Pro-Farrakhan Pastor, Nazi-Weapon YouTuber Advance in Texas Primary Votes

Rev. Frederick Haynes III, a Baptist pastor who has praised Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and criticized Israel after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks, won the Democratic primary for Texas's 30th congressional district with 72% of the vote. Brandon Herrera, a firearms YouTuber known as The AK Guy whose content includes Nazi-era weapon reviews, advanced to a May 26 GOP runoff in Texas's 23rd congressional district. In North Carolina, incumbent Democrat Valerie Foushee narrowly defeated progressive challenger Nida Allam in a race where opposition to U.S. arms sales to Israel was a central issue.