November 28, 2025 - "American Week": Thanksgiving marred by Washington DC shooting attack on National Guard
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: a gunman attacks National Guard troops in Washington DC on the eve of the Thanksgiving Holiday; US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff's pro-Russian sympathies are nakedly revealed; and Trump meets Mamdani...and likes him.
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November 27, 2025 - Trump orders "re-examination" of Afghan migrants after Washington attack
Simon's live roundup with James O'Brien on the UK's LBC.
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November 26, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Trump orders South Africa excluded from G20 in 2026
Simon's breaking news update for Newzroom Afrika, South Africa's top-rated TV news channel.
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November 26, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Two National Guard troops shot in Washington DC
Simon's live update for Iain Dale's evening programme on the UK's LBC.
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November 21, 2025 - "American Week": Trump boycotts G20 in Johannesburg, as summit hosts write America off
Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States, this week reporting from Johannesburg. The rest of the world is meeting there for this weekend's G20 Summit...but not President Donald Trump or any of his government officials.
Listen live every Friday at 5:50pm, or find it here on demand afterwards.
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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