
Elections
After 4 fractious years, Wilmington mayor and new council president pledge cooperation
As a councilman, Trippi Congo was part of what Mayor Purzycki calls the “resistance.” Tuesday Congo ousted a Purzycki ally to win the council presidency.
4 years ago
Pa. Supreme Court extends mail-in ballot deadline to 3 days after Election Day
It also authorized the use of satellite election offices and drop boxes — which the state plans to use to help relieve the pressure from an avalanche of mailed-in ballots.
4 years ago
Trump fuels spread of altered Biden video, tweeting it twice
The video appears to show Biden playing a controversial song by the rap group N.W.A. during a campaign trip to Florida.
4 years ago
Record turnout in Delaware primary shows Dems much more willing to vote-by-mail
More than half of Delaware Democrats voted by mail. For Republicans, less than 25% of ballots were mailed in.
4 years ago
Delaware primary: Wilmington Mayor Purzycki wins second term; Julianne Murray will face Gov. Carney
Mike Purzycki won a second term Tuesday night, fending off a pair of challengers. U.S. Sen. Chris Coons and New Castle County Exec. Matt Meyer also were winners.
4 years ago
Trump tries to woo undecided voters in Philly; competing rallies break out nearby
As Trump talked to undecided voters in Philly, competing protests flared up outside, with Trump detractors outnumbering supporters.
4 years ago
Ahead of Trump in Philly, Dems slam GOP efforts to limit mail-in voting
Pa. Democrats and Black clergy members in Philly decried a Trump campaign-backed attempt by Republicans to ban ballot drop boxes.
4 years ago
Will Wilmington have a new mayor after today’s primary vote?
First-term incumbent Mayor Mike Purzycki is trying to fend off challenges from treasurer Velda Jones-Potter and former City Councilman Justen Wright.
4 years ago
Got November election questions? Philly lawyers set up a hotline to answer them
Mark your calendar for two nights where you can ask anything you want to know.
4 years ago
Mailed ballots can’t be discarded over signature, Pa. says
In Pa.'s June 2 primary election alone, when 1.5 million voted by mail, more than 26,000 of ballots were rejected, including for “signature-related errors."
4 years ago
What you need to know about the top races on Primary Day in Delaware
It's Primary Day in Delaware. Republicans and Democrats will head to the polls if they haven't already mailed in their votes.
4 years ago
Biden, flush with cash, boosts ad spending in battlegrounds
The aim is to get out his message of competent leadership, while pinning blame on Trump for a lost year, wracked by disease, unrest and economic hardship.
4 years ago
Scarane burns up the phone lines, hoping to beat Del. veteran Coons
While Coons enjoys national spotlight, Scarane employs grassroots approach.
4 years ago
Listen 3:51Philly election officials said a contract barred them from releasing transcripts. It didn’t.
Philadelphia’s City Commissioners haven’t been releasing transcriptions of their meetings, saying a contract with their stenographer prevents it. Turns out, it doesn’t.
4 years ago
Whistleblower’s claims on Russian interference fits pattern
Trump’s resistance to embracing the gravity of Russian interference may leave the U.S. vulnerable ahead of an election that officials say is again being targeted by Russia.
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