Former President Barack Obama called New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Saturday to praise his campaign and offer to be a "sounding board" in the future, two sources confirmed to ABC News.

Former President Barack Obama was as close as North Jersey but still only talked by phone with New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani over the weekend — and withheld endorsing him.

Former President Barack Obama told Zohran Mamdani “your campaign has been impressive to watch,” and suggested that he was invested in Mr. Mamdani’s success beyond the election.

The New York City mayoral candidate's anecdote about an aunt who faced Islamophobia after 9/11 prompted accusations that he fabricated the story.

Supporters of Democratic candidate for New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, attend a campaign event on the final weekend before the 2025 New York City mayoral Election in the Queens borough of New York City,

A video of a recent address by Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral candidate, has been viewed more than 25 million times.

The candidates for governor in New Jersey and Virginia crisscrossed their states in the final weekend of the 2025 campaign season, ahead of the first big elections since President Donald Trump’s victory in 2024.