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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September 1, 2025 - Washington Post: White House considering detailed plan to depopulate and rebuild Gaza
01/09/2025 Duration: 02minSimon's live update for CNA, with Arnold Gay and Julie Yoo anchoring.
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September 1, 2025 - US Roundup: Speculation mounts over Trump's health
01/09/2025 Duration: 14minSimon's live roundup of events in the US with Nick Abbot on LBC. Listen every Sunday night / Monday morning at 0045am, or find it on-demand here afterwards.
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August 30, 2025 - Federal appeals court rules Trump's global tariffs are iilegal
31/08/2025 Duration: 09minSimon's live chat with Vanessa Feltz on the UK's LBC. What happens if the Supreme Court upholds the appeals court decision?
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August 30, 2025 - Starmer urged to take more confrontational approach towards Trump
30/08/2025 Duration: 16minSimon's chat with LBC's Ranvir Singh after Ed Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, announced he will boycott a State Banquet for President Trump
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August 29, 2025 - "American Week": Trump lays claim to limitless executive powers
29/08/2025 Duration: 10minSimon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Friday's drivetime programme on LBC, presented by Ben Kentish. Today: #Trump lays claim to limitless powers while insisting he's not a #dictator; Democrats warn him not to deploy troops in cities across the country; and Republican lawmakers get an earful from their constitutents. Plus Taylor #Swift gets engaged. #news #politics #USpolitics #Trump #Newsom #Pritzker #Election2028
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August 26, 2025 - Swift and Kelce announce the nuptials of the century
26/08/2025 Duration: 01minSimon's update on the impending nuptials, for LBC News.
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August 22, 2025 - "American Week": Putin sends Trump's Ukrainian ball into the long grass
22/08/2025 Duration: 10minSimon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for LBC's Friday drivetime programme, with Ben Kentish in the chair. This week, Putin plays Trump like a violin, and demolishes his hope to broker peace in Ukraine.
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August 21, 2025 - US Roundup: Russia dismantles Trump strategy on Ukraine, and Trump talks about...grass
22/08/2025 Duration: 13minSimon's live chat with Nick Abbot on the UK's LBC.
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August 21, 2025 - Russian steadily demolish Trump's Ukraine initiative
22/08/2025 Duration: 03minSimon's live update for CNA, with Arnold Gay and Julie Yoo anchoring.
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August 19, 2025 - Trump sends clear signal to Zelensky and allies that he's still enthralled by Putin
19/08/2025 Duration: 19minSimon's live chat with Nick Abbot on the UK's LBC.
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August 19, 2024 - AS IT BROKE: Trump accuses European leaders of "playing cute" and echoes Putin talking points on Ukraine
19/08/2025 Duration: 05minSimon's live update on President Trump's interview with Fox News that challenged suggestions that European leaders on Monday suceeded in pulling him back from Putin's orbit. With Shelagh Fogarty on the UK's LBC.
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August 19, 2025 - Questions abound over outcome of talks between Zelensky, Europeans and Trump over Ukraine
19/08/2025 Duration: 08minSimon's live report for Richard Spurr's overnight programme on the UK's LBC, on the very uncertain outcomes from today's Ukraine summit at the White House.
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August 18, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: White House meetings on Ukraine end, with contested outcomes claimed by Trump
18/08/2025 Duration: 04minSimon's live update on the culmination of today's day-long events at the White House involving President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and 7 European leaders. For CNA with Julie Yoo and Arnold Gay anchoring.
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August 18, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Merz and Trump clash over need for ceasefire in Ukraine, as Trump insists "Putin wants peace"
18/08/2025 Duration: 06minSimon's live update for Iain Dale's nightly programme on the UK's LBC.
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August 18, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Zelensky, European leaders arrive in Washington for make-or-break talks with Trump
18/08/2025 Duration: 02minSimon's live update for LBC's drivetime programme with Ben Kentish presenting.
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August 18, 2025 - Zelensky & European leaders to meet Trump, their trust in him deeply eroded
18/08/2025 Duration: 09minSimon's live update for LBC News, the UK's rolling news station, with Chris Golds presenting.
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August 18, 2025 - Transatlantic alliance hangs in the balance as Zelensky, European leaders prepare to meet Trump
18/08/2025 Duration: 07minSimon's live update, with reporting also from FSN's Trent Murray in Berlin, for CNA with Jill Neubronner anchoring.
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August 17, 2025 - US Roundup: European leaders race to Washington to protect Zelensky from Trump
18/08/2025 Duration: 12minSimon's live update for Nick Abbot's late night programme on the UK's LBC.
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August 17, 2025 - European leaders race to Washington for showdown meeting over Ukraine
17/08/2025 Duration: 04minSimon's live update for Vanessa Feltz's Sunday afternoon prorgamme on the UK's LBC.
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August 16, 2025 - Trump abandons ceasefire call in Ukraine, will meet Zelensky on Monday
16/08/2025 Duration: 07minSimon's live update for the UK's LBC with Natasha Devon.