Democrats test a new red state strategy: Back independents over their own nominees
NEW YORK (AP) — Democratic leaders, desperate to compete in red states where their party brand is toxic, are embracing something new this midterm season: Not backing Democrats. In states like Nebraska, Idaho and Alaska, Democratic officials are, in some cases, looking past their own party’s candidates while subtly encouraging — or even openly promoting — independent candidates they hope can outperform the Democratic label. The Democratic National Committee and some of its allies in are...
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- Democrats test a new red state strategy: Back independents over their own nominees
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- Asian stocks are lower after South Koreas Kospi hits records, as Trump wraps up Beijing trip
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- Palestinians in Gaza mark anniversary of 1948 mass expulsion and say todays catastrophe is worse
- Journey of a lifetime: A US teen Buddhist lama is now a monk studying in the Himalayan foothills
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- Florida court to consider whether new US House map violates state ban on partisan gerrymandering
- A Texas town may offer a preview of a Trump plan to force noncitizens from public housing
- Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk
- Russia hammers Ukraine for a 3rd straight day, flattening a Kyiv apartment block and killing 9
- Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out
- Scottie Scheffler part of 7-way tie for the lead at PGA Championship
Thu, 14 May 2026
- Louisiana senators pass new US House map while South Carolina plans for extra redistricting work
- CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Raul Castros grandson in Havana, US and Cuban officials say
- Lawyers urge judge to block Trump order that would create eligible voter list, limit mail ballots
- Former Oklahoma death row prisoner freed from jail as he awaits retrial in 1997 killing
- Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI make their final case in a trial that could shape AIs future
- The Latest: Xi and Trump summit focuses on business links as Chinese leader issues Taiwan warning
- Vance promotes Trump administrations work to counter fraud while criticizing Democrats in Maine
- Cisco leads Wall Street to more records and the Dow back to 50,000
- Small medical plane crashes in New Mexico mountains, killing all 4 people aboard
- US Border Patrol chief Michael Banks is resigning, in latest DHS leadership change
- Senators approve withholding their own pay during government shutdowns
- Anticipation builds ahead of the full schedule release for the upcoming NFL season
- Oklahoma executes a man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her 7-month-old daughter
- UK health secretary resigns, setting up a Labour leadership challenge to Keir Starmer
- Trumps talk of 51st US state met with near-silence in Venezuela
- Retail sales growth slowed in April from March as higher gas cost leaves less room for nonessentials
- Chinas Xi warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict
- The worlds reaction to hantavirus is tinged by echoes of something else: COVID
- Dust storms and lightning kill at least 96 people in northern India
- Muskets like those from 1776 are mostly exempt from todays gun laws
- Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court flees from Senate
- Jeffries job grows more difficult in race for House and speakers gavel
- UAE denies Netanyahu secretly visited the country during the Iran war
- BRICS foreign ministers meet in India as Iran war, oil prices and divisions test the blocs unity
- A Vienna cafe offers a welcome for Israel supporters as tensions brew at the Eurovision Song Contest
- Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions
- Doctor on ship who helped care for passengers with hantavirus leaves medical isolation unit
Wed, 13 May 2026
- Survivors of plane crash off Florida were on a life raft for hours with no idea if help was coming
- Lutnick backs away from his Epstein blackmail claim in interview with House committee
- Kouri Richins, author of a childrens book on grief, gets life sentence for killing her husband
- Drug counselor who delivered Friends star Matthew Perry ketamine that killed him gets 2 years
- Tech carries Wall Street to records, even as most stocks fall after discouraging inflation data
- Officials say $1.3 billion in Medicaid money to California will be deferred over suspicions of fraud
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- Senate confirms Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powell
