Campaign Finance

Arizona: “Arizona Lawmakers Invest More in Private Prisons After Record-High Campaign Contributions” by Jimmy Jenkins (WJZZ), Joseph Darius Jaafari and Justin Price (Arizona Republic) for MSN

California: “Recall Money Wars: What do Newsom’s million-dollar donors want?” by Ben Christopher for CalMatters

Connecticut: “Connecticut Drawn into Fight Over Conservative ALEC’s Tax-Exempt Status” by Mark Pazniokas for Connecticut Mirror

Elections

National: “Trump Pressed Justice Dept. to Declare Election Results Corrupt, Notes Show” by Katie Benner (New York Times) for Yahoo News

Arizona: “Republican-Led Arizona Ballot Review Grinds to Rocky Conclusion, with Results Expected Next Month” by Rosalind Helderman (Washington Post) for MSN

Ethics

National: “Trump’s Tax Returns Can Be Released to Congress, DOJ Tells IRS” by David Yaffe-Bellamy and Laura Davison (Bloomberg) for MSN

Legislative Issues

National: “What the Latest Numbers Show on Hill Staff Diversity” by Jim Saska (Roll Call) for MSN

Lobbying

Ohio: “JobsOhio $21 Million PPE Contract Prompts Political Consultant’s Lawsuit Over Finder’s Fee” by Andrew Tobias (Cleveland Plain Dealer) for MSN