May 3, 2025 - Trump proposes $163 billion spending cuts in budget request to Congress
Simon's Saturday morning chat with Matt Frei on the UK's LBC.
13m May 03, 2025
13m
May 2, 2025 - "American Week": Trump celebrates 100 days in office North Korean-style
Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Tom Swarbrick's Friday programme on the UK's LBC.  Listen live every Friday at 5:50pm or find it here on demand afterwards.
11m May 02, 2025
11m
May 1, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Waltz out as National Security Adviser, but maybe in as UN Ambassdor
Simon's live update for LBC News, the UK's rolling news radio station, with James Hanson presenting.
5m May 01, 2025
5m
April 30, 2025 - Trump celebrates 100-day mark with tsunami of false claims
Simon's live update for James O'Brien's morning programme on the UK's LBC.
9m Apr 30, 2025
9m
April 29, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: After 100 days in office, Trump launches opening salvos in midterm campaign
Simon's live update on Trump's Michigan speech on the 100th day of his Presidency, with Charlotte Lynch on the UK's rolling news station, LBC News.
7m Apr 30, 2025
7m
April 29, 2025 - After 100 days in office, Trump defends his record of revolutionary change
Simon's live appearance on "Tonight With Andrew Marr", LBC's flagship 6pm programme.
11m Apr 30, 2025
11m
April 29, 2025 - After 100 Days of Trump 2.0, is there any way back?
Simon's live chat with James O'Brien on the UK's LBC.
13m Apr 29, 2025
13m
April 27, 2025 - Trump prepares for 100-day celebration as poll numbers nosedive
Simon's live update for Nick Abbot's Sunday night / Monday morning programme on the UK's LBC.
11m Apr 28, 2025
11m
April 26, 2025 - Ahead of Pope's funeral, Trump meets Zelensky in Rome
Simon's live update for Matt Frei's Saturday morning programme on the UK's LBC.
12m Apr 26, 2025
12m
April 25, 2025 - "American Week": Nearing 100-day mark, Trump's approval ratings crater
Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the US for Tom Swarbrick's Friday drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.  Listen live every Friday at 5:50pm or find it here on-demand afterwards.
10m Apr 25, 2025
10m
April 24, 2025 - SA President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks to Trump, says they will "meet soon"
Simon's live update on President Cyril Ramaphosa's phone conversation with President Donald Trump, in which the South Africans say an agreement was made for the two men to meet soon in an effort to solve the impasse in the bilateral relationship. For Newzroom Afrika DSTV405 with Michelle Craig anchoring.
10m Apr 24, 2025
10m
April 23, 2025 - US Treasury Secretary calls Trump's trade war "not sustainable"
Simon's live update for Radio New Zealand's "Morning Report" with Corin Dann anchoring.
6m Apr 24, 2025
6m
April 18, 2025 - Rubio indicates Trump's patience with Ukraine peace talks is expiring
Simon's live update for Radio New Zealand's "Saturday Morning" with Susie Ferguson presenting.
7m Apr 18, 2025
7m
April 18, 2025 - "American Week": Trump defies the courts and maligns Ukraine again
Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for the Good Friday edition of Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.  Listen live every Friday at 5:50pm or find it here on demand afterwards.
11m Apr 18, 2025
11m
April 15, 2025 - Harvard refuses to buckle under Trump's pressure
Simon's live update for Monocle Radio about Harvard University's decision to challenge Trump's decision to freeze more than $2 billion in federal funding for the storied institution.  With Emma Nelson presenting.
6m Apr 16, 2025
6m
April 15, 2025 - VP J.D. Vance says "good chance" of US-UK trade deal
Simon's live update for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.
4m Apr 15, 2025
4m
April 15, 2025 - Trump urges El Salvador's Bukele to build prisons to house American detainees
Simon's update for James O'Brien's programme on the UK's LBC.
9m Apr 15, 2025
9m
April 11, 2025 - "American Week": Trump's retribution moves into higher gear as he drives the global economy into a ditch
Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on LBC.  Listen live every Friday at 5:50pm or find it here on demand afterwards.  This week: Trump drives the economy into the abyss, and threatens treason charges against two of his critics.
11m Apr 11, 2025
11m
April 10, 2025 - Trump's U-turn on tariffs leaves confusion, incoherence in its wake
Simon's chat with James O'Brien on the UK's LBC.
14m Apr 10, 2025
14m
April 9, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Trump makes dramatic U-turn on trade war
Simon's live, breaking news coverage of Trump's astonishing climb-down, for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.
16m Apr 09, 2025
16m
April 5, 2025 - US sees largest nationwide protests since Trump's inauguration
Simon's live update for Natasha Devon's Saturday programme on the UK's LBC.
8m Apr 05, 2025
8m
April 5, 2025 - Democratic Party leaders locate their spines, and Republican opposition to tariffs grows
Simon's Saturday morning roundup from Washington for Matt Frei's programme on the UK's LBC. As Barack Obama and Kamala Harris return to the political fray, Republican anxiety over Trump's trade war grows.
11m Apr 05, 2025
11m
April 4, 2025 - "American Week": Mr. Trump Goes To War
Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.. This week, Donald Trump declares a trade war against virtually every country on earth, sparking an historic Wall Street rout. Listen live every Friday at 5:50pm UK time, or find it here on demand afterwards.
11m Apr 04, 2025
11m
April 4, 2025 - Wall Street rout continues into second day as China retaliates against Trump
Simon's live update for Shelagh Fogarty's afternoon programme on the UK's LBC.
