Campaign Finance

National: “Judge Tosses Democratic Party Challenge to Trump Order’s Impact on FEC” by Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney (Politico) for MSN

New York: “Cuomo Super PAC Got $2.7 Million From Donors with Business Before the City” by Greg Smith (The City) for MSN

Ohio: “Ohio Senate GOP Budget Bill Would Loosen State’s Ban on Political Spending by Corporations, Unions” by Jeremy Pelzer (Cleveland Plain Dealer) for MSN

Ethics

California: “Trump Charts New Territory in Bypassing Newsom to Deploy National Guard” by Justin Jouvenal and Alex Horton (Washington Post) for MSN

National: “Gabbard Placed Top Adviser Inside the ODNI’s Watchdog Office, Officials Say” by Meryl Kornfield and Ellen Nakashima (Washington Post) for MSN

National: “Appeals Court Hands AP an Incremental Loss in Its Attempt to Regain Its access to Trump Events” by David Bauder (Associated Press) for MSN

Louisiana: “As Charges Linger Over Landry, Louisiana Legislature Passes Dramatic Changes to Ethics Law” by Julie O’Donoghue for Louisiana Illuminator

North Dakota: “ND Ethics Commission Has No Authority to Punish Officials Violating Ethics Laws, State Leaders Argue” by Mary Steurer and Jacob Orledge (North Dakota Monitor) for Yahoo News