Government Accountability

More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast in the last week, an amount that if concentrated in North Carolina would cover the state in 3 1/2 feet of water.

The Civic League of New Castle County argued top state officials created an air of impropriety by withholding details of a 2023 embezzlement.

The receiver’s office said an 11th-hour change to an uncontroversial Senate bill stripped the city of Chester of having the sole power to control the Chester Water Authority.

Democrats and Republicans have been in talks with the Secret Service this week to find out whether additional resources are needed.

Accusations against Mayor Marty Small Sr. and La’Quetta Small for abusing their daughter went before the grand jury.

The return of 14 GOP presidential electors linked to efforts to reverse Donald Trump’s 2020 loss raises questions about what they will do if Trump loses again in their states.

Dozens of courts, Republican state officials and his own attorney general have said there was no evidence that fraud tipped the race or that the election was stolen.

Area Delaware candidates visited a Wilmington polling location on the last early voting day to greet supporters and monitor for voting irregularities.

The Delaware Department of Elections said about 750 voters had incorrect party affiliations due to DMV “glitch.” Some say voters were unable to vote.

The order came hours after a court hearing, the first in the case in nearly a year, in which U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan sparred with a Trump lawyer.

Attorney General Merrick Garland is expected to signal the depth of U.S. concerns and signal legal actions against those suspected of being involved.

Pennsylvania led a coalition of 30 states to argue Delaware was improperly keeping abandoned checks drawn in other states in its general fund.

Pennsylvania made some key changes to state contracting to increase participation from minority-owned businesses under the Shapiro-Davis administration.

Philly libraries are used as cooling centers during extreme heat. But many have unreliable A/C.

A defense official says Donald Trump’s campaign was warned about not taking photographs before an altercation at Arlington National Cemetery during a wreath-laying ceremony.