- Foreign ticket holders from World Cup qualifying countries wont have to pay bonds to enter US
- Louisiana advances plan to eliminate majority-Black US House district after court ruling
- Russia fires about 800 drones at Ukraine despite recent talk by Putin and Trump of possible peace
- Gunfire breaks out in Philippine Senate where authorities tried to arrest a senator
- France confines more than 1,700 on British cruise ship in Bordeaux after gastroenteritis outbreak
- Israeli drone strikes on vehicles in Lebanon kill 12 people, including 2 children
- US overdose deaths fell again in 2025, but some worry about policy and drug supply changes
- Operator of hantavirus-hit ship will say by weeks end when the vessel will resume cruises
- Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with Chinas Xi on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan
- The Latest: Trump arrives in China to meet with Xi in Beijing
- Producer prices shot up 6%, adding to pressure on companies to raise prices for customers
- King Charles III lays out UK government agenda as Starmers job hangs in the balance
- AP Exclusive: Senate Democrats plan to force votes on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rollbacks
- Russian ship that sank near Spain may have carried nuclear reactor parts
- Inside the furor plaguing Democratic National Committee leader Ken Martin
- US grocery prices rose in April, but gas spikes werent the only reason
- French hantavirus patient is critically ill and on an artificial lung as outbreak grows to 11
- Trumps redistricting push fizzles in South Carolina Senate but wins in Missouris top court
- In diplomacy, pomp and protocol matter, especially when Trump goes to China
Tue, 12 May 2026
- Trumps FDA chief is out after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists and anti-abortion activists
- Jason Collins, NBAs first openly gay player, dies at 47 of brain tumor
- Trump and Hegseth claim control over Iran and the Strait of Hormuz as ceasefire talks are stalled
- Denver airport security missed trespasser who was killed by plane on runway
- Wall Streets record-setting run halts as AI stocks slump and oil prices rise
- Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke dies at 29
- Hegseth gets bipartisan grilling on rising costs of the Iran war and Trumps end game
- Tiger Woods prescription drug records will be handed over to prosecutors in Florida DUI case
- Trumps proposed Golden Dome estimated to cost $1.2 trillion, far more than he initially said
- UKs Starmer defiant as calls for his resignation grow and several ministers quit
- Small study hints that revving up immune cells might help fight HIV
- The Iran war is hitting home as gasoline prices fuel inflation surge of 3.8% in the US
- Harvey Weinstein defense urges acquittal as rape retrial nears a close
- Ship operator and employee are charged in crash that caused the deadly collapse of Baltimore bridge
- Ukraine officials say Zelenskyys ex-chief of staff is a suspect in a money-laundering probe
- Trump and Xi appear intent on keeping deep differences over Iran war from overshadowing China summit
- Israeli lawmakers set up a special tribunal and allow for death penalty for Hamas-led 2023 attackers
- Trump says hell move to suspend federal gasoline tax. He cant do it on his own
Mon, 11 May 2026
- Heat stroke is suspected among 6 found dead in a shipping container at a rail yard near Texas border
- Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton, fired after defending FEMA, to lead the agency
- Supreme Court halts order for Alabama to use US House map with 2 largely Black districts
- Passengers from virus-stricken cruise ship fly to home countries for monitoring
- Democrats ask the Supreme Court to halt a Virginia ruling blocking new congressional districts
- Oil prices rise as the Iran war drags on, but US stocks inch to more records
- Supreme Court temporarily extends womens access to a widely used abortion pill
- Man charged in White House correspondents dinner attack pleads not guilty
- New Beatles fan experience set to open in London in 2027
- Trump says Iran ceasefire is on life support and proposes gas tax pause as strait stays closed
- Trump-Xi summit comes with high stakes for Taiwan, the island democracy that China claims as its own
- Voter confusion and headaches for election officials follow hasty GOP push to redraw US House seats
- The Latest: Trump rejects Irans latest response to ceasefire proposal ahead of his trip to China
- Pediatrics group issues new guidance on recess for the first time in 13 years
- Israels military said a Palestinian family could bury their father. Then the settlers arrived
