Campaign Finance

National: “Democrats Challenge Trump Effort to Control Federal Election Commission” by Ryan Knappenberger for Courthouse News Service

Elections

New York: “Andrew Cuomo Enters Crowded NYC Mayor Race, Says He Will Fix a City in Crisis” by Ginger Adams Otis and Victoria Albert (Wall Street Journal) for MSN

Ethics

California: “Huntington Park City Hall and Mayor’s Home Raided in Corruption Investigation” by Ruben Vives (Los Angeles Times) for MSN

National: “Speaker Mike Johnson Is Living in a D.C. House That Is the Center of a Pastor’s Secretive Influence Campaign” by Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott, and Alex Mierjeski (ProPublica) for MSN

Mississippi: “Mississippi Judge Vacates Her Order That a Newspaper Remove Its Editorial Criticizing Local Leaders” by Andrew DeMillo (Associated Press) for MSN

Ohio: “Neo-Nazis Targeted a Majority-Black Town. Locals Launched an Armed Watch.” by Daniel Wu (Washington Post) for MSN

Tennessee: “Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. Federally Charged with Bribery and Tax Evasion” by Lucas Finton for Memphis Commercial Appeal

Lobbying

Montana: “Judge Denies State Representative’s Request to Block Tobacco Lobbyists at MT Legislature” by Seaborn Larson for Longview News-Journal