Campaign Finance

National: “‘Scam’ Political Groups Try New Trick – and Rake in Millions” by Roger Sollenberger for Daily Beast

Elections

National: “‘Cannot Wait for Washington:’ How voting rights activists are navigating new restrictions ahead of November elections” by Fredrika Schouten, Dianne Gallagher, and Wesley Bruer (CNN) for WRAL

Iowa: “Democrats Edge Toward Dumping Iowa’s Caucuses as the First Presidential Vote” by Michael Scherer (Washington Post) for Portland Press Herald

Ethics

National: “White Tiger and Cheetah Furs: A mess of Trump gift exchanges” by Michael Schmidt (New York Times) for MSN

California: “Gavin Newsom Signs Law Giving Journalists Unrestricted Access to Protests Closed by Police” by Andrew Sheeler (Sacramento Bee) for MSN

Delaware: “Delaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness Indicted on Two Felony Charges” by Xerxes Wilson and Sarah Gamard (Delaware News Journal) for MSN

New Jersey: “Judge Was Wrong to Throw Out Bribery Case in Infamous Corruption Sting, Prosecutors Say” by Ted Sherman (NJ Advance Media) for MSN

Ohio: “Former Cleveland Councilman Kenneth Johnson Sentenced to Six Years in Prison, Ordered to Pay More than $740,000 in Restitution” by John Caniglia for Cleveland Plain Dealer