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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, April 10, 2025

By El Somnambulo April 10, 20257 Comments

A slow week meanders to an end. Only item of note from yesterday was the release of HB 140 (Morrison) from the Senate Executive Committee. This likely sets up a…

Where Are All Of Trump’s Faves?

By El Somnambulo April 10, 2025

Guest Post By Minister Of Culture Gary Mullinax: Where’s Kid Rock? Or Lee Greenwood. Or Toby Keith. Maybe they’re hanging out at the YMCA with the Village People. One thing’s…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, April 10, 2025

By El Somnambulo April 10, 20252 Comments

If you're looking for wisdom on the latest Trump whiplash-inducing move, you'll have to look elsewhere. OK, I'll share Josh Marshall's take with you. About Damn Time. Younger D's Challenge…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, April 9, 2025

By El Somnambulo April 9, 20258 Comments

It's On! Trump's Tariffs Kick Off Global Trade War: President Trump’s global trade war intensified on Wednesday as China announced additional levies on American goods, hitting back at the United…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., April 9, 2025

By El Somnambulo April 9, 20258 Comments

Some tidbits from yesterday's Session: Only Claire Snyder-Hall voted against Rep. Bolden's incumbency protection bill. It's never passed the Senate, but with Cruce and Seigfried replacing no votes from McBride…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, April 8, 2025

By El Somnambulo April 8, 20251 Comment

Someone asked the names and positions of those on Gov. Meyer's staff. Here ya go. Which reminds me--has the Senate officially received Meyer's Port board nominations yet? If so, when…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, April 8, 2025

By El Somnambulo April 8, 20252 Comments

It's deja vu all over again as I think I wrote virtually this same intro a few weeks back: The State is facing a budgetary crisis precipitated by Trump's insanity. The…

DL Open Thread: Monday, April 7, 2025

By El Somnambulo April 7, 202510 Comments

Take Your Medicine, America: President Donald Trump said Sunday evening that he is not intentionally engineering the ongoing stock market sell-off, but said little to try and dissuade it. “I…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, April 6, 2025

By El Somnambulo April 6, 20253 Comments

DOJ To Court: 'You're Not The Boss Of Us': Government attorneys slammed a judge’s order to return a Salvadoran immigrant to the United States, arguing in a Saturday filing that…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, April 5, 2025

By El Somnambulo April 5, 2025

Just a reminder--we love submissions from our readers. If you have something you just have to get off your chest, write it, submit it to the tip-line, and we'll take…

Pre-File Profile: April 4, 2025

By El Somnambulo April 4, 2025

The Delaware House and Senate each had a pre-file of new bills this week. A 'pre-file' is when bills are introduced while the General Assembly is out of session. Here…

DL Open Thread: Friday, April 4, 2025

By El Somnambulo April 4, 20252 Comments

Something Just Broke--Trump and the Rethugs broke it. From The Economist: IF YOU failed to spot America being “looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by nations near and far” or it…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, April 3, 2025

By El Somnambulo April 3, 20255 Comments

"It's A Disaster": Trump screwing the defenseless is one thing, but this, this, is a whole 'nother thing: Markets around the world tumbled on Thursday after President Trump announced across-the-board tariffs…