Campaign Finance

National: “Justice Department Asks FEC to Stand Down as Prosecutors Probe Santos” by Isaac Stanley-Becker and Emma Brown (Washington Post) for MSN

Rhode Island: “AG’s Office Nixes $40,000 in Funding as NAACP President Faces Campaign-Finance Charges” by Mark Reynolds and Amy Russo (Providence Journal) for Yahoo News

Ethics

National: “National Archives Asks Past Presidents, VPs to Look for Classified Items” by Jacqueline Alemany (Washington Post) for MSN

Kansas: “Kansas Republicans Tried to Oust Ethics Head Amid Subpoenas. Will They Try Again?” by Andrew Bahl (Topeka Capital-Journal) for Yahoo News

Pennsylvania: “Lobbyist Says She Was Harassed by Current Pa. Lawmaker, Wants Legislature to Change Misconduct Rules” by Stephen Caruso for Spotlight PA

Legislative Issues

Arizona: “Arizona Republicans Exempt Lawmakers from the State’s Open-Records Law” by Patrick Marley and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez (Washington Post) for MSN

Lobbying

National: “‘Just Off K Street’ Lobbyist Sheds Instagram Alias and Day Job” by Jack Fitzpatrick for Bloomberg Law

Texas: “Ex-Legislator Tests Lobbying Revolving Door Law by Repping Big Energy Companies” by Lauren McGaughy (Dallas Morning News) for MSN