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A selection of ongoing reporting from Washington and other datelines by Emmy award-winning correspondent Simon Marks. Heard on radio stations worldwide, and now also here, on iTunes, GooglePlay and other podcast services. Simon is the President and Chief Correspondent of Feature Story News (www.feat…

Simon Marks Reporting


    • May 22, 2026 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Simon Marks Reporting podcast is a fantastic source of information and analysis for anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of current political events in the United States. Simon Mark's reporting is superb, providing informative and well-researched content that allows outsiders to gain a window into the state of American politics. His delivery is engaging and makes potentially boring topics interesting. With his concise and no-nonsense style, he covers the most prominent American news stories of the day, offering a valuable perspective for international listeners.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is Simon Mark's ability to provide in-depth information while keeping it lean and digestible. He presents complex topics with clarity and provides enough background context for listeners to fully grasp the issues at hand. His reporting is always well-researched, ensuring that his insights are accurate and reliable. Additionally, his sense of humor adds an entertaining element to the podcast, making it enjoyable to listen to even when tackling serious subjects.

    On the downside, there can be some repetition in Simon Mark's reporting as he covers the same topics for different networks. However, this is a minor issue considering the quality of his analysis. It would also be helpful if each episode had a clear indication of which country it was broadcasted for, allowing listeners to easily find episodes aimed at their specific interests.

    In conclusion, The Simon Marks Reporting podcast is essential listening for those seeking informative and engaging coverage on American politics from an independent voice. Simon Mark's concise and insightful reporting combined with his wit make this podcast stand out among others covering similar topics. Whether you're an avid news consumer or just looking to stay informed about current affairs outside your own country, this podcast is highly recommended.



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    Latest episodes from Simon Marks Reporting

    May 22, 2026 - "American Week": Republicans revolt over Trump's "slush fund"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2026 11:11


    Simon's weekly chronicle of the American story for Tom Swarbrick's Friday drivetime programme on the UK's LBC. This week:  -- Trump sets up a slush fund for his mates after a quid-pro-quo with his own Justice Department.-- That ain't no ballroom. It's a Bond villain's bunker.-- Remembering Barney Frank

    May 20, 2026 - US indicts Raul Castro, brother of Fidel, on murder charges

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2026 6:42


    Simon's live update for CNA, the pan-Asian English language TV news channel based in Singapore. With Yasmine Yonkers and Arnold Gay anchoring.

    May 20, 2026 - Trump successfully purges "traitors" in Republican primaries, and reveals his "ballroom" is really a bunker

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 6:41


    Simon's live update James O'Brien's morning programme on the UK's LBC.

    May 19, 2026 - Trump reveals his ballroom will in fact be an impenetrable military bunker

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 3:30


    Simon's live update for "Tonight with Andrew Marr" on the UK's LBC.

    May 19, 2026 - Trump plans $1.776 billion fund to funnel taxpayer money to his mates over "lawfare" claims

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 13:26


    Simon's live update for James O'Brien's morning programme on LBC.  Today:-- Trump TACOs over Iran...again-- Trump's audacious plan to funnel taxpayer cash to his mates-- And it's a big night in Kentucky Republican politics.

    May 18, 2026 - 5 dead, including two teenage suspects, after attack on San Diego Islamic Centre

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 6:37


    Simon's live update for Ben Kentish's late night programme on the UK's LBC.

    May 18, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: Shooting at Islamic Centre of San Diego

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2026 8:30


    Simon's live update for the UK's rolling news station, LBC News, with James Hanson presenting.

    May 16, 2026 - Trump returns from Beijing, indicating possible shift in US support for Taiwan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2026 9:36


    Simon's live update for Matt Frei's Saturday morning programme on the UK's LBC.

    May 15, 2026 - "American Week": Trump goes to China as Xi draws a Taiwanese line in the sand

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2026 11:09


    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 catch-up afterwards.This week: Trump goes to China in search of vast trade deals, but brings very little back after getting a flea in his ear over Taiwan.

    May 13, 2026 - Trump arrives in China for crucial Beijing summit with Xi

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2026 6:55


    Simon's live update for "Tonight with Andrew Marr" on the UK's LBC.

