US taxpayers

The directors of 'NAZA', a documentary documenting the destruction in Gaza, presented their film at the New York Film Festival. They argued that the devastation shown on screen is 'being done with taxpayer money from people sitting here', directing their message at American audiences. The film's premiere is drawing attention to US funding of the war and the civilian toll in Gaza.

A Senate report claims major fossil-fuel companies that answered Donald Trump's calls for donations are now positioned to receive billions in benefits, leaving US taxpayers facing higher bills. The report describes the arrangement as a 'bargain' between the president and major polluters, drawing criticism from climate campaigners and scrutiny of the links between political donations and favorable energy policy.

A new report alleges that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has wasted millions of dollars on detention facilities that sit unused. The findings add to ongoing scrutiny of the agency's detention operations and spending, and are likely to fuel criticism from oversight groups and immigration advocates while drawing responses from officials defending the agency's budget and capacity planning.

A new report argues that US taxpayers are effectively subsidizing private jet travel, as tax breaks and airport funding shifts costs from the wealthiest travelers onto ordinary earners while the flights produce outsized carbon emissions. Critics say the arrangements amount to a regressive giveaway that worsens climate change, and are calling for the subsidies to be ended and for luxury aviation to face heavier taxation.