Campaign Finance

National: Pruitt’s Capitol Hill Condo Fallout Hits a Republican Senator by Ari Natter for Bloomberg.com

Elections

National: Manafort Suspected as ‘Back Channel’ to Russia, U.S. Says by David Voreacos for Bloomberg.com

Ethics

National: EPA Inspector General to Probe Pruitt’s Use of Security Detail on Personal Trips by Brady Dennis for Washington Post

Michigan: Ex-Detroit Deputy Police Chief Celia Washington Gets 1 Year in Prison for Bribery by Tresa Baldas for Detroit Free Press

Missouri: Judge Refuses to Dismiss Criminal Case Against Greitens by Robert Patrick and Joel Currier for St. Louis Post-Dispatch

New York: Former de Blasio Fundraiser Facing Criminal Charges for Straw Donations in 2013 Mayoral Election by Molly Newman, Shayna Jacobs, and James Fanelli for New York Daily News

Lobbying

Canada: Democracy Watch to File Lobbying Complaint About Facebook Exec by Beatrice Britneff for iPolitics.ca

Florida: Citizens Decry City of Tallahassee’s In-House Football Ticket Probe as a ‘Whitewash’ by Jeff Burlew for Tallahassee Democrat