Pennsylvania: “The Super PAC Backing Jeff Brown’s Mayoral Campaign Has Agreed to Sit on the Sidelines Through the Primary” by Sean Collins Walsh for Philadelphia Inquirer

Virginia: “Virginia Politicians Can Spend Campaign Donations on Just About Anything. Here’s Why Reform Efforts Have Failed.” by Katie King (Virginian-Pilot) for MSN

Elections

Illinois: “Paul Vallas Seeks $700,000 from Campaign Consultant ‘For Services They Did Not Perform'” by A.D. Quig and Gregory Pratt (Chicago Tribune) for MSN

Ethics

Arizona: “Arizona Lawmakers Want Special Social-Media Treatment of Candidates” by Howard Fischer (Capitol News Services) for Arizona Daily Star

National: “Tucker Carlson Is Out at Fox News After Dominion Lawsuit Disclosures” by Jeremy Barr and Sarah Ellison (Washington Post) for MSN

New York: “Rape Allegation Against Donald Trump Heads to Trial” by Corinne Ramey (Wall Street Journal) for MSN

Lobbying

Canada: “Google Denies It Engaged in ‘Astroturfing’ to Lobby Ottawa Through Third Parties” by Marie Woolf for Globe and Mail

National: “The Conservative Campaign to Rewrite Child Labor Laws” by Jacob Bogage and María Luisa Paúl (Washington Post) for MSN