Donovan Richards, a Democrat who has been serving the borough for over 13 years, urged the party to fall in line behind the 33-year-old mayoral nominee, as top New York Dems continue to drag their feet on publicly backing Mamdani.

Al Sharpton said former President Obama's call to Zohran Mamdani helped shed the perception the democratic socialist candidate is "too radical" for the Democratic Party.

Democratic insiders say former President Barack Obama’s acknowledgement of Zohran Mamdani’s candidacy for New York City mayor is a major win for his campaign regardless if it leads to

Many New Yorkers feel like Zohran Mamdani represents a new wave of hope for Democrats, which is reminiscent of Barack Obama's presidential campaigns.

The Obama world is reportedly open the prospect of socialist Zohran Mamdani leading New York City including Obama ally Patrick Gaspard who is said to be advising the campaign.

Zohran Mamdani said he has spoken to Barack Obama “a number of times” since he trounced the Democratic establishment candidate Andrew Cuomo in the party’s mayoral primary.

Former President Obama sat down with Texas Democrats to lay out what is at stake as they protest Trump’s request for state Republicans to gerrymander Texas’s congressional map. Meghan Hays and Matthew Dowd discuss this new wrinkle in a growing national redistricting battle and reporting Obama called New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.

Obama's former deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes urges Democrats to abandon donor-dependent financing and facilitate younger, more diverse leadership.