Kentucky: “Kentucky Attorney General Is Accused of Seeking Donations from Company His Office Is Investigating” by Bruce Schreiner (Associated Press) for Yahoo News

Elections

North Carolina: “Supreme Court Rules Against Giving State Legislatures Unchecked Control Over Federal Elections” by Lawrence Hurley (NBC News) for MSN

Oregon: “Oregon Lawmakers Would Be Able to Remove the Governor Under a Measure Headed to Voters” by Dirk VanderHart for Oregon Public Broadcasting

Ethics

Washington DC: “D.C. Council Majority Calls for 3rd-Party Investigation into Ex-Aide” by Meagan Flynn and Michael Brice-Saddler (Washington Post) for MSN

National: “Audio Undercuts Trump’s Assertion He Did Not Have Classified Document” by Maggie Haberman and Alan Feuer (New York Times) for Seattle Times

National: “Senate Panel Finds More Pre-Jan. 6 Intelligence Failures by FBI, DHS” by Devlin Barrett (Washington Post) for MSN

New York: “Adams’ Confidante Frank Carone Inks Another Deal with Real Estate Big – Advocates Give It a Wary Eye” by Michael Gartland (New York Daily News) for Yahoo News

Rhode Island: “Ethics Panel Votes to Investigate R.I. Officials’ Conduct During Philly Trip, and Speaker Shekarchi” by Edward Fitzpatrick (Boston Globe) for MSN