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Bernie Sanders’ anti-Netflix crusade hits the skids after filings expose awkward twist
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., used campaign funds to pay for a subscription to Netflix from January to March despite his long-running criticism of the streaming service’s tax practices, Federal Election Commission records show.
Over the years, Sanders has repeatedly criticized Netflix for allegedly not paying its «fair share» of taxes and for raising prices on consumers as its executives grow wealthier. In contrast to these criticisms, the senator’s campaign began paying the streaming service $46.79 a month in January to cover a «subscription.»
«Corporate greed is Netflix doubling its profit last year to a record $5.3 billion, avoiding over $1 billion in taxes [and] blaming a 10.7% price increase on ‘inflation’ squeezing $1.35 billion from its 75 million subscribers while its CEO became $200 million richer in the pandemic,» Sanders wrote in March 2022.
Sanders has also, on multiple occasions, criticized Netflix for paying $0 in federal taxes. Netflix has sharply reduced its federal tax liability for some years by using a variety of corporate tax credits.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., hold a news conference to announce the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act at the U.S. Capitol on March 25, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images)
«Your $8.99 Netflix subscription is more than the company paid in federal income taxes last year (nothing),» the senator posted to social media in 2019. «We are going to make massive corporations finally pay their fair share.»
Senate campaigns have only released their financial information up to March, meaning that Sanders’ donor-funded Netflix subscription may be ongoing.
Sanders’ campaign did not respond to a request for comment after being reached by Fox News Digital Tuesday morning.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont and ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, arrives for a confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., on July 16, 2025. (Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg)
The Vermont senator has faced criticism in the past over his use of campaign funds.
In 2023, Sanders transferred $200,000 in donor cash to the Sanders Institute, a nonprofit organization run by his wife and stepson. Since then, Sanders has continued to semi-regularly use his campaign account to fund his family charity.
«The facts present in this case and the family ties involved certainly raise legitimate concern,» Kendra Arnold, executive director of the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust, told Fox News Digital at the time. «If the nonprofit and its executive director are truly producing work and actually earning the money, it is not illegal, but it is frowned upon. On the other hand, if nothing or very little is being done to legitimately earn the money, then it is highly likely a serious campaign finance violation has taken place.»
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is seen in the Senate subway on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)
The over $550,000 in donor funds Sanders in donor funds Sanders spent on private jets during his 2025 «Fighting Oligarchy» tour has also fallen under scrutiny.
«You don’t expect a socialist to fly commercial do you?» conservative political communications consultant Matt Gorman said. «There’s no bigger hypocrite than the liberal who chastises us for eating meat and using gas stoves, yet flies in private jets.»
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates interviewed Sanders for a segment in his Netflix original series titled «What’s Next? The Future with Bill Gates» in 2024.
The senator’s use of campaign funds to pay for a streaming service is relatively unusual.
Campaign finance records show that only five political committees, including one belonging to Sanders, have made payments to Netflix for expenses described as some form of subscription over the past ten years.
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La reunión del CAPTAC-DR abre en Guatemala una agenda para la estabilidad económica regional
Guatemala abrió la XVIII reunión del CAPTAC-DR para coordinar con bancos centrales, ministerios de finanzas y organismos internacionales una agenda orientada a la estabilidad económica regional, en un escenario de incertidumbre global y con debates sobre inversión, innovación institucional y estadísticas macroeconómicas que continuarán durante dos días.
La agenda incluye el análisis de perspectivas macroeconómicas globales, posibles choques externos, innovación tecnológica en los bancos centrales, fortalecimiento institucional y oportunidades para atraer inversión extranjera directa.
La segunda jornada comenzó este viernes con una sesión sobre panorama e innovaciones en estadísticas macroeconómicas y con una revisión de los nuevos manuales del Sistema de Cuentas Nacionales.
Según información del Ministerio de Finanzas Públicas y del Banco de Guatemala, el encuentro se realiza junto con el Consejo Monetario Centroamericano y el Consejo de Ministros de Hacienda o Finanzas de Centroamérica, Panamá y República Dominicana.
La cita reúne a presidentes de bancos centrales, ministros de finanzas y hacienda, representantes del Fondo Monetario Internacional y socios para el desarrollo.
La ceremonia inaugural fue presidida por Álvaro González Ricci, presidente de la Junta Monetaria y del Banco de Guatemala, quien también ejerce como presidente del Consejo Monetario Centroamericano y del Comité de Dirección del CAPTAC-DR. Lo acompañaron Jonathan Menkos ministro de Finanzas Públicas de Guatemala, Magín Díaz ministro de Hacienda y Economía de República Dominicana y presidente pro tempore del COSEFIN, y Ari Aisen director del CAPTAC-DR.
