Campaign Finance

National: “Man to Plead Guilty to Funneling Foreign Money to US Campaigns” by Nathan Solis for Courthouse News Service

National: “Conservative Political Fundraiser Pleads Guilty to Felony” by Sarah Kleiner for Center for Public Integrity

Connecticut: “State Says Pols Missed Deadline to Have Their Day in Court” by Mark Pazniokas for Connecticut Mirror

New York: “Campaign Panel Weighs Bigger Public Match for Local Donations” by Michael Gormley for Newsday

Ethics

National: “How a Beltway Power Couple and a Political Newcomer Learned to Thrive in the Trump Era” by Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey, and Anu Narayanswamy (Washington Post) for Houston Chronicle

National: “New EPA Chief in New England Barred from Many Decisions Because of Conflicts” by Dave Abel for Boston Globe

National: “Contradicting Trump, Ukraine Knew of Aid Freeze Before It Became Public” by Andrew Kramer and Kenneth Vogel (New York Times) for MSN

Florida: “Tallahassee Ethics Officer Demands $450,000 and An Apology in Exchange for Early Exit” by Jeff Burlew for Tallahassee Democrat

Texas: “Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen Says He Won’t Seek Re-Election After Scandal” by Tessa Weinberg for Fort Worth Star-Telegram