    May 10, 2026 - US Roundup: Trump rejects Iranian response to peace proposals as "TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2026 20:00


    Simon's live update for Nick Abbot's Sunday night / Monday morning programme.  Listen live every week at 0045am or find it here on demand afterwards.

    May 9, 2026 - US Roundup: Trump congratulates Swinney on re-election, but so far not a word about Starmer or Farage

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2026 10:16


    Simon's live update from Washington for Matt Frei's Saturday morning programme on the UK's LBC.  Today:  US reaction to Britain's local, Scottish and Welsh elections.  Plus the latest on Iran, the President's upcoming trip to China, and is Marco Rubio the man to watch for 2028?

    May 7, 2026 - Cometh the hour, cometh the Rubio?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2026 4:29


    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, 2026 - Trump suggests agreement is nearing with Iran, as possible "one-pager" mooted to resolve war

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2026 4:02


    Simon's live update for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.

    May 5, 2026 - Trump insists Iran ceasefire is holding, but events in the Strait of Hormuz suggest it is not

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2026 4:51


    Simon's live update for "Tonight with Andrew Marr" on the UK's LBC.

    May 5, 2026 - Trump's gambit over Hormuz backfires, and he sparks a trade setback with the UK

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2026 12:06


    Simon's latest roundup with James O'Brien on the UK's LBC.

    May 4, 2026 - US denies Iran struck an American warship as Trump's "Project Freedom" gets underway

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2026 7:42


    May 3, 2026 - US Roundup: Rudy Giuliani in critical condition in hospital

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2026 9:23


    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, 2026 - U.S. Roundup: Trump orders drawdown of US troops to punish Chancellor Merz for telling the truth about Iran

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2026 12:00


    Simon's live update for Matt Frei's Saturday morning programme on the UK's LBC.

    May 1, 2026 - "American Week": Important though it was, the State Visit was not America's most consequential event this week

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2026 11:12


    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, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: New UK Ambassador to US says America's "special relationship" is with Israel, not the UK

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2026 15:31


    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, 2026 - State Visit begins, as the King prepares to address Congress

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2026 10:14


    Simon's live update with James Max on LBC.

    April 28, 2026 - King and Queen arrive in Washington, but can they save the UK-US relationship?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2026 7:16


    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, 2026 - King and Queen arrive in US today as Trump asserts "I'm not a rapist"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2026 12:47


    Simon's live update from Washington after a disquieting weekend. With James O'Brien on LBC.

    April 26, 2026 - "I'm not a rapist", Trump tells CBS 60 Minutes in response to WHCD suspect's 'manifesto'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2026 9:07


    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, 2026 - Authorities say Hilton attack suspect was "likely" trying to kill Trump and other U.S. officials

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2026 11:35


    Simon's live update from Washington for LBC with Ranvir Singh presenting.

    April 26, 2026 - Investigation unearths "manifesto" by Hilton attack suspect , but questions mount about security procedures

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2026 12:15


    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 25, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: Shots fired at White House Correspondents Dinner - Part Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2026 14:34


    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 25, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: Shots fired at White House Correspondents Dinner - Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2026 12:30


    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 25, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: Shots fired at White House Correspondents Dinner - Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2026 11:35


    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, 2026 - King and Queen's State Visit to US to begin Monday, but what does a 'win' look like?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2026 11:54


    Simon's preview of the State Visit for Vanessa Feltz's Saturday afternoon programme on LBC.

    April 25, 2026 - Trump to attend first White House Correspondents' Dinner, after swelling briefing room with propagandists

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2026 4:55


    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.

    April 25, 2026 - As Americans worry about petrol prices, Trump's obsession with memorials to himself goes into overdrive

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2026 10:57


    Simon's live roundup for Matt Frei's Saturday morning programme on LBC.

    April 24, 2026 - "American Week": U.S. threatens to review Falkland Islands' British sovereignty, as King and Queen pack bags for Washington

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2026 11:13


    Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Tom Swarbrick's Friday drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.  This week:-- the Pentagon threatens the Falklands ahead of the Royal visit-- Trump makes more contradictory claims about Iran-- FBI Director Kash Patel is accused of dereliction of duty-- Why a Congressional race in New York is turning into a massive headache for the big tech industry.