2m Apr 04, 2025
2m
April 3, 2025 - Amid trade war, UK fights back against American chlorinated chicken
Simon's live update for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.
6m Apr 04, 2025
6m
April 2, 2025 - Trump wages trade war on entire world
Simon's live update for Ben Kentish's late night programme on the UK's LBC.
8m Apr 03, 2025
8m
April 2, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Trump announces 10% tariff on UK, 20% on EU
Simon's live update for LBC's breaking news coverage of President Trump's announcement on tariffs, with Iain Dale helming in London.
4m Apr 02, 2025
4m
April 1, 2025 - As world awaits Trump tariffs decision, Booker's marathon galvanises US Democrats
Simon's live update for Ben Kentish's late-night programme on the UK's LBC.
7m Apr 01, 2025
7m
April 1, 2025 - High-stakes elections underway in Wisconsin, Florida
Simon's live update for Radio New Zealand's "Morning Report" with Corin Dann anchoring
6m Apr 01, 2025
6m
April 1, 2025 - State Dept says US has "concerns about freedom of expression" in UK that could impact trade
Simon'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.
6m Apr 01, 2025
6m
April 1, 2025 - Trump keeps world guessing over tariff announcement
Simon's live update for Jim Diamond's afternoon sequence on the UK's rolling news station, LBC News.
8m Apr 01, 2025
8m
March 28, 2025 - "American Week": Student seized off the streets by Trump's masked agents, as top officials share secrets on Signal
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 UK time, or find it here on demand afterwards. #RumeysaOzturk #Ozturk #Deportations #Trump #Noem #Rubio #Conan #News #USpolitics #journalism
11m Mar 28, 2025
11m
March 28, 2025 - Turkish student seized off streets of Massachusetts by Trump agents having committed no crime
Simon's update on the appalling case of Rumeysa Ozyurk, with James O'Brien on the UK's LBC.
11m Mar 28, 2025
11m
March 26, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Trump now "not sure" whether Signal chat included classified information
Simon'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.
4m Mar 27, 2025
4m
March 26, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Trump orders 25% tariffs on all imported cars
Simon's live update for Ben Kentish's late night programme on the UK's LBC.
3m Mar 27, 2025
3m
March 26, 2025 - Signal chat crisis grows as Hegseth denies war plans were war plans
Simon's live update for Steve Holden's evening sequence on the UK's rolling news station LBC News.
8m Mar 26, 2025
8m
March 26, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: The Atlantic publishes clear evidence that Hegseth put classified information into Signal chat
Simon's live update on the breaking news from Washington DC for Shelagh Fogarty's afternoon programme on the UK's LBC.
8m Mar 26, 2025
8m
March 25, 2025 - Democrats demand resignations, White House circles wagons over group chat intelligence leak
Simon's live update for Radio New Zealand's "Morning Report" with Corin Dann presenting.
8m Mar 25, 2025
8m
March 25, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Brent Bozell nominated next US Ambassador to South Africa
Simon's breaking news update for Newzroom Afrika on DSTV405 with Xoli Mngambi anchoring. #US-US #Ramaphosa #Trump #Bozell
7m Mar 25, 2025
7m
March 25, 2025 - US security chiefs face resignation calls over Signal leak
Simon's live update on today's Senate hearing, for LBC News with Jim Diamond presenting.
9m Mar 25, 2025
9m
March 25, 2025 - Leak of Houthi war plans via Signal upends Washington and raises questions for allies
Simon's live chat on the burgeoning Signal scandal, with James O'Brien on the UK's LBC. #SIgnal #Trump #Houthis #
14m Mar 25, 2025
14m
March 24, 2025 - Trump's envoy Steve Witfkoff slams Starmer's plans for Ukraine peace
Simon'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.
13m Mar 24, 2025
13m
March 22, 2025 - International travelers warned of screening for "anti-Trump" viewpoints at U.S. airports
Simon's live update for Vanessa Feltz's Saturday afternoon programme on the UK's LBC.
8m Mar 22, 2025
8m
March 22, 2025 - Trump takes retribution, revoking security clearances for opponents & critics
Simon's live roundup of events in the US for Matt Frei's Saturday morning programme on the UK's LBC.
11m Mar 22, 2025
11m
March 21, 2025 - Following expulsion order, South African Ambassador to depart USA today
On 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
10m Mar 21, 2025
10m
March 21, 2025 - "American Week": Trump defies court orders as the dismantling of US democracy continues
Simon'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.
11m Mar 21, 2025
11m
March 20, 2025 - World renowned pianist Andras Schiff to boycott Trump's America
Simon's headline news report airing on radio stations worldwide.
30s Mar 20, 2025
30s
March 19, 2025 - Trump calls Zelensky, and France protests expulsion of visiting space researcher over "anti-Trump" texts
Simon's live update for Iain Dale's evening programme on the UK's LBC. #Zelensky #Ukraine #Trump #Putin #Deportations
7m Mar 19, 2025
7m
March 19, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Trump proposed US takeover of Ukrainian power plants in Zelensky call
Simon's live update for Radio New Zealand's "Morning Report" with Corin Dann anchoring. #Zelensky #Ukraine #Trump #Putin
8m Mar 19, 2025
8m
March 19, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Trump briefs Zelensky on outcomes of his phone call with Putin
Simon's breaking news report for Shelagh Fogarty's afternoon programme on the UK's LBC.
14m Mar 19, 2025
14m