Iran Won't Let Trump Off The Hook | News Round-Up

In this news round-up of the week for Friday May the first, 2026. Iran presents its new peace proposal, and it does not make President Donald Trump happy - even while Congress ponders whether to engage with the looming war powers deadline. Meanwhile Trump adds Italy and Spain to the list of countries he wants to pull US troops out of as he looks to punish those who didn't fall in line on demand. A Supreme court judgement could lead to a flurry of gerrymandering that will render the 2028 elections a truly fixed election. And I answer a viewer question, on media companies and culture wars and democratic decline. Support Mallen's work on Patreon! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker [ please use the website, not Apple IOS Patreon app, as Apple takes a big slice of money from the latter ] Support Mallen via Paypal https://paypal.me/mallenbaker The ‘Faultlines’ channel by Mallen Baker covers news, current affairs, science and politics. A rational, reasoned and non-partisan approach to some of the difficult issues of our time, looking for how we can best survive and thrive in the modern world. Prefer it on podcast? Audio versions are available wherever you get your podcasts, or see https://the-mallen-baker-podcast.simplecast.com/ Quotes reported in this video should not be taken as an implication of their author’s endorsement or involvement in this video.