    April 24, 2026 - 72 hours before Royal Visit, Trump threatens to review status of The Falkland Islands

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2026 16:51


    Simon's live roundup of the latest events in the United States for James O'Brien's morning programme on the UK's LBC.  

    April 23, 2026 - US Roundup: Trump announces extension of Lebanon ceasefire by three weeks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2026 10:25


    Simon's live update from Washington, as President Trump prepares to receive the King and Queen next week, vows not to use nuclear weapons against Iran, and announces a three week extension to the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel.

    April 22, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: U.S. Navy Secretary ousted in the middle of Trump's naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2026 6:22


    More unexpected news from Washington, as Navy Secretary John Phelan becomes the latest senior figure at the Pentagon to be defenstrated by Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth.  Mine with Henry Riley on LBC.

    April 22, 2026 - More whiplash as Trump indicates his indefinite ceasefire might not be...indefinite

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2026 5:45


    Simon's live update for Radio New Zealand's "Morning Report" with John Campbell presenting.

    April 22, 2026 - Trump shows signs of remorse after extending Iran truce indefinitely

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2026 3:04


    Simon's live update for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.

    April 22, 2026 - Trump unravels as Iran eschews talks and his approval rating craters

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2026 17:00


    Simon's live update for James O'Brien's morning programme on the UK's LBC.

    April 21, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: Trump U-turns, extends ceasefire with Iran, but also US blockade of Strait

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2026 3:15


    Simon's live breaking news update for Iain Dale's programme on the UK's LBC.

    April 19, 2026 - Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz as peace negotiations hang in balance

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2026 13:21


    Simon's live update for Vanessa Feltz' Saturday afternoon programme on LBC.

    April 18, 2026 - Trump can't save himself from Trump, as agreement with Iran now looks uncertain

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2026 10:43


    Simon's live update for Matt Frei's Saturday morning programme on the UK's LBC.

    April 17, 2026 - "American Week": Trump becomes increasingly unstable, enraging once-loyal supporters

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2026 11:04


    Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Tom Swarbrick's Friday drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.Today: Trump closes in on a peace deal with Iran, but only after his own erratic behaviour raises huge questions about his mental stability. Plus, preparations are underway for the visit of the King.

    April 15, 2026 - Trump is bonkers, but why aren't reporters telling you that?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2026 13:32


    Simon's live roundup with James O'Brien on the UK's LBC.  Today, the President plans to strike a "Grand Bargain" with Iran's brutal, murderous, fundamentalist regime. And why reporters are slow-walking the issue of Trump's evident mental instability.#iran #Trump #midterms #25thAmendment

    April 14, 2026 - Trump flays Meloni after she defends Pope Leo from White House attacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2026 3:57


    Simon's live update for "Tonight with Andrew Marr" on the UK's LBC.

    April 13, 2026 - Trump struggles to explain purpose of US blockade of Strait of Hormuz, and to explain picture depicting him as Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2026 11:56


    Simon's live update for South Africa's Newzroom Afrika TV, with Xoli Mngambi anchoring. Courtesy DStv405

    April 13, 2026 - Trump begins his blockade of Strait of Hormuz, and deletes an offensive social media post

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 6:25


    Simon's live update for Radio New Zealand's "Morning Report", reunited at long last with the great John Campbell.#trump #iran #blasphemy #midterms 

    April 13, 2026 - Trump deletes controversial post depicting him as Jesus, claiming he thought he was depicted as a doctor

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 3:52


    Simon's live update for "Tonight with Andrew Marr" on President Trump's blasphemous social media depiction of himself as Jesus, and his vicious ad hominem attack on the Pope.

    April 13, 2026 - Trump's naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz raises fresh questions about his mental stability

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 8:38


    Back from a week-long break, Simon's live update for James O'Brien's morning programme on the UK's LBC.

    April 3, 2026 - "American Week": Pam Bondi walks the plank

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2026 13:49


    Simon's live update for LBC's Friday evening drivetime programme...this week, presented by...Simon.  Tonight:  Bondi fired, while Trump stumbles again over Iran, and Artemis II heads to the moon.

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