Aisha Wahab made history as the first Muslim woman and Afghan American in California’s legislature—and now she’s also a U.S. House representative after narrowly winning a special election in Swalwell’s old district. Despite being the favorite with strong Democratic backing, the race turned fierce thanks to millions poured into attack ads by AIPAC-linked super PACs targeting her. Wahab called it election interference, while progressive allies stood firm against late endorsements from prominent Democrats like Zoe Lofgren. In the end, Wahab won—but barely—exposing how outside money can reshape even seemingly certain victories.

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