Entergy Louisiana has asked the Louisiana Public Service Commission to approve a $68.7 million upgrade at its Waterford 3 nuclear plant in Killona, aiming to increase net electrical output by about 45 megawatts. The company says the project, scheduled for completion in late 2026, would provide enough additional power for tens of thousands of homes while delivering substantial economic benefits to customers with minimal added costs.
President Donald Trump has shifted his position on Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, just days after demanding Tan step down over reported ties to Chinese companies. The reversal came following a White House meeting with Tan, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent.
Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program has grown so rapidly that practitioners are struggling to meet demand, with 2023 statistics showing euthanasia accounted for 4.7% of all deaths nationwide—second only to the Netherlands. In Quebec, the rate topped 7%, making it the highest in the world. The program’s expansion since legalization in 2016, and particularly since 2021 when eligibility extended beyond the terminally ill, has prompted mounting concerns over the nation’s moral and medical trajectory.
On Tuesday’s Morning Joe on MSNBC, host Symone Sanders Townsend pushed back on the idea that more police automatically make streets safer, while discussing President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration placing Washington, D.C.’s police force under federal control. The move came as Trump cited what he called a crime emergency in the nation’s capital.
Elon Musk has accused Apple of anticompetitive behavior, claiming the tech giant is deliberately boosting OpenAI’s ChatGPT app rankings over his own AI platform, Grok, in the iPhone App Store. In a pinned post on X late Monday, Musk questioned whether Apple was “playing politics” by refusing to highlight his products in the App Store’s top charts. Musk announced plans to file an antitrust lawsuit against Apple over the issue.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a motion for contempt against Democrat Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke, alleging that the former congressman defied a court order prohibiting him from fundraising for Texas statehouse Democrats who fled the state to block a redistricting vote. Paxton is asking a Tarrant County court to authorize O’Rourke’s arrest, which could result in a fine of up to $500 and as much as six months in jail.
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is blasting House Democrats for missing their own deadline to unveil their “Project 2026” policy platform, accusing them of plotting a return to what it calls “Joe Biden’s America.” In a Tuesday memo, the GOP campaign arm mocked the Democrats’ agenda as “wildly unpopular” and claimed it would lead to defeat in the next midterm elections.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) praised President Donald Trump’s foreign policy approach during a Monday appearance on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” saying Trump’s strategy ahead of his Alaska meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin could both end the war in Ukraine and prevent future Russian aggression. Graham argued that Trump’s firm stance and economic leverage offer a sharp contrast to the Biden administration’s handling of the conflict.
