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  "id": 2244624,
  "title": "Progressive wins special election to fill Swalwell's California House seat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/progressive-wins-special-election-to-fill-swalwells-california-house",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T22:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6034868-wahab-wins-california-house-special-election/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Progressive California state Sen. Aisha Wahab (D) is projected to defeat Bay Area Rapid Transit Board President Melissa Hernandez in the special election to fill the remainder of former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-Calif.) term in the House, according to Decision Desk HQ. Swalwell, once seen as the front-runner in the California governor’s race, dropped out...",
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    "outlets": 5,
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Democrat Aisha Wahab wins California special election to fill Eric Swalwell’s US House seat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/democrat-aisha-wahab-wins-california-special-election-to-fill-eric",
        "published": "2026-08-20T22:48:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Aisha Wahab wins special election to serve out remainder of Eric Swalwell's term",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/aisha-wahab-wins-special-election-to-serve-out-remainder-of-eric",
        "published": "2026-08-20T23:13:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "AIPAC-backed Democrat loses California House special election to Aisha Wahab",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/aipac-backed-democrat-loses-california-house-special-election-to",
        "published": "2026-08-21T00:54:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "State lawmaker Aisha Wahab wins California special election to replace former Rep. Swalwell",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/state-lawmaker-aisha-wahab-wins-california-special-election-to",
        "published": "2026-08-21T01:12:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}