Simon Marks Reporting

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Ongoing news reports from Washington and elsewhere by Emmy award-winning reporter Simon Marks . Simon's coverage airs on TV and radio networks worldwide and is now also available through all major podcast services. Once called "the harbinger of daily astonishment", Simon is the President & Chief Correspondent of Feature Story News . You can watch his latest TV reporting here.

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February 4, 2026 - Trump threatens to "nationalise" elections, raising fresh questions about midterms 04.02.2026 13:19

Simon's live update on the President's latest efforts to undermine the public's integrity in American elections, with his proposal to "nationalise" the administration of elections in time for the midterms. For James O'Brien's morning programme on the UK's LBC. #Trump #midterms #USElections #usnews #news #Democrats #Constitution #lbc #simonmarks

February 3, 2026 - Dates set for Clintons' depositions in Congressional Epstein probe 03.02.2026 4:15

Simon's live update for "Tonight With Andrew Marr" on the UK's LBC. #Clintons #Epstein #news #usnews #mandelson #andrew #lbc #simonmarks #hillary

February 2, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: Bill and Hillary Clinton cave-in, and will testify before Epstein probe in Congress 03.02.2026 7:59

Simon's live update on the breaking news from Washington DC that Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify before the House Oversight Committee, in the face of threats potentially to jail them for contempt over their oft-stated refusal to appear. For Ben Kentish's late-night programme on the UK's LBC. #Epstein #Clinton #BillClinton #HillaryClinton #Clintons #Congress #Trump #Democrats #USnew...

February 2, 2026 - Trump claims absolution from Epstein documents, but Democrats aren't buying it 02.02.2026 2:49

Simon's live update for "Tonight with Andrew Marr" on the UK's LBC. As calls grow for the Department of Justice to release even more of the Epstein files, can Trump's claim of absolution endure? #Epstein #Trump #Andrew #news #simonmarks #lbc #

February 2, 2026 - Revealed: Emiratis invested $500 million in Trump's crypto business four days before his inauguration 02.02.2026 10:08

Simon's live update for James O'Brien's programme on LBC, with new possible conflict-of-interest revelations swirling around Trump and his family members. Also today: Trump's decision to sue his own government for $10 billion, and his decision to close the so-called "Trump-Kennedy Center" for the next 2 years. #Trump #lbc #simonmarks #news #Emiratis #sudan #genocide #uae #kennedycenter #irs #besse...

February 1, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: Trump announces closure of "Trump-Kennedy Center", after array of top stars pull out 02.02.2026 13:14

Simon's live update for LBC's Sunday night / Monday morning programme with Nick Abbot. Listen to Simon's weekly update at 1245am. #KennedyCenter #trump #news #ICE #noem #minneapolis #philistines #simonmarks #lbc

January 31, 2026 - More than 300 anti-ICE protests underway across US 31.01.2026 11:20

Simon's live Saturday afternoon roundup for Vanessa Feltz's programme on the UK's LBC. This week: anti-ICE protests are underway across the United States; fears being expressed over the future of journalism in America after the arrests of two prominent reporters; and "Melania" opens to largely-empty cinemas nationwide. #ICE #BorderPatrol #pretti #bovino #trump #news #simonmarks #LBC #DonLemon #Geo...

January 31, 2026 - Arrest of journalists Don Lemon & Georgia Fort raises fresh fears for U.S. democracy 31.01.2026 8:39

Simon's live update for Matt Frei's programme on the UK's LBC. #donlemon #georgiafort #journalism #Trump #Minneapolis #ICE #BorderPatrol #pretti #midterms #elections #news #simonmarks #lbc

January 30, 2026 - South Africa and Israel in row over diplomats, while in the USA Don Lemon is arrested 30.01.2026 13:00

Simon's live roundup for Newzroom Afrika, South Africa's leading news channel. Courtesy DStv 405. With Masa Kekana anchoring Today: South Africa and Israel engage in a tit-for-tat over diplomats, former CNN star Don Lemon and another US journalist are arrested, and the Department of Justice widens its investigation into the Alex Pretti slaying in Minneapolis. #southafrica #israel #DonLemon #Georgi...

January 30, 2026 - "American Week": Another US citizen gunned down in Minneapolis, and an FBI election raid in Georgia 30.01.2026 11:07

Simon'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: the Border Patrol's indefensible killing of another American citizen in Minneapolis, and the FBI does Trump's dirty work in Georgia pointing to more election skulduggery ahead. #Trump #FBI #Minneapolis...

