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Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Longtime Delaware Sen. Tom Carper announced Monday he's calling it quits this election cycle and won't seek a

The Delaware Democrat has been in the Senate for four terms.

John Trimble Brook was good with people – a charmer and a leader, equal parts funny and capable. "He could talk to Marge at the diner and the president of the United States in the same sentence and feel equally comfortable and blend right in," said Susan, one of his three children. That ability served him well throughout his career in law enforcement, both with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and later when he was charged with kickstarting the first real police force at the University of...

Compass Announces Its Expansion To Delaware Compass is honored to welcome experienced, high-integrity agents from across the state and expand the companys robust referral network News provided by Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Compass, Inc. (NYSE: COMP) today announced its expansion to Delaware, with more than 60 locally-renowned agents joining the firm from across the state. Together, these agents and their teams represent more than $260 million ...

Meredith Newman, Delaware News Journal Published 4:36 am UTC Jan. 21, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. — For his first presidential act, Joe Biden asked America to pray. Standing on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, as he addressed the country for the first time as president, Biden’s view was not of a sea of thousands at the National Mall, but of thousands of flags memorializing the Americans who have died of COVID-19.  The silent prayer, Biden said, would be for the 400,000 victims of the pandemic, fo...

Live inauguration updates: Bidens watch Katy Perry, fireworks from White House balcony Brandon Holveck and Jeff Neiburg, Delaware News Journal © Evan Vucci, AP Fireworks light up the sky by the Washington Monument during inauguration ceremonies Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. became the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, sworn in to an office that had eluded him for decades at the site of a violent insurrection just two weeks...

Delaware is a tiny state. The joke is there are no degrees of separation. We always ask people where they went to high school because we know thats where well find our Delaware connection. And we usually do. President Joe Bidens son Beau was a few years younger than I was. We didnt go to the same schools in Delaware, but we knew some of the same people. Our paths crossed every once in a while, especially when he was attorney general. Thats just Delaware.  Back in 2002, I was assigned to wr...