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President Trump clashes with House and Senate Democratic leaders Representative Nancy Pelosi and Senator Chuck Schumer over border security and government funding during an Oval Office meeting. As Senator Schumer termed it, 'a temper tantrum'. Rep. Nancy Pelosi referred to the looming government shutdown threatened by President Trump as a 'Holiday present for the American public from the President'. more »

People with cancer were 2.6 percentage points more likely to vote in the 2008 election than people with any of the four other conditions. People with heart disease were 2.4 percentage points less likely to vote. Socioeconomic status and race played into these “chronic condition effects.” The authors found that among respondents who had cancer, African Americans and people without a college education were more likely to vote than their white and well-educated peers. People with poor self-rated health, no insurance, disabilities, and less emotional support were also less likely to vote than the general population. more »

Seriously Funny aims to contextualize recently acquired French lithographs within the larger comedic graphic tradition in Europe and America by installing them alongside prints, drawings, paintings, and sculpture from the 16th to the 21st century. With its jocularity often mistaken for triviality, caricature has long been misunderstood as inferior to artworks created in the classical Grand Manner, the large and imposing academic easel paintings that artists were trained to emulate. more »

“We’ve created an exhibition from our collection; incorporated a traveling show; and commissioned a contemporary artist to respond to images and events from our community.” The result is a strikingly nuanced exhibition trio with programming which offers ideas for specific local social action, opportunities for an in-depth look the artistic styles represented, and multiple vehicles through which residents can share their stories and recollections. “Our community has been eager to engage in these healing conversations about our challenging past,” says Sam Sweet, Executive Director and CEO, “The Delaware Art Museum is thrilled that this exhibitions-in the works since 2016-have been the catalyst for meaningful dialogue and civic action as Delaware remembers Wilmington 1968.” more »