National: “FEC Deadlocks on Whether to Govern Deepfake Campaign Ads” by Daniela Altimari (Roll Call) for MSN

National: “As Legal Fees Mount, Trump Steers Donations into PAC That Has Covered Them” by Shane Goldmacher and Maggie Haberman (New York Times) for DNyuz

Missouri: “Ethics Commission Fines Ex-St. Louis Candidate $6,000, Citing Campaign Violations” by Austin Huguelet for St Louis Post-Dispatch

Oregon: “Defying Pledges to Limit Campaign Contributions, Oregon Lawmakers Again Fail to Do So” by Grant Stringer (Portland Oregonian) for MSN

Ethics

National: “Ethics Committee Expands Investigation into Santos” by Mychael Schnell (The Hill) for Yahoo News

Legislative Issues

Tennessee: “Legislative Office Lawyers Say TN Records Laws Don’t Apply to Them in Lawsuit Over Ethics Docs” by Adam Friedman for Tennessee Lookout

Lobbying

Illinois: “Do You Believe in ‘Magic’ Lobbyists? Illinois Businesses Stick by Madigan-Connected Lobbyists.” by Dave McKinney for WBEZ

Massachusetts: “Galvin Pushes to Update Lobbying Laws” by Christian Wade for Eagle-Tribune