Campaign Finance

National: “Zombie Campaigns-to-Be Hold Millions in Cash with Murky Rules” by Kenneth Doyle and Nancy Ognanovich for Bloomberg Government

Elections

National: “2020 Presidential Polls Suffered Worst Performance in Decades, Report Says” by Dan Balz (Washington Post) for MSN

California: “Who’s In? California Recall Candidate List Draws Confusion” by Michael Blood and Kathleen Ronayne (Associated Press) for MSN

Ethics

National: “Justice Department Curtails Seizure of Reporters’ Phone, Email Records in Leak Investigations” by Devlin Barrett (Washington Post) for MSN

Illinois: “House GOP Requests Amendatory Veto of Ethics Bill, Says Inspector General Would Be Weaker” by Dean Olsen for State Journal-Register

Minnesota: “Minn. State Rep. John Thompson Faces Calls to Resign Over Allegations of Domestic Violence, Indecent Exposure” by Julian Mark (Washington Post) for MSN

New Mexico: “Powerful Ties: New Mexico attorney general accused of violating state ethics laws” by Lindsay Fendt (Searchlight New Mexico) for MSN

Ohio: “A Year Out, $60M Bribery Scandal Felt in Business, Politics” by Mark Gillispie and Julie Carr Smyth (Associated Press) for MSN