business.
  • September 30 – President Donald Trump receives widespread backlash for attacking Carmen Yulín Cruz, the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Twitter after she criticizes the United States federal government's response to the devastation from Hurricane Maria in the territory.

October

  • October 1
  • Former US football star and actor O. J. Simpson is freed on parole after serving nine years of a 33-year sentence for armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, and 10 other charges.
  • Stephen Paddock opens fire on a crowd at the Route 91 Harvest music festival adjacent to the Mandalay Bay resort and casino at the Las Vegas Strip. 59 people were killed and 869 were injured, making it the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
  • October 5
  • The Department of Justice reverses an Obama-era policy which used Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to protect transgender employees from discrimination.
  • An exposé is published in The New York Times accusing film producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment spanning three decades, involving a number of actresses and female production assistants, temps and other employees. Further allegations emerge in subsequent days, that Weinstein had assaulted or harassed 13 women, and raped three of them.
  • October 6
  • The Trump administration issues a ruling that allows employers to opt out of providing free birth control to their employees.
  • The Vegas Golden Knights play their first NHL game in franchise history with a 2–1 win over the Dallas Stars.
  • October 8 – October 2017 Northern California wildfires: The deadliest week of wildfires in California's history occurs, killing at least 35 people and leaving devastation across hundreds of thousands of acres.
  • October 10
  • Las Vegas is the site of the first professional sports event in the city's history when the Vegas Golden Knights host the Arizona Coyotes at T-Mobile Arena there is a pre-game ceremony before puck drop to honor the victims of the mass shooting that had occurred nine days earlier.
  • The USA soccer team plays the last match against Trinidad and Tobago in qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup to be played in Russia, the Americans had to win to qualify for the World Cup but lost 2 to 1 leaving them eliminated by first time in its history cutting a positive streak of 7 consecutive classifications to the world championships.
  • October 11
  • President Trump threatens to shut down News Media for report his criticise in media.
  • It is announced that the Boy Scouts will allow girls to join for the first time in the program's 117-year history beginning in the fall of 2018.
  • October 12 – The US announces its withdrawal from UNESCO, accusing it of "anti-Israel" bias.
  • October 13 – In a speech at the White House, President Trump condemns Iran as a "fanatical regime", proposes new sanctions, and states that he will refuse to continue certifying the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, a landmark nuclear deal.
  • October 26 – Nearly 3,000 files related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy are released, while President Trump orders others to be withheld, citing national security concerns. The documents were scheduled for release in a 1992 law.
  • October 27 – The first charges are filed in the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller into alleged Russia interference in the 2016 US election.
  • October 30 – Actor Kevin Spacey issues an apology over an alleged sexual advance made towards a child actor 30 years previously. It is announced that Netflix will end the popular TV show House of Cards, in which Spacey has played the leading role. Further allegations arise in subsequent days.
  • October 31 – A flatbed pickup truck is driven into pedestrians along West Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City, causing at least eight deaths and multiple injuries.

November

  • November 1
  • Actor Dustin Hoffman is accused of sexually harassing a 17-year-old intern on the set of one of his films in 1985.
  • The Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers after seven games to become the World Series champions. The Astros World Series title comes at a time of healing for the city of Houston which was struck by Hurricane Harvey three months earlier.
  • General Council Daniel Nordby represents Florida Governor Rick Scott before the Florida Supreme Court in a landmark case.
  • November 2
  • President Trump confirms Jerome Powell as his nominee for chair of the US Federal Reserve.
  • The New York City news websites DNAinfo and Gothamist are shut down by owner Joe Ricketts one week after the publications' employees voted to unionize.
  • November 3
  • The latest National Climate Assessment, a 477-page report by 13 federal agencies, concludes that global warming is "extremely likely" (with 95 to 100% certainty) to be human-caused, mostly from the burning of fossil fuels. This contradicts statements from the Trump administration that carbon dioxide is not the primary contributor to global warming.
  • ', directed by Taika Waititi, is released by Marvel Studios as the 17th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the sequel to 2011's Thor and 2013's '.
  • November 4 – President Trump begins his first visit to Asia, a 13-day tour that will include Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam, and the Philippines.
  • November 5
  • 26-year-old Devin Kelley kills 26 people and injures 20 in a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. It is the 5th deadliest shooting in United States history, and the deadliest in a place of worship.
  • Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is revealed by the Paradise Papers to have business links with Russian allies of President Vladimir Putin who are under US sanctions.
  • November 6 – Entrepreneur Andrew Yang announces his candidacy for U.S. president in 2020.
  • November 7 – In Virginia, Danica Roem becomes the first openly transgender person to win an election to a state legislature and serve her term, beating Republican Bob Marshall.
  • November 9 – The New York Times publishes allegations from five women who said they were sexually harassed by Louis C.K. between the late 1990s and 2000.
  • November 10 – XCom Global telecommunications company announces "the closure of its USA operations."
  • November 12 – After North Korea denounces President Trump's Asia trip, calling it a "warmonger's visit" and describing the president as a "dotard", Trump responds on Twitter: "Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me "old", when I would NEVER call him "short and fat?" Oh well, I try so hard to be his friend – and maybe someday that will happen!"
  • November 13 – The FDA approves "Abilify MyCite", the first drug in the U.S. with a digital ingestion tracking system that records when the medication was taken, via a sensor embedded in the pill.
  • November 14 – A gunman embarks on a shooting spree across Rancho Tehama, California, killing a total of four people and wounding twelve others before being shot and killed by police. He had earlier murdered his wife in their home.
  • November 15 – The Trump administration announces that it will reverse a ban on elephant trophies from Africa, enacted by Barack Obama in 2014.
  • November 17
  • The former President George HW Bush is accused by multiple women of groping them in the past.
  • Justice League, directed by Zack Snyder – with post-production direction by Joss Whedon – is released as the fifth film in the DC Extended Universe. Following its release, fans began to push for the release of Snyder's original version of the film. This version, Zack Snyder's Justice League, would later be released in 2021.
  • November 19
  • The notorious killer and cult leader Charles Manson dies aged 83, after 46 years in prison.
  • Martin Truex Jr. wins his first ever Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship at Homestead Miami Speedway.
  • November 20 – It is alleged that Eric Trump funneled cancer charity money to his business.
  • November 21 – CBS fires talk show host Charlie Rose after eight women accuse him of inappropriate behavior.
  • November 22 – Pixar Animation Studios' 19th feature film, Coco, is released in theaters.
  • November 27 – Matt Lauer, one of the most famous TV news anchors in the US, is fired from NBC following accusations of sexual assault.
  • November 29 – President Trump's Twitter account retweets three inflammatory videos from far-right group, Britain First.
  • November 30 – It is reported that, during the summer, President Trump tried to pressure a number of top Republicans to end the Senate investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election.

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