Campaign Finance

National: “The Big Companies Funding Trump’s Inauguration Despite Denouncing Jan. 6” by Rebecca Ballhaus, Dana Mattioli, Shalini Ramachandran, and Maggie Severn (Wall Street Journal) for MSN

Maine: “Maine Delays Enforcement of Campaign Donor Limits” by Randy Billings (Portland Press Herald) for Yahoo News

Elections

Ohio: “Ohio Secretary of State’s Office Moves to Keep Little-Known Law from Tripping Up Transgender Candidates’ Campaigns” by Jeremy Pelzer (Cleveland Plain Dealer) for MSN

Ethics

Alabama: “Alabama Ethics Bill Cited in Report on Attempts to Reduce Ethics Commission Powers” by Ralph Chapoco (Alabama Reflector) for Yahoo News

Illinois: “Mayor Brandon Johnson Faced Ethics Concerns Over Ties to Chicago Public Schools and Teachers Union, According to Memo” by Nell Salzman, Alice Yin, and Gregory Royal Pratt (Chicago Tribune) for MSN

Michigan: “Michigan Transparency Plans Die Again, Keeping Public in the Dark” by Simon Schuster for Bridge Michigan

National: “Social Media Companies Face Global Tug-of-War Over Free Speech” by Cecilia King and Adam Satariano (New York Times) for DNyuz

New York: “Trump Loses Appeal in $5 Million E. Jean Carroll Defamation, Sexual Abuse Case” by Perry Stein and Shayna Jacobs (Washington Post) for MSN

Virginia: “Former Virginia Sheriff Convicted of Bribery in Badges-for-Dollars Scheme” by Paul Duggan (Washington Post) for MSN