Monday, June 22, 2026

Politics meets the soccer pitch

Iran played in the USA amid ongoing end-of-war talks. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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On Politics

Mon Jun 22 2026

 

Nicole Fallert Newsletter Writer & SEO Editor

Welcome to On Politics! Nicole Fallert here with the latest from Washington and the world. It's Monday, and we're looking at a sports event in the crosshairs of war.

Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei blasted the treatment of his team at the FIFA World Cup, suggesting it's been unethical. Iran's team arrived in the United States fewer than 18 hours before its scoreless game against Belgium on Sunday, Ghalenoei said. As a result, the team had to cut its training in half. Mexico's hospitality for Iran's Cup team has not gone unnoticed.

The comments come against the backdrop of the first round of peace talks between the United States and Iran in Switzerland on Monday. Mediators said the talks "concluded successfully" after negotiations appeared strained over Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz and persistent fighting in Lebanon.

Follow live World Cup updates for Monday live here and live coverage of today's talks with Iran here.

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Alan Greenspan, influential economist and Fed chairman, dies at 100

Alan Greenspan, the influential economist who steered the United States' monetary policy during his five terms as chairman of the Federal Reserve under four presidents, died Monday. He was 100.

In his more than 18 years as head of the Federal Reserve , Greenspan became one of the most revered public figures in the world. He steered the U.S. economy through the stock market crash of 1987, the dot-com bubble burst of 2000, the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and the slowdown from 2001 to 2003. Through it all, he earned a reputation as a flexible, forward-thinking, quick-moving and consensus-building economist.

Starmer is out

Britain will get its seventh leader in a decade after Prime Minister Keir Starmer  resigned Monday, less than two years after he won a landslide election victory.

British voters elect a party, not a specific leader, meaning that Starmer's center-left Labour will stay in government until the next general election, due in 2029. His Labour Party rival Andy Burnham is the leading candidate to replace him.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hugs his wife Victoria, as he announces the timeline for his resignation, outside 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, June 22, 2026.

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The alternative America 250 birthday parties

Some organizers say America's complicated and at times difficult history is being glossed over by fireworks and flag-waving ‒ or that it's being politicized by an administration that has actively worked to advance its version of history. USA TODAY spoke with a growing number of Americans hosting events, exhibitions and programs in an effort to counter what they say is an effort by the Trump administration to exclude or erase the stories of marginalized people during the nation's 250th birthday celebrations.

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Nicole Fallert is an SEO Editor & Newsletter writer at USA TODAY. She can be reached at nfallert@usatoday.com.

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