Campaign Finance

Mississippi: “Mississippi Announced Incentives for Company Days After Executive Gave Campaign Money to Governor” by Emily Wagster Pettus (Associated Press) for Yahoo News

Elections

New Jersey: “Ex-Mayor Indicted After Launching Run Despite Order Barring Him from Office, Authorities” by Chris Shelton (NJ Advance Media) for MSN

Ethics

California: “Anaheim Tightens Electronic Device Policy After Probe Finds Disregard for Records Law” by Hosam Elattar for Voice of OC

National: “Ex-FBI Counterspy Chief McGonigal Pleads Guilty in Payment Plot” by Spencer Hsu (Washington Post) for MSN

New York: “N.Y. Judge Finds Trump Committed Fraud and Sanctions His Attorneys” by Shayna Jacobs (Washington Post) for MSN

Tennessee: “Knox County Ethics Chief Asks State’s ‘Money Cop’ to Investigate County Commissioner” by Allie Feinberg (Knoxville News Sentinel) for MSN

Lobbying

National: “K Street Braces for Potential Shutdown” by Taylor Giorno (The Hill) for Yahoo News

National: “Bob Menendez Singlehandedly Blocked Bipartisan Bill to Regulate Foreign Influence in D.C.” by Ken Dilanian and Frank Thorp V (NBC News) for Yahoo News