Campaign Finance

National: “GOP Operative Found Guilty of Funneling Russian Money to Donald Trump” by Rachel Weiner (Washington Post) for MSN

Arkansas: “Ethics Commission Reaches Settlements in Cases Involving Advocacy Group and Arkansas Legislators” by Michael Wickline for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Illinois: “Madigan: Indicted but still pitching for (and getting) money” by Tim Novak and Dave McKinney for Chicago Sun-Times

Ethics

National: “Garland Names Special Counsel for Trump Mar-a-Lago, 2020 Election Probes” by Perry Stein and Devlin Barrett (Washington Post) for MSN

California: “Anaheim Residents Pressure City Council to Publicly Release Corruption Probe” by Hosam Elattar for Voice of OC

Louisiana: “Federal Grand Jury Probing Purchases by LaToya Cantrell’s Image Consultant” by David Hammer (WWL), John Simerman, and Gabriella Killett for NOLA.com

Washington: “Public Disclosure Commissions Fines Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich for Electioneering, Lobbying; Sheriff Vows Appeal” by Kip Hill for Spokane Spokesman-Review

Legislative Issues

National: “Pelosi to Step Down as House Democratic Leader” by Sarah Wire (Los Angeles Times) for Yahoo News