Campaign Finance

National: “How Trump’s Legal Expenses Consumed GOP Donor Money” by Isaac Arnsdorf and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) for MSN

Tennessee: “Kelsey Co-Defendant Smith to Plead Guilty in Federal Campaign Finance Case” by Sam Stockard for Tennessee Lookout

Elections

New Hampshire: “In Time of Distrust, How One State Is Trying to Boost Voter Confidence” by Joanna Slater (Washington Post) for MSN

Ethics

National: “Government Officials Invest in Companies Their Agencies Oversee” by Rebecca Ballhaus, Brody Mullins, Chad Day, Joe Palazzolo, and James Grimaldi (Wall Street Journal) for Fox Business

California: “Grand Jury Accuses Santa Clara City Council Members of Putting 49ers Ahead of City” by Marisa Kendall (San Jose Mercury News) for MSN

Colorado: “Adams County Must Pay Legal Fees of the Treasurer It Sued, Colorado Supreme Court Orders” by John Aguilar (Denver Post) for MSN

Lobbying

Illinois: “City Council Debate Over Private Booting Shines Light on Ways Clout and Campaign Cash Work in Chicago” by Heather Cherone for WTTW

Redistricting

Florida: “DeSantis Broke Florida Precedent and Maybe the Law, Too, in Making Congressional Map” by Joshua Kaplan (ProPublica) for Yahoo News