Ethics

“Trump Fills Top Job at Government Ethics Office with a Temporary Appointment” by Eric Lipton for New York Times

“‘I Did Not Collude,’ Kushner Says in Prepared Remarks to Senators” by Matt Apuzzo and Maggie Haberman for New York Times

“Trump Team Seeks to Control, Block Mueller’s Russia Investigation” by Carol Leonnig, Ashley parker, Rosalind Helderman, and Tom Hamburger for Washington Post

“Mueller Expands Probe to Trump Business Transactions” by Greg Farrell and Christian Berthelsen for Bloomberg.com

Kentucky: “Complaints Over Gov. Matt Bevin’s Anchorage Mansion Unanimously Dismissed by Ethics Panel” by Tom Loftus for Louisville Courier-Journal

Lobbying

“Lobbyist Gift-Giving at Issue in More States” by Scott Rodd for Governing

Illinois: “Ex-Ald. Singer Among 6 Fined for Illegally Lobbying Emanuel Via Email” by Hal Dardick for Chicago Tribune

Campaign Finance

New Mexico: “Pearce Wants to Tap Funds for Gov. Race” by Dan McKay for Albuquerque Journal

Elections

North Carolina: “NC Elections and Ethics Oversight Is Frozen Between Old and New, with Local Votes Approaching” by Anne Blythe for Raleigh News and Observer