Campaign Finance

National: “In Election’s Final Days, Dark Money and ‘Gray Money’ Fund Hidden Agendas” by Theodore Schleifer and Kenneth Vogel (New York Times) for DNyuz

Elections

National: “Fires Set in Drop Boxes Destroy Hundreds of Ballots in Washington and Damage 3 in Oregon” by Gene Johnson and Claire Rush (Associated Press) for Yahoo News

Pennsylvania: “Judge Strikes Down GOP Effort to Change Rules Over Military, Overseas Ballots” by Colby Itkowitz (Washington Post) for MSN

Virginia: “Supreme Court Allows Virginia Effort to Strike Possible Noncitizen Voters” by Ann Marimow and Justin Jouvenal (Washington Post) for MSN

Ethics

National: “For Jeff Bezos and His Businesses, Washington Has Become More Important” by Isaac Stanley-Becker, Aaron Davis, Josh Dawsey, and Christian Davenport (Washington Post) for MSN

Louisiana: “Louisiana Ethics Board Plans to Pick New Administrator Before Landry Appointees Sworn In” by Julie O’Donoghue (Louisiana Illuminator) for Yahoo News

Rhode Island: “Investigation Finds Insufficient Evidence to Prosecute McKee for Influencing Award of ILO Contract” by Alexander Castro (Rhode Island Current) for Yahoo News

Lobbying

National: “AIPAC Has Paid for Hundreds of Lawmakers to Visit Israel – to Grow Support for Its Far-Right Government” by Aidan Hughes, Cait Kelley, and Daryl Perry (Politico) for Yahoo News

Procurement

California: “No ‘Pattern of Corruption’ in Contracts Inked During Ridley-Thomas’ Tenure, Probe Finds” by Rebecca Ellis (Los Angeles Times) for MSN