Durante la apertura, Menkos sostuvo que el objetivo del diálogo es fortalecer la articulación regional para diseñar e implementar mejores políticas macroeconómicas y financieras con apoyo de asistencia técnica y capacitación internacional. En ese marco, afirmó: “Centroamérica, República Dominicana y Panamá no pueden ser espectadores en la economía global”.
El ministro agregó: “Tenemos ya un peso que vale la pena trabajar en conjunto y, por supuesto, desde el Gobierno de Guatemala estamos claros que podemos caminar bien si caminamos en sintonía”. También agradeció, en nombre del gobierno y del presidente Bernardo Arévalo, la participación de las delegaciones y su compromiso con la integración regional.
Menkos propuso cuatro líneas de trabajo: una estrategia conjunta para fortalecer producción, exportaciones e inserción en cadenas globales de valor; un pacto regional para reforzar la resiliencia fiscal y asegurar financiamiento sostenible; una agenda de inclusión y conectividad física, digital y financiera; y una posición coordinada para representar los intereses de la región en foros internacionales.
González Ricci destacó que Guatemala alberga la sede del Centro desde 2009 y subrayó el papel del CAPTAC-DR en el fortalecimiento de las capacidades técnicas de bancos centrales, ministerios de hacienda y superintendencias de bancos. Indicó además que la asistencia técnica y la coordinación promovidas por el Centro siguen siendo herramientas centrales para responder a los desafíos de las instituciones económicas y financieras.
El titular de la Junta Monetaria también presentó avances alcanzados por el CAPTAC-DR durante el año fiscal 2026 y reconoció el aporte de expertos residentes y externos. Añadió que la coordinación con distintas áreas del Fondo Monetario Internacional permitió ampliar el alcance de la asistencia técnica y consolidar una agenda de trabajo con mayor capacidad de respuesta ante los retos económicos regionales.
En la reunión, Luis Cubeddu director adjunto del Departamento del Hemisferio Occidental del FMI presentó un análisis sobre perspectivas macroeconómicas globales y choques externos que podrían incidir en la región.
Su exposición puso el foco en la necesidad de contar con instituciones sólidas, análisis macroeconómicos oportunos y cooperación estrecha entre los países de Centroamérica, Panamá y República Dominicana.
Aisen, por su parte, sostuvo que el fortalecimiento institucional requiere programas de desarrollo de capacidades alineados con las prioridades de los países miembros. Explicó que esa tarea apunta a mejorar la formulación de políticas económicas, la gestión institucional y la resiliencia de las economías de la región.
Como parte del programa, autoridades del Consejo Monetario Centroamericano, del COSEFIN y del CAPTAC-DR participaron en una sesión conjunta sobre perspectivas y experiencias vinculadas con el grado de inversión. El intercambio buscó identificar prácticas y lecciones que puedan contribuir al fortalecimiento de las políticas económicas e institucionales.
En esa sesión intervinieron Óscar Valencia, asesor económico regional del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, y Siobhan Morden, directora general de Santander Investment Securities. Ambos expusieron condiciones que han permitido a distintos países alcanzar y mantener ese reconocimiento.
La segunda jornada sumó un bloque técnico sobre producción de información económica regional. Allí se analizaron avances, desafíos y perspectivas para fortalecer las estadísticas macroeconómicas, junto con el impacto de las actualizaciones derivadas de los nuevos manuales del Sistema de Cuentas Nacionales sobre la comparabilidad y la calidad de los datos.
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Former British MP and reality TV star Ann Widdecombe found dead; man arrested for murder
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he will resign amid political turmoil
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has resigned, announcing his decision outside Number 10 Downing Street amid significant political turmoil. Fox News senior foreign affairs correspondent Greg Palkot reports that Starmer’s leadership has been plagued by economic struggles, immigration issues, and declining support from his Labour Party. Andy Burnham, a popular former mayor, is now considered a frontrunner to become the UK’s seventh Prime Minister in a decade.
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A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Ann Widdecombe, a former British member of Parliament and reality TV contestant, police said.
Widdecombe, 78, was found dead Thursday in her home on the edge of Dartmoor National Park in southwest England. Authorities said she died of serious injuries, Reuters reported.
The name of the suspect has not been released.
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Britain’s European Parliament member Ann Widdecombe, right, of the Brexit Party, speaks during a debate at the European Parliament on Jan. 14, 2020, in Strasbourg, eastern France. Widdecombe was found dead in her home this week and a 26-year-old man has been arrested, authorities said. (Jean-Francois Badias/AP)
«This is really shocking news, and my thoughts, I think all of our thoughts, will be with the family and friends of Ann Widdecombe at this awful time,» Prime Minister Keir Starmer said. «Ann was a distinguished politician over many, many years with many achievements, and it’s a huge, huge loss.»
Investigators don’t believe the killing was politically motivated, Devon and Cornwall Police Assistant Chief Constable Matt Longman said.
«Our murder enquiry is in its early stages but moving at a significant pace,» Devon and Cornwall Police said in a statement.
