Campaign Finance

National: “Arizona GOP Rep. David Schweikert Fined $125,000 by Federal Election Commission for Repeated Campaign Finance Law Violations” by Bryan Metzger (Business Insider) for MSN

National: “Three Hawaii Defense Contractors Charged with Illegal Donations to Sen. Susan Collins” by Spencer Hsu and Emily Davies (Washington Post) for MSN

Elections

Texas: “Texas Counties Reject Unprecedented Numbers of Mail Ballots Ahead of March 1 Primary Under Restrictive New Law” by Amy Gardner (Washington Post) for MSN

Wisconsin: “Wisconsin Supreme Court Allows Lower Court’s Ban on the Use of Ballot Drop Boxes for April Election” by Patrick Marley (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) for Yahoo News

Ethics

Connecticut: “Top Connecticut Prosecutor to Retire, Not Face Firing, Amid Ethics Probe” by Dave Collins (Associated Press) for Yahoo News

Florida: “Rep. Carlos Gimenez’s Son Arrested for Slapping Miami Commissioner in Steakhouse, Police Say” by Charles Rabin, Douglas Hanks, and Linda Robertson (Miami Herald) for MSN

Virginia: “Deputy Va. Attorney General Resigns After Revelation of Facebook Posts Praising Jan. 6 Rioters, Claiming Trump Won Election” by Justin Jouvenal (Washington Post) for MSN

Lobbying

Ohio: “Shareholders, on Behalf of FirstEnergy Corp., Settle for $180 Million Over House Bill 6 Allegations” by John Caniglia (Cleveland Plain Dealer) for MSN