Mamdani Versus. Netanyahu

The Cut Sheet begins with Maine Senate candidate Ashley Webb, public claims about sex and biology, old posts, medical assertions, and the question of how voters assess a candidate making extraordinary personal claims. The Cut Sheet continues with Ashley Webb’s statements and the crew’s skepticism about the candidate’s medical claims and political viability. We then turn to Jeremy Morrison and Kyle Bylin, two North Dakota men who say DNA testing revealed they were switched at birth and raised by each other’s families. Elizabeth Warren’s similar endorsements of Graham Platner and Abdul El-Sayed give us another look at recycled campaign language. Harry Enten’s midterm polling shows Democrats ahead on the generic House ballot but far behind their margins in prior wave years. We discuss redistricting, the narrow House map, Republican incentives in the Senate, the SAVE America Act, and the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The bike-ride total keeps climbing as the crew pushes Team Kayal and Company toward WMMR’s fundraising mark. Matt Rooney joins us as Zohran Mamdani says New York City lawyers are reviewing whether Benjamin Netanyahu could be arrested under an International Criminal Court warrant. We explain why immigration and foreign policy rest with the federal government, then examine political theater, youth media feeds, and the limits AOC or Mamdani may face outside friendly spaces. Darline Graham Nordone announces a Senate run for her late brother’s seat, prompting a discussion of Lindsey Graham’s family story, Senate record, hawkish views, work ethic, and complicated history with Donald Trump before Fight Club begins with an In-N-Out brawl.