California: “What Could Campaign Finance Reform Look Like in Two OC Cities?” by Hosam Elattar for Voice of OC

National: “Pro-DeSantis Super PAC Fires CEO Amid Turmoil” by Michael Scherer and Hannah Knowles (Washington Post) for MSN

National: “Congressional Lawmakers, Advocacy Groups Urge FEC Regulation on Deceptive AI” by Harshawn Ratanpal and Jimmy Cloutier for OpenSecrets

Elections

Georgia: “Georgia County Signs Up to Use Voter Database Backed by Election Deniers” by Alexandra Berzon and Nick Corasaniti (New York Times) for DNyuz

Ethics

National: “Trump Pardoned Them. Now They’re Helping Him Return to Power.” by Beth Reinhard, Manuel Roig-Franzia, and Clara Ence Morse (Washington Post) for MSN

Ohio: “Sam Randazzo, Ohio’s Former Top Utilities Regulator, Charged with Bribery, Embezzlement Crimes” by Jeremy Pelzer and Andrew Tobias (Cleveland Plain Dealer) for MSN

Virginia: “Newport News Drafts Rules, Ethics Handbook After Council Credit Card Misuse” by Josh Janney for Virginian-Pilot

Lobbying

Florida: “Lobbying Restrictions Get Go-Ahead from Federal Appeals Court” by Jim Saunders (News Service of Florida) for Law.com