Elections

North Carolina: “Republican Concedes Long-Unsettled North Carolina Court Election to Democratic Incumbent” by Gary Robertson (Associated Press) for MSN

Ethics

Colorado: “Bill to Put School Boards, Special Districts Under Colorado Ethics Commission Fails” by Marianne Goodland for Colorado Politics

Washington DC: “As D.C. U.S. Attorney Nomination Falters, Ed Martin’s Past Feeds Doubts” by Tom Jackman and Spencer Hsu (Washington Post) for MSN

National: “DOGE Aide Who Helped Gut CFPB Was Warned About Potential Conflicts of Interest” by Jake Pearson (ProPublica) for MSN

National: “U.S. Pushes Nations Facing Tariffs to Approve Musk’s Starlink, Cables Show” by Jeff Stein and Hannah Natanson (Washington Post) for MSN

Louisiana: “Louisiana Lawmakers Might Lift Restrictions on Gifts to Elected Officials, Government Employees” by Julie O’Donoghue (Louisiana Illuminator) for Yahoo News

Ohio: “Court Upholds Racketeering Convictions of Ex-Ohio House Speaker and Lobbyist in $60M Bribery Scheme” by Julie Carr Smyth (Associated Press) for MSN

Lobbying

Michigan: “Michigan Lawmakers Hear Out Testimony on Rules to Close the Lobbyist Gift Loophole” by Anna Liz Nichols for Michigan Advance