Elections

Montana: “Tim Sheehy Was Recorded Using Racist Stereotypes About Native Americans” by Kellen Browning (New York Times) for Seattle Times

National: “Iran Emerges as a Top Disinformation Threat in U.S. Presidential Race” by Steven Lee Myers, Tiffany Hsu, and Faranz Fassihi (New York Times) for DNyuz

Utah: “‘Deceptive’ and ‘Misleading’: Ballot language to limit voters’ initiative power thrashed by critics – including Republicans” by Robert Gehrke (Sal Lake Tribune) for Salt Lake Tribune

Ethics

California: “Anaheim Hires City’s First Ethics Officer” by Michael Slaten for Orange County Register

National: “13-Month Sentence for Man Who Made 12,000 Harassing Calls to Congress Members” by Spencer Hsu (Washington Post) for MSN

National: “Ginni Thomas Privately Praised Group Working Against Supreme Court Reform: ‘Thank you so, so, so much'” by Andy Kroll (ProPublica) and Nick Surgery (Documented) for MSN

New York: “Federal Judge Rejects Donald Trump’s Request to Intervene in Wake of Hush Money Conviction” by Michael Sisak (Associated Press) for MSN

Texas: “Top Harris County Health Official Fired after Chronicle Investigation into $6 Million Contract” by Mike Morris (Houston Chronicle) for MSN