Why NFL, Packers are battling with Wisconsin Rep. Scott Fitzgerald jsonline.com/story/news/poli… via @hopekarnopp

The Wisconsin congressional delegation poses for a photo for the state's America250 time capsule. @SpectrumNews1WI

.@RepBryanSteil, who's helping investigate @actblue for its campaign fundraising, said it's "telling" that in a hearing Wednesday, Democrats didn't address accusations that the platform weakened fraud standards leading up to the 2024 election. @reportsbychar

.@RepMarkPocan is now on @HouseForeign committee. In his press release, he said, "President Trump has done significant damage to America’s standing on the world stage. I look forward to using my position to hold him accountable, repair our reputation, and advance human rights.”

.@actblue CEO after pleading the fifth at a House Administration Committee hearing⤵️

As he has done in previous elections he is not pleased with, President Trump is making baseless claims of fraud in California as the state counts it primary election ballots. The primary took place on June 2 for governor, LA mayor, Congress, and more. Outlined below is California voter registration data from the secretary of state: elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror… A few things that stand out: 1. California has more registered voters than any other state 2. Nearly 45% of California registered voters are Democrats and only 25% are Republicans 3. LA County has more registered voters than 41 other entire states A few other facts: 1. California mails each registered voter a ballot; they can vote by mail or vote in-person 2. ~80% of California voters vote by mail 3. As long as your ballot is postmarked by 8pm on Election Day and returned to a processing center within one week, it will be counted All of this is why, according to state and county election officials, it takes an unusually long time for California to count and process its ballots. Dean Logan, the LA County Registrar-Recorder, explained to CNN how a mail-in ballot is processed: “What happens when we get them back, is we scan them through a piece of sorting equipment that takes an image of that envelope. We do signature matching that’s required by law, every one of those – that’s how we verify that it came from the voter that it was intended for. Then the ballots are removed from the envelope to separate them from the identity of the voter; they’re physically reviewed to make sure that they can be read by the tally system. Then they go in and they’re scanned in the tally system, and that’s what allows us to produce the results.” Additionally, election administration experts point out that it costs money to keep these ballot processing centers open and staffed. You're paying folks overtime if you want them to work through the weekends or late into the night. And in California, every county oversees its own vote-counting process, so counties with limited budgets can only move so quickly. In sum: - President Trump's claims of fraud are baseless - California historically takes a long time to count its ballots, but not because there are overwhelming amounts of fraudulent ballots - It's not unusual that Democratic candidates typically fare better in a state where a majority of voters are registered Democrats

Our @reportsbychar asked Kareem Sarsour about the health of his father, @ismmke President Salah Sarsour, who was detained by ICE in April. He said that he is "getting weaker by the day."

Can NY forgive @elmo for this tweet? "We all make mistakes," said Congresswoman @AOC, adding "I think maybe Rocco wrote the tweet anyways." The @nyknicks lost narrowly to the @spurs last night, but still lead the series 2-1. The NBA Finals continue tomorrow night.

NEW: The Wisconsin Elections Commission is recommending denying ballot access to Democratic candidate for governor Kirk Bangstad. Bangstad did not submit enough valid signatures to get on the ballot. He had until Sunday to submit enough affidavits to restore the signatures that were initially deemed invalid. WEC’s recommendation suggests he did not provide enough.

PRIMARY DAY! In Maine - voters are heading to the polls to cast their ballots to choose nominees for governor, an open House seat and for US Senate. We spoke with voters at an iconic, 118-year-old hot dog joint in Lewiston and in downtown Portland. @SpectrumNewsDC

New: Some members privately joke that Johnson has to rely on Trump so much that he is actually the speaker. Trump is in on it too. “I have two jobs: being president and being speaker,” Trump once joked in front of Johnson and other members, per sources. At times members who have gone to Johnson seeking to get their legislation on the floor have been sent to the White House to get their approval first. "In my adult lifetime, I have not seen an executive branch with as much input and influence over the chamber than this one has," Rep. Steve Womack said. Others are baffled too. How Johnson and Trump run the House: notus.org/congress/mike-john…