Starmer said the security of lawmakers was «of the utmost importance,» and urged people to rise above political differences.
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Former British member of Parliament Ann Widdecombe reads a statement outside the Old Bailey in London after the sentencing of Ali Harbi Ali in relation to the murder trial of the late British lawmaker David Amess. (John Sibley/Reuters)
Widdecombe served in Parliament, but found fame after leaving office as a contestant on the Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity Big Brother reality television shows. She later joined the Brexit Party and became a spokeswoman for the anti-mass migration Reform UK party.
In a post on X, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called Widdecombe «a heroic Brexiteer and a great speaker who could move Tory audiences to such ecstasy that she was a very hard act to follow.»
Cloud9 Management, which represented Widdecombe for more than a decade, said her life was driven by her «strong Christian values and commitment to public service.»
«She loved the cut and thrust of political debate and, 16 years after leaving Parliament, was still actively campaigning for Reform UK and offering forthright views on the hot topics of the day across numerous radio and television programmes (sic). Ann was a valued patron of many causes, particularly her animal charities,» the company said in a social media post.
Brexit Party member and then-MEP Ann Widdecombe speaks during a Brexit Party news conference in London on Aug. 27, 2019. (Henry Nicholls/Reuters)
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In the past decade, two serving British members of parliament have been murdered.
In the midst of the Brexit campaign of 2016, Labour lawmaker Jo Cox was shot and stabbed by a Nazi-obsessed loner. Conservative lawmaker David Amess was fatally stabbed in 2021 by a man inspired by the Islamic State terror group.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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The Trump administration on Friday released its fourth tranche of declassified unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) records, including newly released military infrared videos and additional details about a 2015 unidentified object reported near the nation’s primary nuclear weapons assembly facility.
Officials said the latest release is part of the administration’s effort to expand public access to UAP records while protecting information that could reveal sensitive military capabilities, eyewitness identities or national security operations.
Among the newly released files is an 18-second infrared video submitted by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in 2025 showing an object officials described as resembling a six-pointed star.
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An infrared image released by the Department of War shows an object described by officials as resembling a six-pointed star during a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command mission over the Yellow Sea on Jan. 1, 2025. (Department of War)
The footage, captured by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform over the Yellow Sea, shows the sensor tracking what the government described as an «area of contrast» while cautioning that the video’s description should not be interpreted as an official conclusion about the object’s identity or significance.
The latest release also includes a newly declassified Department of Energy report detailing a 2015 incident involving an unidentified object over the Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas, the nation’s primary facility for assembling, maintaining and dismantling nuclear weapons. Portions of the report had previously been released in a more heavily redacted form, but Friday’s tranche includes additional details and imagery.
The release also includes a 1-minute, 46-second infrared video submitted by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in 2024 that shows a military sensor tracking an elongated area of contrast. As the sensor zooms in, the object appears as a line of several points moving across the field of view before becoming less distinct as it recedes into the distance. Officials cautioned that the video’s description should not be interpreted as an official conclusion about the object’s identity or significance.
Another newly released Navy «Range Fouler Debrief» — a standardized report used to document unauthorized intrusions into military training airspace — describes a military operator observing a «quite small» object with a metallic appearance and reflective underside that continued traveling in a constant direction. The report cautions that the descriptions reflect the observer’s impressions at the time and are not definitive assessments of the object’s characteristics.
A screenshot of video footage from an alleged unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) sighting in the northeastern United States in July 2025, which was detailed in files released by the DOW and originally obtained by the FBI. (DOW/FBI)
PENTAGON FILES REVEAL AGENTS’ REPORTS OF ‘ORBS LAUNCHING ORBS’ NEAR SENSITIVE US SECURITY SITE
The release also features additional infrared videos submitted by U.S. Central Command, the Air Force and Indo-Pacific Command. One 2024 video shows what appears to be an elongated area of contrast that later resembles a line of multiple bright points as the military sensor tracks it. Another 2023 video captures two areas of contrast crossing the sensor’s field of view in opposite directions.
In at least one case, AARO included technical context alongside the footage, noting that apparent flickering in a 2019 Air Force infrared video could result from the sensor’s automatic contrast adjustments when tracking an object whose temperature closely matched its background.
An artist’s rendering released by the U.S. Department of War depicting a 2023 sighting of «orbs launching other orbs» near a national security site in the western United States. (Department of War)
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Congress established AARO in 2022 to investigate reports of unidentified objects across air, sea, space and other domains, with a focus on determining whether incidents could pose flight safety or national security risks. The office is tasked with assessing whether sightings can be attributed to foreign adversaries, classified U.S. programs or conventional explanations before labeling them unresolved.
The latest release is the fourth tranche in a series that is part of President Donald Trump’s directive to expand public access to UAP records, adding that redactions were limited to protecting eyewitness identities, sensitive military locations and unrelated government facilities.
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