Smothered Pork Chops

I'm making smothered pork chops with caramelized onions, mushrooms and french cut string beans for my lunches next week. Will they turn out better if I do them in my crock pot or my instant pot? Also, should I brown the chops first for the maillard reaction or just throw them in the cooking appliance?

Question about the Biden corporate tax proposal

Will we get more money by raising the max back to 28% or increasing the minimum to 15%? Because quite a few multinationals are currently paying 0.

Probably doesn't fit but OMG this looks hilarious!