Campaign Finance

National: How Members of Congress Cultivate Wealthy Donors Through a Little-Known PAC by Michelle Ye Hee Lee for Washington Post

Arizona: APS Spends Big to Keep Clean-Energy Measure Off Ballot – but What Was Paid for Isn’t Clear by Rachel Leingang for Arizona Republic

Elections

National: New Tactic by Politicians: Set up fake news websites as a campaign gambit by Tim Johnson for McClatchy DC

National: ‘A Difficult Situation’: Republican women run in the Trump era by Rachel Bade for Politico

National: States Slow to Prepare for Hacking Threats by Eric Geller for Politico

Ethics

Alabama: ‘Beach House Sheriff’ Under Federal, State Investigation Over Jail Food Money by Connor Sheets for AL.com

Florida: South Miami’s Mayor Shut Down an Opponent at Meetings. Now he faces an investigation. by Aaron Liebowitz for Miami Herald

New York: New York Is Said to Open Tax Inquiry into Trump Foundation by Vivian Wang (New York Times) for WRAL