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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February 24, 2026 - Democrats pressure Trump on Iran ahead of State of the Union speech
24/02/2026 Duration: 06minSimon's live update for CNA TV, the leading Asia-Pacific English language news channel from Singapore seen worldwide. The anchors are Liz Neo and Arnold Gay.#SOTU #Trump #Iran #midterms #tariffs
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February 24, 2026 - Trump prepares for State of the Union facing worst polls of his presidencies
24/02/2026 Duration: 10minSimon's live update for Iain Dale's programme on the UK's LBC.#trump #SOTU2026 #midterms #uspolitics #stateoftheswamp #news #lbc #simonmarks
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February 23, 2026 - Longevity guru Dr. Peter Attia loses perch at CBS News over Epstein ties
24/02/2026 Duration: 05minSimon's report for Radio New Zealand's 'Midday Report' as the limited fallout from the Epstein files continues in the United States.#Epstein #Attia #CBSNews #Trump #politics #Midterms2026
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February 23, 2026 - Trump warns trading partners not to try and take advantage of Supreme Court ruling on tariffs
23/02/2026 Duration: 06minSimon's live update for Iain Dale's programme on the UK's LBC.#Trump #SCOTUS #Tariffs #EU #Starmer #uspolitics #midterms #SOTU2026
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February 23, 2026 - Trump prepares for crucial State of the Union Address after tariffs ruled unlawful
23/02/2026 Duration: 14minSimon's live update for James O'Brien's morning programme on the UK's LBC.
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February 20, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: Trump blasts Supreme Court decision on tariffs, says he is "ashamed" of 3 Republican-appointed justices
20/02/2026 Duration: 06minSimon's live update for Tom Swarbrick's programme on LBC, after President Trump launched a broadside against the US Supreme Court which has struck down the tariffs that lie at the heart of his trade, foreign and national security policies.#Trump #Scotus #Trade #midterms #usnews #politics #lbc #simonmarks
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February 20, 2026 - "American Week": The Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs
20/02/2026 Duration: 10minSimon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Tom Swarbrick's Friday drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.This week, the breaking news that the US Supreme Court has found Trump's tariffs to be unconstitutional. And America gets a lesson in accountability over Epstein from the UK.#Trump #Americanweek #tariffs #midterms #Epstein #Andrew #news #politics #uspolitics #congress
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February 20, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs
20/02/2026 Duration: 07minSimon's breaking news report for Shelagh Fogarty's programme on the UK's LBC.
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February 19, 2026 - UK teaches US lesson in accountability with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrest
19/02/2026 Duration: 15minSimon's live update for James O'Brien's programme on LBC.
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February 17, 2026 - Jesse Jackson remembered by Obamas as "a true giant"
17/02/2026 Duration: 05minSimon's live report on the death of the Reverend Jesse Jackson, for Radio New Zealand's "Morning Report" with Ingrid Hipkiss presenting.
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February 17, 2026 - Reverend Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon, dead at 84
17/02/2026 Duration: 10minSimon's live report on the death of Reverend Jesse Jackson at the age of 84, with particular focus on the role he played leading America's anti-apartheid movement. For South Africa's "Newzroom Afrika" TV with Xoli Mnamgabi anchoring. Courtesy: DStv 405#JesseJackson #Jackson #apartheid #Trump #Democrats #USpolitics #news #simonmarks
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February 17, 2026 - Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff fuels presidential rumours, and the search continues for Nancy Guthrie
17/02/2026 Duration: 09minSimon's round up of news for The Claire Byrne Show on Ireland's Newstalk radio.Editorial Update: Authorities in Tucson now say there is NO match between the glove found near Nancy Guthrie's home and the DNA found inside the houses, despite initial suggestions to the contrary.
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February 15, 2026 - US Roundup: Trump in search of a distraction after week of reverses and defeats
16/02/2026 Duration: 10minSimon's live update for Nick Abbot's Sunday night / Monday morning programme on the UK's LBC.
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February 14, 2026 - Mandelson summoned to appear before House Oversight Committee on Epstein
14/02/2026 Duration: 10minSimon's Saturday afternoon update for Vanessa Feltz's programme on the UK's LBC.This week;-- Peter Mandelson and Pam Bondi face the music over Epstein.-- Marco Rubio plays "Mr. Nice Guy" in Munich.#Trump #Epstein #Mandelson #Bondi #Midterms #Rubio #MSC2026
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February 14, 2026 - Rubio makes more measured, but still threatening speech to European leaders in Munich
14/02/2026 Duration: 08minSimon's live update for Matt Frei's Saturday morning programme on the UK's LBC.This week: --Rubio's not-so-threatening, but still threatening speech to European leaders at Munich.--Reverberations from Bondi's Congressional testimony continue--What will Trump do next?Listen live most Saturdays at 12:50pm or find it on-demand here afterwards.
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February 13, 2026 - "American Week": Trump posts racist meme about Obamas, while Bondi demonstrates contempt for democracy
13/02/2026 Duration: 10minSimon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC. This week:--Trump sparks Republican fury with a racist social media post depicting the Obamas as primates in a jungle;-- Bondi sparks Republican fury by displaying total contempt for the U.S. Congress;Listen live every Friday at 5:50pm on LBC, or find it here on demand afterwards.#americanweek #lbc #simonmarks #Trump #Obamas #racism #bondi #Congress #ossoff #Democrats #Jayapal
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February 13, 2026 - Trump's U-turn in Minneapolis comes after a week of reverses for him
13/02/2026 Duration: 10minSimon's live update for James O'Brien's morning programme on the UK's LBC. Today....-- Trump's climbdown in Minneapolis-- a Wall Street Journal investigation makes damaging allegations against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem-- Attorney General Pam Bondi sparks fury over her contemptuous testimony in Congress#Minneapolis #ICE #BorderPatrol #Noem #Bondi #Trump #News #USpolitics #Democrats #midterms
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February 12, 2026 - In major win for big oil, Trump blocks U.S. legal recognition of scientific finding on impacts of climate change
13/02/2026 Duration: 05minSimon's live update for Ben Kentish's late night programme on the UK's LBC, as President Trump takes fresh steps to eviscerate U.S. efforts to combat climate change.#climate #Trump #cars #EVs #oil #midterms #Congress
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February 12, 2026 - BBC told Trump defamation lawsuit will go ahead in February 2027
12/02/2026 Duration: 07minSimon's live update for Iain Dale's evening programme on the UK's LBC, after a court in Florida ruled that the BBC must engage in "discovery" with Trump's lawyers, and that the president's defamation lawsuit against the broadcaster over "Panorama" will be heard in February 2027.#BBC #Trump #lawsuit #politics #Panorama #journalism #news #uspolitics #lbc #simonmarks
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February 12, 2026 - Trump's border czar announces end to "Operation Metro Surge" in Minneapolis
12/02/2026 Duration: 05minSimon's live update for Radio New Zealand's "Morning Report", on the apparent climbdown by the White House in Minneapolis following the killing of two American citizens there last month by federal agents. With Ingrid Hipkiss presenting,