# Simon Marks Reporting Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375.md RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4938305.rss Official site: https://audioboom.com/channels/4938305 Author: Simon Marks Episodes: 500 ## Resource 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. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/simon-marks-reporting-1037375 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375.md ## Episodes - [July 31, 2026 - "American Week": Trump craters in the polls, while the Democrats tear themselves apart](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/july-31-2026-american-week-trump-craters-in-the-polls-while-the-democrats-tear-themselves-apart) — 2026-07-31T17:44:04+00:00 - [July 28, 2026 - Zelensky and Netanyahu in Washington for separate meetings with Trump](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/july-28-2026-zelensky-and-netanyahu-in-washington-for-separate-meetings-with-trump) — 2026-07-28T14:56:44+00:00 - [July 25, 2026 - Washington's most toe-curling event of the year](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/july-25-2026-washington-s-most-toe-curling-event-of-the-year) — 2026-07-25T15:05:13+00:00 - [July 24, 2026 - "American Week": Trump welcomes Burnham to No. 10 with new tariffs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/july-24-2026-american-week-trump-welcomes-burnham-to-no-10-with-new-tariffs) — 2026-07-24T21:13:21+00:00 - [July 20, 2026 - Whither Britain as Burnham comes to power?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/july-20-2026-whither-britain-as-burnham-comes-to-power) — 2026-07-22T07:19:32+00:00 - [July 17, 2026 - "American Week": Trump advances his plans to undermine midterm elections](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/july-17-2026-american-week-trump-advances-his-plans-to-undermine-midterm-elections) — 2026-07-17T19:29:49+00:00 - [July 13, 2026 - Remembering Lindsey Graham, 1955 - 2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/july-13-2026-remembering-lindsey-graham-1955-2026) — 2026-07-13T19:33:32+00:00 - [July 10, 2026 - "American Week": Trump tries to rig the World Cup](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/july-10-2026-american-week-trump-tries-to-rig-the-world-cup) — 2026-07-11T06:54:41+00:00 - [July 9, 2026 - US strikes 90 targets across Iran after Trump calls regime "scum"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/july-9-2026-us-strikes-90-targets-across-iran-after-trump-calls-regime-scum) — 2026-07-09T06:43:29+00:00 - [July 4, 2026 - On America's 250th birthday, Trump warns communism is on the march](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/july-4-2026-on-america-s-250th-birthday-trump-warns-communism-is-on-the-march) — 2026-07-04T18:54:43+00:00 - [July 3, 2026 - "American Week": America in muted mood on its 250th birthday eve](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/july-3-2026-american-week-america-in-muted-mood-on-its-250th-birthday-eve) — 2026-07-03T17:25:36+00:00 - [July 1, 2026 - US Roundup: Trump suffers big Supreme Court loss over birthright citizenship](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/july-1-2026-us-roundup-trump-suffers-big-supreme-court-loss-over-birthright-citizenship) — 2026-07-01T12:55:16+00:00 - [June 26, 2026 - "American Week": Trump takes a first crack at Burnham, while Democratic Socialists challenge their party's elite](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/june-26-2026-american-week-trump-takes-a-first-crack-at-burnham-while-democratic-socialists-challenge-their-party-s-elite) — 2026-06-26T22:43:03+00:00 - [June 20, 2026 - US Roundup: Trump's deal with Iran under strain](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/june-20-2026-us-roundup-trump-s-deal-with-iran-under-strain) — 2026-06-21T09:38:48+00:00 - [June 19, 2026 - "American Week": Trump capitulates to Iran](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/june-19-2026-american-week-trump-capitulates-to-iran) — 2026-06-19T21:41:03+00:00 - [June 13, 2026 - "American Week": Trump "loves the inflation", and is "thunderously booed" in New York](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/june-13-2026-american-week-trump-loves-the-inflation-and-is-thunderously-booed-in-new-york) — 2026-06-12T23:15:17+00:00 - [June 11, 2026 - Bill Gates tells Congress that Epstein tried to blackmail