US President Donald Trump has threatened a federal takeover of two Democratic-ruled states--New York City and Washington, DC--if local leaderships do not align with his administration's vision.

Zohran Mamdani, New York City's mayoral candidate has been caught up in a storm's eye after an old social media post of him showing the middle finger to a statue of Christopher Columbus in Astoria resurfaced online.

Zohran Mamdani has found a way to shape his political campaign around the exorbitant cost of living in New York, coloured by his Gen Z love story

Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy has slammed the "race-obsessed fringe of the right" for targeting Indian-origin figures, including New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and Usha Vance, the wife of US vice-president JD Vance.

Mamdani may be deemed a divisive figure even within the Democrat establishment for his radical views, which will make it easy for the MAGA bloc to caricature.

Zohran Mamdani aims to become New York City's first Muslim mayor, focusing on issues like poverty and affordability.

President Donald Trump used as many as seven terms to describe Zohran Mamdani after the latter's victory in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary