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Aisha Wahab, a progressive former state senator, won a special election in August to replace former Rep. Eric Swalwell. She defeated the more moderate Melissa Hernandez, the former mayor of Dublin, California. Wahab has already demonstrated a willingness to buck leadership by defying both Nancy Pelosi and Hakeem Jeffries when she chose to run in the special election instead of allowing a "caretaker" candidate to run unopposed.

Rep. Jimmy Gomez is facing a challenge from Angela Gonzales-Torres, a progressive local neighborhood councilor. Gomez has been under fire since August following an investigation by the House Ethics Committee into allegations of sexual misconduct, which he denies. Gonzales-Torres is backed by left-wing groups that support other insurgent candidates and identifies as part of a "national slate" of progressive insurgents.

The seat is being contested by state Sen. Scott Wiener and San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan. Scott Wiener is a longtime progressive who expressed that he looks forward to electing Hakeem Jeffries as speaker. Conversely, Connie Chan, who has positioned herself to the left of Wiener, stated that any candidate for speaker, including Jeffries, will have to earn her vote.

Rep. Mike Thompson is a 75-year-old incumbent first elected in 1998. He is being challenged by 35-year-old Eric Jones, a former venture capitalist. Jones is attempting to build a populist, anti-establishment coalition of both progressives and Republicans. He stated he does not identify as a progressive (preferring "no labels") and intends to remain independent of party money and party lines if elected.

The AdImpact data includes dollars spent on video advertisements on broadcast, cable, and social media, as well as spending estimates on streaming platforms.

Senator Tim Scott, chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), predicted the North Carolina race could cost $1 billion. However, the contest is expected to come in under $200 million as Republican super PACs reallocate money to redder states.

Outside GOP groups spent $131 million in just 17 days attempting to rescue Ken Paxton's campaign, with tens of millions more potentially on the way.

Ohio is on track to host the most expensive Senate race in the country for the second cycle in a row. While it ranks fifth on the dollar-per-voter metric, Sherrod Brown's comeback bid is proving to be more expensive than his 2024 race against Bernie Moreno.

The Pentagon stated that the execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan will be public and streamed live.

If carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad will be the first of its kind in modern U.S. history.

The public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad is set for December 3.