- Norwegian court to deliver verdict in rape trial of crown princesss son on June 15
- Older Americans say its a good time to find a job. Younger people arent buying it, new poll finds
- Russia and Ukraine trade blame for continued fighting as US-brokered ceasefire nears its end
- Philippine vice president impeached by lawmakers over suspected wealth and threats
- Democrats vow to fight $1 billion Senate security proposal for White House ballroom
- Tulsa Race Massacre reparations is soul-redeeming work for the US, Oklahoma civil rights lawyer says
- One evacuated passenger tests positive for hantavirus and another develops symptoms on flight home
Sun, 10 May 2026
- Knicks bury 76ers 144-114 behind Game 4 3-point barrage, back in East finals for 2nd straight year
- Washington wins NBA draft lottery, chance to pick first on June 23
- Iran responds to US ceasefire proposal but Trump rejects it as unacceptable
- Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of violating US-brokered 3-day truce
- Remains of US soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered
- Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi is transferred to a Tehran hospital, her foundation says
- NTSB gathering details on Frontier Airlines evacuation after plane hit and killed person in Denver
- Death toll rises to 14 in a Pakistan suicide attack claimed by a Pakistani Taliban splinter group
- Britains Starmer fights for his job as calls for his ouster grow after local election losses
- The Devil Wears Prada 2 bests Mortal Kombat II at the box office
- Person dies after being hit by Frontier Airlines plane that was taking off at Denver airport
- Iran war could make Trumps trip to China a bit chillier than his first-term visit
- Oregon Democrats found a way to improve roads. Now their gas tax goes before voters as prices soar
- Iran war disruptions spark higher costs and lost income in Bangladesh
Sat, 09 May 2026
- WHO head seeks to reassure residents of Spanish island where hantavirus-stricken ship is headed
- Iran warns the US against attacks on its oil tankers and other ships but ceasefire appears to hold
- Israeli drone strikes near Beirut kill 4 and southern airstrikes kill at least 13
- Tennessee redistricting plan splits Memphis neighbors and reshapes midterms as other states follow
- Bobby Cox, manager of Braves teams that ruled National League and won 1995 World Series, dies at 84
- Rejecting church and state separation is on the wish list for Trumps religious liberty commission
- Experts wonder Where is the CDC? as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship
- Hungarys Pter Magyar sworn in as prime minister, ending Viktor Orbns 16-year rule
- Health advice is all over social media. Heres how to vet claims
- Venice Biennale opens without a jury amid strife over Russian and Israeli participation
- President of Parks and Rec? Trump asserts authority over public spaces in DC
- Moscow marks Victory Day with a scaled down Red Square parade under tight security
- Indonesian rescuers find 1 body after volcano eruption as search continues for 2 more
- Fuel shortages and high prices push adoption of EVs in Africa, led by Ethiopia
- Handwriting on newly released note matches one found after Epsteins death, experts tell AP
- US military strike on alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific kills 2, leaves a survivor
Fri, 08 May 2026
- Suspect in Navajo womans disappearance sentenced to 5 years for robbery after plea deal
- US stocks rise to records after a solid jobs report overshadows higher oil prices
- Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a 3-day ceasefire and a prisoner swap
- Canvas system is online after a cyberattack disrupted thousands of schools
- Bright lights and hot orbs: UFO files shed light on sightings but leave interpretation to the public
- Alabama lawmakers pass plan for new US House primary if courts allow different districts
- Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for the Canary Islands
- Evidence points to human remains at home linked to Kristin Smarts killing, sheriff says
- NFL and referees agree on a 7-year collective bargaining agreement, avoiding potential work stoppage
- Joni Lamb, who started of one of the largest Christian TV networks, has died
- Rubio presses Europe on Iran action as he seeks to mend ties with Italy and Vatican
- Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats redrawn US House maps, giving Republicans a win
- US fires on and disables 2 more Iranian tankers as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz
- US employers defy economic shock from Iran war and add a surprisingly strong 115,000 jobs in April
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