him](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/june-11-2026-bill-gates-tells-congress-that-epstein-tried-to-blackmail-him) — 2026-06-11T10:54:00+00:00 - [June 11, 2026 - US fires 49 Tomahawk missiles at Iran, saying it will "negotiate with bombs"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/june-11-2026-us-fires-49-tomahawk-missiles-at-iran-saying-it-will-negotiate-with-bombs) — 2026-06-11T06:18:37+00:00 - [June 10, 2026 - Trump launches military reprisals against Iran, risking ceasefire talks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/june-10-2026-trump-launches-military-reprisals-against-iran-risking-ceasefire-talks) — 2026-06-10T07:32:23+00:00 - [May 7, 2026 - US Roundup: Iran launches attacks on Israel on 100th day of conflict](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/may-7-2026-us-roundup-iran-launches-attacks-on-israel-on-100th-day-of-conflict) — 2026-06-08T07:31:38+00:00 - [June 5, 2026 - "American Week": Trump "bored" by Iran negotiations while his family coins it](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/june-5-2026-american-week-trump-bored-by-iran-negotiations-while-his-family-coins-it) — 2026-06-05T17:30:46+00:00 - [June 3, 2026 - Meltdown at CBS News amid fresh allegations of pro-Trump interference](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/june-3-2026-meltdown-at-cbs-news-amid-fresh-allegations-of-pro-trump-interference) — 2026-06-03T18:34:56+00:00 - [June 2, 2026 - US Roundup: Trump in retreat, except in reported conversation with Netanyahu](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/june-2-2026-us-roundup-trump-in-retreat-except-in-reported-conversation-with-netanyahu) — 2026-06-02T14:00:46+00:00 - [May 29, 2026 - "American Week": Trump's stability questioned over Iran talks, and Jill Biden rakes over old coals](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/may-29-2026-american-week-trump-s-stability-questioned-over-iran-talks-and-jill-biden-rakes-over-old-coals) — 2026-05-29T22:24:23+00:00 - [May 24, 2026 - Republican Senators fear Trump's Iran plan amounts to "surrender"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/may-24-2026-republican-senators-fear-trump-s-iran-plan-amounts-to-surrender) — 2026-05-24T20:37:16+00:00 - [May 23, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: Suspect in White House shooting killed by Secret Service](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/may-23-2026-as-it-broke-suspect-in-white-house-shooting-killed-by-secret-service) — 2026-05-24T01:00:42+00:00 - [May 23, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: White House under security lockdown after reports of gunfire](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/may-23-2026-as-it-broke-white-house-under-security-lockdown-after-reports-of-gunfire) — 2026-05-23T23:36:05+00:00 - [May 22, 2026 - "American Week": Republicans revolt over Trump's "slush fund"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/may-22-2026-american-week-republicans-revolt-over-trump-s-slush-fund) — 2026-05-22T17:19:04+00:00 - [May 20, 2026 - US indicts Raul Castro, brother of Fidel, on murder charges](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/may-20-2026-us-indicts-raul-castro-brother-of-fidel-on-murder-charges) — 2026-05-21T01:37:15+00:00 - [May 20, 2026 - Trump successfully purges "traitors" in Republican primaries, and reveals his "ballroom" is really a bunker](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/may-20-2026-trump-successfully-purges-traitors-in-republican-primaries-and-reveals-his-ballroom-is-really-a-bunker) — 2026-05-20T12:26:36+00:00 - [May 19, 2026 - Trump reveals his ballroom will in fact be an impenetrable military bunker](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/may-19-2026-trump-reveals-his-ballroom-will-in-fact-be-an-impenetrable-military-bunker) — 2026-05-19T18:21:31+00:00 - [May 19, 2026 - Trump plans $1.776 billion fund to funnel taxpayer money to his mates over "lawfare" claims](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/may-19-2026-trump-plans-1-776-billion-fund-to-funnel-taxpayer-money-to-his-mates-over-lawfare-claims) — 2026-05-19T14:01:24+00:00 - [May 18, 2026 - 5 dead, including two teenage suspects, after attack on San Diego Islamic Centre](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/may-18-2026-5-dead-including-two-teenage-suspects-after-attack-on-san-diego-islamic-centre) — 