It’s ACA subsidies week 

{Beacon} Health Care Presented by the Coalition to Strengthen America’s Health Care Health Care Presented by the Coalition to Strengthen America’s Health Care The Big Story It’s ACA Subsidy Week Lawmakers are scrambling this week to pass some kind of legislation that addresses the expiring increased Obamacare subsidies and the related, looming premium spike. But…

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Saudi Arabia eyes data embassies amid sovereign AI push

As countries race to build domestic data centers in the name of sovereign AI, Saudi Arabia is betting on a more creative idea: data embassies.  A data embassy is where data is stored outside of a country’s physical borders but operates under its laws, much like a diplomatic embassy.   The concept is not new. Estonia established the first data embassy in 2017 and there’s only been one…

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Trump backtracks on releasing boat strike video

The Hills Defense & NetSec Newsletter {Beacon} Defense & National Security Welcome to The Big Story Trump walks back release of boat attack video President Trump on Monday changed his stance on publicly releasing video of a September boat attack that Democrats have called a potential war crime, saying he will defer to Defense Secretary…

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Court rejects Trump’s pause on wind approvals

A federal judge on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s effort to block approvals for all new wind energy projects — dealing a blow to the president’s efforts to hamper renewable energy. Judge Patty Sarris, appointed by former President Clinton, ruled that the Department of the Interior, the Commerce Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and the…

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Trump says Netflix, WBD deal could be problem

U.S. President Donald Trump poses on the red carpet for the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 7, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters President Donald Trump expressed skepticism on Sunday night about Netflix‘s proposed acquisition of parts of Warner Bros. Discovery, saying…

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Chargers pull ahead in OT to defeat Eagles in tight MNF win

chris rimm to close chris rimm espn Chris Rimm is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Chris covers the Los Angeles Chargers, including coach Jim Harbaugh’s franchise-changing first season (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41068072/los-angeles-chargers-2024-preview-jim-harbaugh-culture). In Chris’s free time, he lives out his NBA dreams in the men’s league in Los Angeles. Tim McManus to close Tim McManus espn…

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