China’s communist regime fined a mainland Chinese talk show company around $2 million and suspended its performances indefinitely this week after a comedian was reported by audience members for mocking China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the regime’s military slogan. Observers pointed out that it’s becoming harder for talk show hosts and comedians to survive…

Republican lawmakers questioned Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on the place of nuclear energy in President Biden’s proposed 2024 budget and America’s continued reliance on enriched uranium from Russia. “Why cut nuclear energy funding?” Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) asked Granholm, citing decreases in proposed spending on the department’s nuclear programs. “That funding had been used to…

The House of Representatives passed a far-reaching bill immigration and employment bill on Thursday that seeks to bolster the border wall and impose stricter regulations on asylum seekers, countering President Joe Biden’s immigration policies at a time when migrants are congregating along the border ahead of the lifting of pandemic restrictions.  The legislation, H.R.2. would…

The House of Representatives approved a far-reaching bill immigration and employment bill on May 11 that seeks to bolster the wall along the U.S.–Mexico border and impose stricter regulations on asylum-seekers, at a time when migrants are congregating along the border ahead of the lifting of pandemic restrictions.  The legislation, called the Secure the Border…

House Republicans have sent a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough, criticizing his department for making “baseless political talking points” about the GOP legislation to raise the debt ceiling while cutting future spending. In a May 4 letter led by Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), a former Navy helicopter pilot, 56 House Republicans fended…

The Ruth’s Chris Steak House chain is being acquired by Darden Restaurants for about $715 million. The original Chris Steak House was opened on New Orleans’ Broad Street in 1927, and it was acquired by Ruth Fertel in 1965. The company has 154 locations worldwide, including 80 company-owned or -operated restaurants and 74 franchised restaurants….

DALLAS—Airbnb is making a renewed push into renting single rooms in a nod to its beginnings and a realization that renting an entire house is too expensive for many travelers, especially younger ones. The short-term rental company rolled out a new offering Wednesday that it calls Airbnb Rooms. Guests can rent a room in the…

A bizarre stone house built between four granite boulders, conceived of by a couple in the 1970s as a unique mountain getaway, has earned a fanbase for its weird, intriguing features. Casa do Penedo, meaning “house of stone,” is located at 2,600 feet of elevation in the Fafe Mountains of Serra da Lameira, Portugal. It…

A group of House Democrats was expelled on April 27 while protesting as Senate Republicans voted to block a joint resolution to remove the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution. The sergeant at arms was called to restore order and expel protesters, among whom were Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and…

China’s gains and losses from energy policies during Joe Biden’s presidency were a contested topic during an April 26 hearing of the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee. “Until we increase U.S. capacity for critical mineral extraction and refining, increasing our reliance on renewable energy and EVs [electric vehicles] will…