Sinopsis
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)
Episodios
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April 1, 2025 - State Dept says US has "concerns about freedom of expression" in UK that could impact trade
01/04/2025 Duración: 06minSimon's live update for "Tonight with Andrew Marr" on the UK's LBC, after the State Department warned the UK government that it is closely monitoring a legal case involving an anti-abortion activist in Britain.
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April 1, 2025 - Trump keeps world guessing over tariff announcement
01/04/2025 Duración: 07minSimon's live update for Jim Diamond's afternoon sequence on the UK's rolling news station, LBC News.
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March 28, 2025 - "American Week": Student seized off the streets by Trump's masked agents, as top officials share secrets on Signal
28/03/2025 Duración: 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 UK time, or find it here on demand afterwards. #RumeysaOzturk #Ozturk #Deportations #Trump #Noem #Rubio #Conan #News #USpolitics #journalism
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March 28, 2025 - Turkish student seized off streets of Massachusetts by Trump agents having committed no crime
28/03/2025 Duración: 10minSimon's update on the appalling case of Rumeysa Ozyurk, with James O'Brien on the UK's LBC.
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March 26, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Trump now "not sure" whether Signal chat included classified information
27/03/2025 Duración: 03minSimon's breaking news report for Singapore-based CNA TV about the latest developments in the political crisis sparked by top Trump officials meeting in a Signal group chat to discuss plans to attack the Houthis militarily.
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March 26, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Trump orders 25% tariffs on all imported cars
27/03/2025 Duración: 03minSimon's live update for Ben Kentish's late night programme on the UK's LBC.
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March 26, 2025 - Signal chat crisis grows as Hegseth denies war plans were war plans
26/03/2025 Duración: 08minSimon's live update for Steve Holden's evening sequence on the UK's rolling news station LBC News.
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March 26, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: The Atlantic publishes clear evidence that Hegseth put classified information into Signal chat
26/03/2025 Duración: 07minSimon's live update on the breaking news from Washington DC for Shelagh Fogarty's afternoon programme on the UK's LBC.
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March 25, 2025 - Democrats demand resignations, White House circles wagons over group chat intelligence leak
25/03/2025 Duración: 08minSimon's live update for Radio New Zealand's "Morning Report" with Corin Dann presenting.
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March 25, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Brent Bozell nominated next US Ambassador to South Africa
25/03/2025 Duración: 07minSimon's breaking news update for Newzroom Afrika on DSTV405 with Xoli Mngambi anchoring. #US-US #Ramaphosa #Trump #Bozell
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March 25, 2025 - US security chiefs face resignation calls over Signal leak
25/03/2025 Duración: 08minSimon's live update on today's Senate hearing, for LBC News with Jim Diamond presenting.
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March 25, 2025 - Leak of Houthi war plans via Signal upends Washington and raises questions for allies
25/03/2025 Duración: 13minSimon's live chat on the burgeoning Signal scandal, with James O'Brien on the UK's LBC. #SIgnal #Trump #Houthis #
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March 24, 2025 - Trump's envoy Steve Witfkoff slams Starmer's plans for Ukraine peace
24/03/2025 Duración: 12minSimon's weekly roundup for Nick Abbot's Sunday night / Monday morning programme on the UK's LBC. Listen live most weeks at around 12:40am, or find it on-demand here afterwards.
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March 22, 2025 - International travelers warned of screening for "anti-Trump" viewpoints at U.S. airports
22/03/2025 Duración: 07minSimon's live update for Vanessa Feltz's Saturday afternoon programme on the UK's LBC.
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March 22, 2025 - Trump takes retribution, revoking security clearances for opponents & critics
22/03/2025 Duración: 10minSimon's live roundup of events in the US for Matt Frei's Saturday morning programme on the UK's LBC.
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March 21, 2025 - Following expulsion order, South African Ambassador to depart USA today
21/03/2025 Duración: 10minOn a dramatic day in the US relationship with South Africa, Simon's live update from the South African Embassy in Washington for Newzroom Afrika TV (Courtesy: DSTV405). The anchor is Masa Kekana. #Rasool #Trump #Ramaphosa #US-SA
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March 21, 2025 - "American Week": Trump defies court orders as the dismantling of US democracy continues
21/03/2025 Duración: 10minSimon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Tom Swarbrick's Friday drivetime programme on the UK's LBC. This week: Trump goes to war with the nation's judges; grassroots Democrats assail party leaders; and a broadcasting, soft power icon is silenced. Listen live every Friday, or find it here on catchup afterwards.
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March 20, 2025 - World renowned pianist Andras Schiff to boycott Trump's America
20/03/2025 Duración: 30sSimon's headline news report airing on radio stations worldwide.
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March 19, 2025 - Trump calls Zelensky, and France protests expulsion of visiting space researcher over "anti-Trump" texts
19/03/2025 Duración: 07minSimon's live update for Iain Dale's evening programme on the UK's LBC. #Zelensky #Ukraine #Trump #Putin #Deportations
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March 19, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Trump proposed US takeover of Ukrainian power plants in Zelensky call
19/03/2025 Duración: 07minSimon's live update for Radio New Zealand's "Morning Report" with Corin Dann anchoring. #Zelensky #Ukraine #Trump #Putin