Simon Marks Reporting

Ongoing news reports from Washington and elsewhere by Emmy award-winning reporter Simon Marks. Simon's coverage airs on TV and radio networks worldwide and is now also available through all major podcast services. Once called "the harbinger of daily astonishment", Simon is the President & Chief Correspondent of Feature Story News. You can watch his latest TV reporting here.

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Apr 4, 2025 · 10 min
April 4, 2025 - "American Week": Mr. Trump Goes To War
Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.. This week, Donald Trump declares a trade war against virtually every country on earth, sparking an historic Wall Street rout. Listen live every Friday at 5:50pm UK time, or find it here on demand afterwards.
Apr 4, 2025 · 2 min
April 4, 2025 - Wall Street rout continues into second day as China retaliates against Trump
Simon's live update for Shelagh Fogarty's afternoon programme on the UK's LBC.
Apr 4, 2025 · 6 min
April 3, 2025 - Amid trade war, UK fights back against American chlorinated chicken
Simon's live update for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.
Apr 3, 2025 · 8 min
April 2, 2025 - Trump wages trade war on entire world
Simon's live update for Ben Kentish's late night programme on the UK's LBC.
Apr 2, 2025 · 4 min
April 2, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Trump announces 10% tariff on UK, 20% on EU
Simon's live update for LBC's breaking news coverage of President Trump's announcement on tariffs, with Iain Dale helming in London.
Apr 1, 2025 · 6 min
April 1, 2025 - As world awaits Trump tariffs decision, Booker's marathon galvanises US Democrats
Simon's live update for Ben Kentish's late-night programme on the UK's LBC.
Apr 1, 2025 · 5 min
April 1, 2025 - High-stakes elections underway in Wisconsin, Florida
Simon's live update for Radio New Zealand's "Morning Report" with Corin Dann anchoring
Apr 1, 2025 · 6 min
April 1, 2025 - State Dept says US has "concerns about freedom of expression" in UK that could impact trade
Simon's live update for "Tonight with Andrew Marr" on the UK's LBC, after the State Department warned the UK government that it is closely monitoring a legal case involving an anti-abortion activist in Britain.
Apr 1, 2025 · 7 min
April 1, 2025 - Trump keeps world guessing over tariff announcement
Simon's live update for Jim Diamond's afternoon sequence on the UK's rolling news station, LBC News.
Mar 28, 2025 · 10 min
March 28, 2025 - "American Week": Student seized off the streets by Trump's masked agents, as top officials share secrets on Signal
Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC. Listen live every Friday at 5:50pm UK time, or find it here on demand afterwards. #RumeysaOzturk #Ozturk #Deportations #Trump #Noem #Rubio #Conan #News #USpolitics #journalism
Mar 28, 2025 · 10 min
March 28, 2025 - Turkish student seized off streets of Massachusetts by Trump agents having committed no crime
Simon's update on the appalling case of Rumeysa Ozyurk, with James O'Brien on the UK's LBC.
Mar 27, 2025 · 3 min
March 26, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Trump now "not sure" whether Signal chat included classified information
Simon's breaking news report for Singapore-based CNA TV about the latest developments in the political crisis sparked by top Trump officials meeting in a Signal group chat to discuss plans to attack the Houthis militarily.
Mar 27, 2025 · 3 min
March 26, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Trump orders 25% tariffs on all imported cars
Simon's live update for Ben Kentish's late night programme on the UK's LBC.
Mar 26, 2025 · 8 min
March 26, 2025 - Signal chat crisis grows as Hegseth denies war plans were war plans
Simon's live update for Steve Holden's evening sequence on the UK's rolling news station LBC News.
Mar 26, 2025 · 7 min
March 26, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: The Atlantic publishes clear evidence that Hegseth put classified information into Signal chat
Simon's live update on the breaking news from Washington DC for Shelagh Fogarty's afternoon programme on the UK's LBC.
Mar 25, 2025 · 8 min
March 25, 2025 - Democrats demand resignations, White House circles wagons over group chat intelligence leak
Simon's live update for Radio New Zealand's "Morning Report" with Corin Dann presenting.
Mar 25, 2025 · 7 min
March 25, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Brent Bozell nominated next US Ambassador to South Africa
Simon's breaking news update for Newzroom Afrika on DSTV405 with Xoli Mngambi anchoring. #US-US #Ramaphosa #Trump #Bozell
Mar 25, 2025 · 8 min
March 25, 2025 - US security chiefs face resignation calls over Signal leak
Simon's live update on today's Senate hearing, for LBC News with Jim Diamond presenting.
Mar 25, 2025 · 13 min
March 25, 2025 - Leak of Houthi war plans via Signal upends Washington and raises questions for allies
Simon's live chat on the burgeoning Signal scandal, with James O'Brien on the UK's LBC. #SIgnal #Trump #Houthis #
Mar 24, 2025 · 12 min
March 24, 2025 - Trump's envoy Steve Witfkoff slams Starmer's plans for Ukraine peace
Simon's weekly roundup for Nick Abbot's Sunday night / Monday morning programme on the UK's LBC. Listen live most weeks at around 12:40am, or find it on-demand here afterwards.