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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May 8 · 4 min
May 7, 2026 - Cometh the hour, cometh the Rubio?
Simon's live update for LBC's "Tonight with Andrew Marr" on the sudden interest in Marco Rubio as a possible Trump successor.
May 6 · 4 min
May 6, 2026 - Trump suggests agreement is nearing with Iran, as possible "one-pager" mooted to resolve war
Simon's live update for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.
May 5 · 4 min
May 5, 2026 - Trump insists Iran ceasefire is holding, but events in the Strait of Hormuz suggest it is not
Simon's live update for "Tonight with Andrew Marr" on the UK's LBC.
May 5 · 12 min
May 5, 2026 - Trump's gambit over Hormuz backfires, and he sparks a trade setback with the UK
Simon's latest roundup with James O'Brien on the UK's LBC.
May 4 · 7 min
May 4, 2026 - US denies Iran struck an American warship as Trump's "Project Freedom" gets underway
Simon's live chat with Lewis Goodall on the UK's LBC.
May 4 · 9 min
May 3, 2026 - US Roundup: Rudy Giuliani in critical condition in hospital
Simon's live roundup for Nick Abbot's Sunday night / Monday morning programme. Listen live every week at 0045 UK time, or find it here on-demand afterwards.
May 2 · 12 min
May 2, 2026 - U.S. Roundup: Trump orders drawdown of US troops to punish Chancellor Merz for telling the truth about Iran
Simon's live update for Matt Frei's Saturday morning programme on the UK's LBC.
May 1 · 11 min
May 1, 2026 - "American Week": Important though it was, the State Visit was not America's most consequential event this week
Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States, for Tom Swarbrick's Friday drivetime programme on the UK's LBC. Listen live every Friday at 5:50pm or find it here on demand afterwards. This week, the King and Queen beguile Americans and deliver a pointed message in the direction of Donald Trump. And the Supreme Court sets the stage for electoral chaos in America later this year.
April 28 · 15 min
April 28, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: New UK Ambassador to US says America's "special relationship" is with Israel, not the UK
Simon's live breaking news update on an extraordinary scoop about new UK Ambassador Sir Christian Turner, published by the Financial Times just one hour before King Charles was due at the White House for the official ceremony marking the start of his State Visit to the United States.
April 28 · 10 min
April 28, 2026 - State Visit begins, as the King prepares to address Congress
Simon's live update with James Max on LBC.
April 28 · 7 min
April 28, 2026 - King and Queen arrive in Washington, but can they save the UK-US relationship?
Simon's report on the four day State Visit that got underway on Monday, and the prospects for a "win", whatever that looks like. For Monocle Radio's "The Globalist" presented by Georgina Godwin.
April 27 · 12 min
April 27, 2026 - King and Queen arrive in US today as Trump asserts "I'm not a rapist"
Simon's live update from Washington after a disquieting weekend. With James O'Brien on LBC.
April 27 · 9 min
April 26, 2026 - "I'm not a rapist", Trump tells CBS 60 Minutes in response to WHCD suspect's 'manifesto'
Simon's live update for Nick Abbot's Sunday night / Monday morning programme on LBC. Tonight, a stunning exchange between President Trump and one of America's top news anchors in the aftermath of the attempt to attack White House Correspondents Dinner at the Hilton in Washington.
April 26 · 11 min
April 26, 2026 - Authorities say Hilton attack suspect was "likely" trying to kill Trump and other U.S. officials
Simon's live update from Washington for LBC with Ranvir Singh presenting.
April 26 · 12 min
April 26, 2026 - Investigation unearths "manifesto" by Hilton attack suspect , but questions mount about security procedures
Simon's live update on the investigation into Saturday night's attempted attack on the "Hinckley Hilton" as President Trump was in the ballroom for the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner. With Henry Riley on the UK's LBC.
April 26 · 14 min
April 25, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: Shots fired at White House Correspondents Dinner - Part Three
Simon's continuing live coverage of events in Washington DC, with instant analysis of President Trump's comments in the White House briefing room following his return from the Hilton hotel.
April 26 · 12 min
April 25, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: Shots fired at White House Correspondents Dinner - Part Two
More of Simon's rolling news coverage for LBC and LBC News with Clive Bull presenting, as the White House Correspondents' Dinner was scrubbed following an attempted attack on Trump administration officials at the Hilton hotel.
April 26 · 11 min
April 25, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: Shots fired at White House Correspondents Dinner - Part One
Simon's rolling live coverage on LBC of the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents Association annual dinner at the Hilton hotel in the centre of the city. With Clive Bull presenting in London.
April 25 · 11 min
April 25, 2026 - King and Queen's State Visit to US to begin Monday, but what does a 'win' look like?
Simon's preview of the State Visit for Vanessa Feltz's Saturday afternoon programme on LBC.
April 25 · 4 min
April 25, 2026 - Trump to attend first White House Correspondents' Dinner, after swelling briefing room with propagandists
Simon's preview of tonight's ghastly event in Washington, at which journalists who claim to be responsible members of the Fourth Estate will break bread and flatter the politicians they cover. With David Harper on the UK's rolling news station LBC News.