Campaign Finance

National: “RNC Solicited Money for Trump’s Reelection with Forms That Look a Lot Like the Official Census” by Kim Bellware and Brittany Shammas (Washington Post) for MSN

Washington: “Firm Ordered to Pay More Than $1 Million After Illegally Funneling Money to Initiative Activist Tim Eyman” by Christine Clarridge for Seattle Times

Ethics

National: “Barr Personally Asked Foreign Officials to Aid Inquiry into CIA, FBI Activities in 2016” by Devlin Barrett, Shane Harris, and Matt Zapotosky (Washington Post) for MSN

National: “Pompeo Took Part in Ukraine Call, Official Says” by Courtney McBride (Wall Street Journal) for MSN

California: “L.A. Gave Him a $54,750 Consulting Gig. But Did He Do Any Work?” by Emily Alpert Reyes and David Zahniser for Los Angeles Times

Delaware: “Former Wilmington City Council President Indicted” by Jeanne Kuang and Esteban Parra for Wilmington News Journal

New York: “NY Ethics Law Requiring Issue Advocacy Groups to Disclose Donors Is Struck Down as Unconstitutional” by Dan Clark for New York Law Journal

Lobbying

Montana: “‘Excessive Lobbying’ by Nonprofit Federal Land Critic Prompts Complaint to IRS” by Laura Lindquist for Missoulia Current