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Bettigole has served as interim commissioner of the Department of Public Health since May, when Dr. Thomas Farley resigned at the request of the mayor.

Republicans could be considered favored in next year's races for a new governor and a new U.S. senator.

Some mail-in ballots still must be counted. But those votes usually lean Democratic, and unofficial winners have emerged in the County Council race.

Another unknown that many had assumed would have been easily answered by Tuesday’s results: How powerful will Democrats be in the Legislature?

Republican former business executive Glenn Youngkin has won Virginia’s governor’s race, a major political turnabout in a state that had been trending increasingly blue.

The race for New Jersey governor is still too close to call, with Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli holding a narrow lead over incumbent Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy.

County election departments across the midstate say they’re well-equipped and staffed to handle voters and ballot counting for the municipal election that ends tonight.

The pandemic put a spotlight on the importance of early child education and care to the broader economy. Now, Delaware’s child care industry is getting federal help to do that

Biden has told world leaders at the summit that the actions they take this decade on global warming will be decisive in sparing future generations from suffering.

Two groups say political boundaries they produced included input from people who all want their voices heard.

The operation has slowed down, but planes carrying hundreds evacuated from Afghanistan are still arriving at PHL.

On Saturday, lawyer Michael Puppio who is representing two candidates running for Delaware County Council said a third-party vendor is responsible for the issues.

There are fresh logistical challenges, warns the White House's COVID czar in an exclusive interview with NPR.