2026-05-19T02:02:21+00:00 - [May 18, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: Shooting at Islamic Centre of San Diego](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/may-18-2026-as-it-broke-shooting-at-islamic-centre-of-san-diego) — 2026-05-18T22:16:23+00:00 - [May 16, 2026 - Trump returns from Beijing, indicating possible shift in US support for Taiwan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/may-16-2026-trump-returns-from-beijing-indicating-possible-shift-in-us-support-for-taiwan) — 2026-05-16T11:23:38+00:00 - [May 15, 2026 - "American Week": Trump goes to China as Xi draws a Taiwanese line in the sand](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/may-15-2026-american-week-trump-goes-to-china-as-xi-draws-a-taiwanese-line-in-the-sand) — 2026-05-15T19:18:13+00:00 - [May 13, 2026 - Trump arrives in China for crucial Beijing summit with Xi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/may-13-2026-trump-arrives-in-china-for-crucial-beijing-summit-with-xi) — 2026-05-13T18:00:35+00:00 - [May 10, 2026 - US Roundup: Trump rejects Iranian response to peace proposals as "TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/may-10-2026-us-roundup-trump-rejects-iranian-response-to-peace-proposals-as-totally-unacceptable) — 2026-05-11T00:12:44+00:00 - [May 9, 2026 - US Roundup: Trump congratulates Swinney on re-election, but so far not a word about Starmer or Farage](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/may-9-2026-us-roundup-trump-congratulates-swinney-on-re-election-but-so-far-not-a-word-about-starmer-or-farage) — 2026-05-09T11:18:07+00:00 - [May 7, 2026 - Cometh the hour, cometh the Rubio?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/may-7-2026-cometh-the-hour-cometh-the-rubio) — 2026-05-08T19:33:10+00:00 - [May 6, 2026 - Trump suggests agreement is nearing with Iran, as possible "one-pager" mooted to resolve war](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/may-6-2026-trump-suggests-agreement-is-nearing-with-iran-as-possible-one-pager-mooted-to-resolve-war) — 2026-05-06T17:35:56+00:00 - [May 5, 2026 - Trump insists Iran ceasefire is holding, but events in the Strait of Hormuz suggest it is not](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/may-5-2026-trump-insists-iran-ceasefire-is-holding-but-events-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-suggest-it-is-not) — 2026-05-05T17:55:02+00:00 - [May 5, 2026 - Trump's gambit over Hormuz backfires, and he sparks a trade setback with the UK](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/may-5-2026-trump-s-gambit-over-hormuz-backfires-and-he-sparks-a-trade-setback-with-the-uk) — 2026-05-05T12:58:30+00:00 - [May 4, 2026 - US denies Iran struck an American warship as Trump's "Project Freedom" gets underway](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/may-4-2026-us-denies-iran-struck-an-american-warship-as-trump-s-project-freedom-gets-underway) — 2026-05-04T15:34:30+00:00 - [May 3, 2026 - US Roundup: Rudy Giuliani in critical condition in hospital](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/may-3-2026-us-roundup-rudy-giuliani-in-critical-condition-in-hospital) — 2026-05-04T00:17:56+00:00 - [May 2, 2026 - U.S. Roundup: Trump orders drawdown of US troops to punish Chancellor Merz for telling the truth about Iran](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/may-2-2026-u-s-roundup-trump-orders-drawdown-of-us-troops-to-punish-chancellor-merz-for-telling-the-truth-about-iran) — 2026-05-02T13:02:34+00:00 - [May 1, 2026 - "American Week": Important though it was, the State Visit was not America's most consequential event this week](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/may-1-2026-american-week-important-though-it-was-the-state-visit-was-not-america-s-most-consequential-event-this-week) — 2026-05-01T17:28:45+00:00 - [April 28, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: New UK Ambassador to US says America's "special relationship" is with Israel, not the UK](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/april-28-2026-as-it-broke-new-uk-ambassador-to-us-says-america-s-special-relationship-is-with-israel-not-the-uk) — 2026-04-28T14:40:32+00:00 - [April 28, 2026 - State Visit begins, as the King prepares to address Congress](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/april-28-2026-state-visit-begins-as-the-king-prepares-to-address-congress) — 2026-04-28T12:22:45+00:00 - [April 28, 2026 - King and Queen arrive in Washington, but can they save the UK-US relationship?