Mr. Jeffries, the House minority leader, had resisted backing Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, for months. But his support provides a late boost.

The House Democrats have chosen a side they were forced to by that far left that they’re so terrified of,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) endorsed Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City on Friday, a long-awaited backing from the national Democratic leader as early voting in the mayoral election begins on Saturday.

The New York City mayoral race is commanding national attention, with major policy, demographic and ideological shifts at stake.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Jeffries' counterpart in Congress and a fellow New York Democrat, has so far declined to endorse anyone in the mayoral race.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) formally endorsed Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City on Friday.

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Friday endorsed Zohran Mamdani to serve as the next mayor of New York City

Zohran Mamdani may not solve all of the beleaguered US Democrats' problems, but the surprise frontrunner in the race for New York mayor does offer hints on how to win