Days after Eric Adams won the New York City mayoral primary four years ago, he was invited to Washington by then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi to speak to the House Democratic caucus, touted by the chair of the House Democrats’ campaign arm as a model for campaigns around the country,

After meeting with leading New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued a lukewarm statement that did not endorse the candidate.