Campaign Finance

Maryland: “Ex Pr. George’s Council Member Pleads Guilty to Theft Scheme, Perjury” by Jasmine Hilton and Lateshia Beacham (Washington Post) for MSN

Michigan: “Michigan Sheriff Under Investigation for Hosting Trump Campaign Stop” by Michael Kransz for MLive

New Mexico: “Political Group The New Mexico Project Still Fighting Disclosure” by Colleen Heild (Albuquerque Journal) for Yahoo News

Oregon: “Portland Elections Office Investigating Rene Gonzalez for Using Taxpayer Funds on Wikipedia Edits” by Courtney Vaughn for Portland Mercury

Elections

National: “Free Booze, a Lake Cruise and Selfies Galore: How Democrats courted influencers at the D.N.C.” by Ken Bensinger (New York Times) for DNyuz

Texas: “Latino Civil Rights Group Demands Inquiry into Texas Voter Fraud Raids” by Edgar Sandoval (New York Times) for DNyuz

Ethics

California: “A Pricey City Contract Was Slipping Away. Then a Call Was Made – and It May Be Linked to Oakland FBI Investigation” by Eli Wolfe (Oaklandside) for MSN

National: “Trump Special Counsel Opts Against Mini-Trial Before Election” by Chris Strohm (Bloomberg News) for Yahoo News