Campaign Finance

National: “House Ethics Panel Recommends Further Review of Campaign Finance Allegations Against 2 Lawmakers” by Taylor Giorno (The Hill) for MSN

Ethics

National: “Federal Courts Won’t Refer Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to Attorney General Over Ethics” by Lindsay Whitehurst (Associated Press) for MSN

National: “Biden Awards Liz Cheney a Presidential Medal for Challenging Jan. 6 Attack” by Maeve Reston (Washington Post) for MSN

National: “Elon Musk Goes Global with His Playbook for Political Influence” by Cat Zakrzewski (Washington Post) for MSN

New York: “Judge Upholds Trump’s Felony Conviction, but Does Not Plan to Order Jail Time” by Shayna Jacobs and David Nakamura (Washington Post) for MSN

Lobbying

Ohio: “An Ohio Mayor’s Company Hired a Lobbyist to Weaken a State Ethics Law. The Legislature Passed It During Lame Duck.” by Jake Zuckerman (Cleveland Plain Dealer) for MSN

Texas: “Republicans Prepare Fresh Effort to Ban Local Governments from Using Public Funds for Lobbying” by Andrew Schneider for Houston Public Media

West Virginia: “Senate President Craig Blair to Take Up Leadership Position Within a Leading Lobbying and Government Relations Firm” by Katherine Skeldon for West Virginia MetroNews