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Aisha Wahab, a Democratic state senator in California, will fill out the term of Eric Swalwell, who resigned from the House amid accusations of sexual misconduct.
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Aisha Wahab Wins California Special Election to Replace Eric Swalwell
Aisha Wahab, a Democratic state senator in California, will fill out the term of Eric Swalwell, who resigned from the House amid accusations of sexual misconduct.
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Trump says he views strait of Hormuz as ‘American territory’
President at rally in South Carolina makes comments on key strategic waterway and jokes about bombing Iran Donald Trump called the strait of Hormuz “an American territory” on Friday, as the US continues its military blockade of Iran’s shipping and ports while Trump’s administration struggles to end its war with the country. “We don’t even know if we won, because I view the strait of Hormuz as an American territory r…
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Democrats rally behind progressive Aisha Wahab after win in California special election – US politics live
First Muslim woman and Afghan American elected to California legislature held lead throughout race over main opponent Melissa Hernandez Sign up for the US Breaking News email The Guardian’s Rachel Leingang and Sam Levine report that former officials and voting rights experts are expressing skepticism over a pledge by the Trump administration to dispatch 1,000 monitors across the country to scrutinize November’s US m…
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Democrat Aisha Wahab wins California special election to fill Eric Swalwell’s US House seat
Progressive wins bitter fight for seat formerly held by congressman who quit amid sexual misconduct claims Progressive Aisha Wahab was elected to Congress in a special election on Tuesday following a bitter intra-party battle over the seat formerly held by Eric Swalwell, who resigned in April after facing sexual misconduct allegations. Swalwell has denied the allegations. Wahab, a state senator, was widely considere…
