Rep. McBride’s Office Wins National Award For Best Constituent Service:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — After helping more than 1,500 Delawareans navigate federal agencies and returning nearly $6.5 million in backlogged benefits, the Office of U.S. Representative Sarah McBride (D-Del.) has been awarded the 2026 Democracy Award for Best Constituent Service in Congress by the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF). The competitive award recognizes congressional offices that demonstrate exceptional dedication to helping constituents navigate federal agencies, resolve complex cases, and access the services and benefits they deserve.
“When we set out to build this office, we made a commitment to ensure that every Delawarean who reached out for help would be met with urgency, compassion, and persistence,” said Rep. McBride. “Over the past seventeen months, our Constituent Advocacy team has worked every day to cut government red tape for Delawareans. Behind every case is a neighbor looking for a solution — a veteran waiting on benefits, a family seeking answers from the federal government, or a constituent trying to cut through a complicated bureaucracy. We are humbled and honored to receive this recognition and remain committed to providing high-quality constituent services across our state of neighbors.”
For anyone who thinks that this doesn’t matter, Bill Roth was known for the quality of his constituent service. The running joke in Dover was–if we needed federal help on a constituent issue, we’d make the request to Roth’s office, we’d cc Carper and, out of courtesy, we’d also let Biden’s office know.
Yep, We Need To Know More About This Police Shooting In Wilmington:
Family members of 19-year-old Kadir Skinner gathered Thursday to raise questions about why he died in an officer-involved shooting the night before.
Wilmington Police said officers who were patrolling the area of 24th and Jessup Streets noticed a large crowd had gathered. Skinner was reportedly seen coming out of a home carrying a gun pointed toward the crowd. Police said Skinner started to run away and an officer shot him.
Family members are seeking all police body camera footage, alleging that Skinner was shot in the back.
“My son is gone. The officer that shot my son got to go home,” Durrell Dollard said.
“I want transparency on what happened to my son,” Skinner’s mother Rashai Skinner said through tears. “I’m not okay.” She was working at the hospital when the trauma call regarding her son being shot came in.
Family members contend there are loose ends regarding the investigation: there were reports that Kadir Skinner was being chased by a dog, and some witnesses said officers were seen picking up shell casings. They also said Kadir Skinner was handcuffed and put into a car instead of being taken by ambulance.
Police said a loaded firearm was recovered from Kadir Skinner after he was shot. The officer who shot him has been placed on administrative leave.
We know that police can lie and get away with it. At least in part due to the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill Of Rights. The family, and the public, deserve to know what really happened.
Cape Verde‘s dream journey at their first World Cup is not over yet.
The island nation off the western coast of Africa became the smallest country by population to ever make the knockout stage of a men’s World Cup after a goalless draw with Saudi Arabia in their group stage finale in Houston on Friday.
“We are small,” said Vozinha, Cape Verde’s 40-year-old goalkeeper who embodied the grit of his nation. “But we have big hearts and we are fighters.”
The tournament debutants pulled off one of the World Cup’s biggest surprises by playing pre-tournament favorites Spain to a scoreless draw in its opener. They followed that up by scoring its first goals of the World Cup in a 2-2 tie against Uruguay.
With Friday’s draw, they finish undefeated on three points and take second place in Group H behind 2010 winners Spain and a point ahead of two-time World Cup champions Uruguay.
Uruguay’s defeat to Spain at the same time Friday means they join Saudi Arabia in succumbing to an early exit.
The big hitters will keep coming for Cape Verde, with defending champions Argentina next up in a round-of-32 matchup in Miami Gardens, Florida, on July 3.
Doesn’t matter. Nothing can erase this moment of joy for Cape Verdeans.
‘Tom Kean, Jr.’ Resurfaces. In this day and age, can we really be sure it’s Tom Kean, Jr., or the work of some lab somewhere?
Tom Kean Jr. was once lost, but now he is found. At home in Westfield, New Jersey, waiting for you in a suit and tie, with his wife silently smiling in the background.
Sound strange? Well, that’s how the New Jersey Republican greeted a New York Times reporter on Wednesday night, the first sighting since effectively vanishing in March due to an undisclosed health condition and missing more than 100 votes in the House. Kean’s absence sparked intense speculation, particularly in the lead-up to his primary election earlier this month. (He ran unchallenged, made zero campaign appearances, and won.)
So what was it like to see Kean in the flesh? Honestly, it seemed unsettling!
He could be seen from the street on Wednesday evening, standing in a brightly lit front room of his Westfield home just before 8:45 p.m.
“It’s good to see you,” he said after a reporter for The New York Times rang his doorbell. He was wearing a dark suit and a red tie. “I’ll talk to you next week,” he said. “Thank you.” (Hmmm, spoke like a robot, was dressed formally–to cover up his/it’s cyborg body?)
Mr. Kean’s wife, Rhonda, stood in the background, smiling pleasantly. He declined additional comment and closed the door.
Last week, Kean’s office announced that the congressman would return to Congress on June 30 and finally explain the mystery surrounding his monthslong absence. But will Kean explain walking around one’s house in formalwear? At bedtime? What about the ghost stock trades? That’s what I want to know.
The Great American Fair Is No Fair At All:
Thursday was opening day for the Great American State Fair, the latest round of summer patriotism planned by President Trump’s Freedom 250 semiquincentennial task force. In preparation, the National Mall has spent weeks cluttered with half-built plywood structures and has been largely cordoned off to the public. Road closures and bus detours will choke downtown through mid-July. The fanfare conflicts with the usual dates of the locally beloved Smithsonian Folklife Festival, which has moved its iconic marketplace to the Arts and Industries Building instead. Surely, I thought, this thing ought to be worth the fuss.
Gates opened at 10 AM, and I feared my noon arrival would relegate me to the back of a winding security line. Getting to the bag check wasn’t easy: Tall fences flank the entire Mall, and I walked well over a mile from Federal Triangle station just to reach an entry point. But when I finally make it, already sweating through my shirt, there is no line to speak of. (Later, a vendor tells me that nobody really trickled in for at least an hour after the start time.) A guard glances into my purse, ushers me through the metal detector, and off I go.
You simply must read this snark-fueled piece.
I’ll leave you with this ode to a different time in Fair history:
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