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/april-28-2026-king-and-queen-arrive-in-washington-but-can-they-save-the-uk-us-relationship) — 2026-04-28T11:30:54+00:00 - [April 27, 2026 - King and Queen arrive in US today as Trump asserts "I'm not a rapist"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/april-27-2026-king-and-queen-arrive-in-us-today-as-trump-asserts-i-m-not-a-rapist) — 2026-04-27T12:07:10+00:00 - [April 26, 2026 - "I'm not a rapist", Trump tells CBS 60 Minutes in response to WHCD suspect's 'manifesto'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/april-26-2026-i-m-not-a-rapist-trump-tells-cbs-60-minutes-in-response-to-whcd-suspect-s-manifesto) — 2026-04-27T00:29:22+00:00 - [April 26, 2026 - Authorities say Hilton attack suspect was "likely" trying to kill Trump and other U.S. officials](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/april-26-2026-authorities-say-hilton-attack-suspect-was-likely-trying-to-kill-trump-and-other-u-s-officials) — 2026-04-26T22:32:20+00:00 - [April 26, 2026 - Investigation unearths "manifesto" by Hilton attack suspect , but questions mount about security procedures](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/april-26-2026-investigation-unearths-manifesto-by-hilton-attack-suspect-but-questions-mount-about-security-procedures) — 2026-04-26T20:32:29+00:00 - [April 25, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: Shots fired at White House Correspondents Dinner - Part Three](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/april-25-2026-as-it-broke-shots-fired-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner-part-three) — 2026-04-26T20:10:24+00:00 - [April 25, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: Shots fired at White House Correspondents Dinner - Part Two](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/april-25-2026-as-it-broke-shots-fired-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner-part-two) — 2026-04-26T18:47:00+00:00 - [April 25, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: Shots fired at White House Correspondents Dinner - Part One](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/april-25-2026-as-it-broke-shots-fired-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner-part-one) — 2026-04-26T16:18:29+00:00 - [April 25, 2026 - King and Queen's State Visit to US to begin Monday, but what does a 'win' look like?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/april-25-2026-king-and-queen-s-state-visit-to-us-to-begin-monday-but-what-does-a-win-look-like) — 2026-04-25T18:18:09+00:00 - [April 25, 2026 - Trump to attend first White House Correspondents' Dinner, after swelling briefing room with propagandists](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/april-25-2026-trump-to-attend-first-white-house-correspondents-dinner-after-swelling-briefing-room-with-propagandists) — 2026-04-25T13:53:27+00:00 - [April 25, 2026 - As Americans worry about petrol prices, Trump's obsession with memorials to himself goes into overdrive](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/april-25-2026-as-americans-worry-about-petrol-prices-trump-s-obsession-with-memorials-to-himself-goes-into-overdrive) — 2026-04-25T13:12:13+00:00 - [April 24, 2026 - "American Week": U.S. threatens to review Falkland Islands' British sovereignty, as King and Queen pack bags for Washington](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/april-24-2026-american-week-u-s-threatens-to-review-falkland-islands-british-sovereignty-as-king-and-queen-pack-bags-for-washington) — 2026-04-24T17:25:25+00:00 - [April 24, 2026 - 72 hours before Royal Visit, Trump threatens to review status of The Falkland Islands](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/april-24-2026-72-hours-before-royal-visit-trump-threatens-to-review-status-of-the-falkland-islands) — 2026-04-24T12:12:21+00:00 - [April 23, 2026 - US Roundup: Trump announces extension of Lebanon ceasefire by three weeks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-marks-reporting-1037375/april-23-2026-us-roundup-trump-announces-extension-of-lebanon-ceasefire-by-three-weeks) — 2026-04-24T01:04:02+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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