Synopsis
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 and on Google Play. Simon is the President and Chief Correspondent of Feature Story News (www.featurestory.com)
Episodes
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November 28, 2025 - "American Week": Thanksgiving marred by Washington DC shooting attack on National Guard
28/11/2025 Duration: 10minSimon'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 or find it here on-demand afterwards. This week: a gunman attacks National Guard troops in Washington DC on the eve of the Thanksgiving Holiday; US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff's pro-Russian sympathies are nakedly revealed; and Trump meets Mamdani...and likes him.
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November 27, 2025 - Trump orders "re-examination" of Afghan migrants after Washington attack
27/11/2025 Duration: 10minSimon's live roundup with James O'Brien on the UK's LBC.
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November 26, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Trump orders South Africa excluded from G20 in 2026
26/11/2025 Duration: 14minSimon's breaking news update for Newzroom Afrika, South Africa's top-rated TV news channel.
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November 26, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Two National Guard troops shot in Washington DC
26/11/2025 Duration: 05minSimon's live update for Iain Dale's evening programme on the UK's LBC.
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November 21, 2025 - "American Week": Trump boycotts G20 in Johannesburg, as summit hosts write America off
21/11/2025 Duration: 11minSimon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States, this week reporting from Johannesburg. The rest of the world is meeting there for this weekend's G20 Summit...but not President Donald Trump or any of his government officials. Listen live every Friday at 5:50pm, or find it here on demand afterwards.
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November 19, 2020 - Trump falsely accuses South African government of "extermination" campaign
20/11/2025 Duration: 14minSimon's live US roundup for James O'Brien's morning programme on the UK's LBC.
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November 15, 2025 - If Trump sues BBC, should BBC counter-sue Trump?
15/11/2025 Duration: 09minSimon's live chat with Matt Frei, inspired by LBC caller Peter in Hampstead.
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November 14, 2025 - "American Week": The Democrats cave-in to Trump, and Trump takes on the BBC
14/11/2025 Duration: 10minSimon's weekly update of events in the United States for Tom Swarbrick's Friday night programme on the UK's LBC. Listen live every Friday at 5:50pm or find it here on-demand afterwards. This week: the Democrats pluck defeat from the jaws of victory. And Trump goes after the BBC.
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November 12, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Longest-ever Government shutdowns ends after House vote
13/11/2025 Duration: 13minSimon's breaking news report for the overnight programme on the UK's LBC with Jim Diamond presenting.
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November 12, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Republicans release 23,000 Epstein e-mails after Democrat leak
12/11/2025 Duration: 03minOn a very fast-moving day in Washington, Simon's breaking news update for "Tonight with Andrew Marr" on the UK's LBC.
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November 12, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: White House dismisses Epstein documents as "hoax" and a "smear"
12/11/2025 Duration: 06minSimon's live, breaking news update for LBC News, the UK's rolling news station with John Stratford presenting.
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November 12, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Trump implicated in newly-released Epstein e-mails
12/11/2025 Duration: 12minSimon's live, breaking news update for Shelagh Fogarty's programme on the UK's LBC.
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November 12, 2025 - Trump threatens a lawsuit against BBC, but won't win it
12/11/2025 Duration: 07minSimon's live chat with James O'Brien on the UK's LBC.
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November 10, 2025 - Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1 billion in Panorama editing row
10/11/2025 Duration: 06minSimon's live update for Iain Dale's evening programme on the UK's LBC.
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November 9, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Could Senate test vote be the begining of the shutdown's end?
10/11/2025 Duration: 04minSimon's live report from Washington for CNA.
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November 9, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Centrist Democrats may capitulate in U.S. government shutdown
10/11/2025 Duration: 09minSimon's live US roundup from Washington for Nick Abbot's Sunday night / Monday morning programme on the UK's LBC. This week, Donald Trump celebrates victory over the BBC, and breaking news about the US government shutdown.
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November 9, 2025 - Trump plays hardball with food assistance payments in midst of government shutdown
10/11/2025 Duration: 06minSimon's live update for Vanessa Feltz's Sunday afternoon programme on the UK's LBC.
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November 8, 2025 - Judge blocks Trump from deploying National Guard to Portland, as ICE excesses multiply
08/11/2025 Duration: 10minSimon's live update for Natasha Devon's Saturday afternoon programme on the UK's LBC.
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November 8, 2025 - Trump announces complete US Government boycott of G20 Summit in South Africa
08/11/2025 Duration: 09minSimon's live update for South Africa's Newzroom Afrika TV, with Thabo Dluli anchoring.
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November 7, 2025 - "American Week": The Democrats dare to dream
07/11/2025 Duration: 11minSimon'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 on catch-up here afterwards. This week: the Democrats rout Trump's Republicans in off-year elections all over the country. And former Vice President Dick Cheney dies at 84.