January 28, 2026 - Newly released video shows Pretti vandalizing federal agents' car in Minneapolis 29.01.2026 0:48

Simon's report for LBC's hourly news bulletins on the newly released footage of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, 11 days prior to his slaying by Border Patrol Agents. #pretti #Minneapolis #Trump #BorderPatrol #ICE #news #LBC #simonmarks #uspolitics

January 28, 2026 - South African "criminal illegal alien" slated for deportation by ICE 28.01.2026 11:05

Simon's live update on events in the United States for South Africa's "Newzroom Afrika" Channel 405, with Xoli Mngambi anchoring. Today, a South African is detained by ICE, pressure mounts on President Trump from his fellow Republicans over the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal agents in Minneapolis, and questions abound over the future of the FIFA World Cup. #Trump #Pretti #Minneapolis #ICE...

January 28, 2026 - Trump threatens Iran with military assault as critics assail him over Minneapolis 28.01.2026 8:58

Simon's live update for "Tonight with Andrew Marr" on the UK's LBC #iran #trump #ICE #BorderPatrol #Minneapolis #polls #midterms #news #simonmarks #LBC #pretti #Republicans #GOP #Democrats #usnews #uspolitics

January 28, 2026 - Trump warns Iran that "time is running out" to avert US military strike 28.01.2026 3:34

Simon's live update for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC. #Iran #Trump #protests #news #simonmarks #LBC

January 28, 2026 - Top Trump officials fight among themselves to avoid blame for slaying of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis 28.01.2026 13:08

Simon's live update for James O'Brien's morning programme on the UK's LBC. #Pretti #Minneapolis #Trump #Noem #Miller #uspolitics #news #simonmarks #LBC #Democrats #midterms

January 27, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: Trump evades question about whether Pretti's slaying was "justified", but says Noem stays 27.01.2026 7:05

Simon's live update for Radio New Zealand's "Morning Report" with Corin Dann. Moments after President Trump indicated that he's keeping Kristi Noem as his Secretary of Homeland Security, despite the lies she and her top aides continue to tell about Alex Pretti. #pretti #Minneapolis #Trump #simonmarks #RNZ #news #ICE #BorderPatrol #Bovino #Homan #uspolitics

January 26, 2026 - Minneapolis serves as Ground Zero for American polarisation over immigration 27.01.2026 13:19

Simon's look at why the crisis in Minneapolis has become so convulsing for the United States. For Radio New Zealand's "Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan". #Minneapolis #ICE #BorderPatrol #Pretti #Trump #simonmarks #RadioNZ #uspolitics #Democrats #news

January 26, 2026 - Trump sends Immigration Czar to Minneapolis in apparent effort to reduce tensions 26.01.2026 4:34

Simon's live update for Tom Swarbrick's programme on the UK's LBC, as Republican outrage grows over the slaying of Alex Pretti on the streets of Minneapolis on Saturday. #Pretti #Minneapolis #Immigration #Trump #news #uspolitics #usnews #Democrats #shutdown #simonmarks #LBC

January 26, 2026 - Trump pummeled by Republican criticism over Pretti slaying in Minneapolis 26.01.2026 14:29

Simon's live chat with James O'Brien on the UK's LBC #pretti #minneapolis #ICE #BorderPatrol #lbc #simonmarks #news #uspolitics #midterms #deportations #Gaza #Ozturk #CanaryMission

January 25, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: Trump fails to defend Border Patrol agents over slaying of Alex Pretti 26.01.2026 10:56

Simon's live, breaking news update for Nick Abbot's Sunday night programme on the UK's LBC. #Trump #Pretti #Minneapolis #ICE #BorderPatrol #Trump #simonmarks #LBC #uspolitics #Noem #Democrats

January 25, 2026 - Fury grows in USA over slaying of US citizen Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by Border Patrol agents 25.01.2026 12:54

Simon's live report for Newzroom Afrika DSTV 405 with Xoli Mngambi anchoring. #Minneapolis #Trump #ICE #BorderPatrol #AlexPretti #simonmarks #newzroomafrika405 #uspolitics #wef #wef2026 #Davos

January 25, 2026 - Family calls for full investigation to reveal "truth" over Border Patrol slaying of nurse 25.01.2026 7:43

Simon's live update for Henry Riley's programme on the UK's LBC. #ICE #BorderPatrol #Pretti #Minneapolis #deportations #trump #uspolitics #news #midterms #lbc #simonmarks

January 24, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: Federal agents kill another U.S. citizen in Minneapolis 24.01.2026 7:45

Simon's live update for Henry Riley's programme on the UK's LBC. #ICE #BorderPatrol #Minneapolis #Trump #lbc #simonmarks #deportations #news #uspolitics

January 23, 2026 - "American Week": The end of the Transatlantic Alliance 23.01.2026 10:50

January 23, 2026 - Trump denigrates loss of British troops in Afghanistan, at end of alliance-breaking week 23.01.2026 15:56

Simon's Friday morning update for James O'Brien's programme on the UK's LBC. #Trump #Starmer #NATO #Davos #WEF #WEF2026 #simonmarks #LBC #news #uspolitics #ukpolitics #carney #jacksmith