Campaign Finance

National: “FEC Chair Makes Another Go at Regulating Online Political Ads” by Karl Evers-Hillstrom for Center for Responsive Politics

Arkansas: “Judge Blocks Law on Timing of Donations” by Linda Satter for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

New Jersey: “Gov Signs Dark-Money Bill, Expects Lawmakers to Roll Back Problem Parts” by Colleen O’Dea for NJ Spotlight

Utah: “State’s ‘Hands Tied’ on PAC Connected to Utah Governor’s Former Campaign Manager, Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox Says” by Lisa Riley Roche for Deseret News

Ethics

National: “As Trump’s Defense Pick Withdraws, He Addresses Violent Domestic Incidents” by Aaron Davis and Shawn Boburg (Washington Post) for Boston Globe

National: “Supreme Court Rules in Case Watched for Impact on Trump Pardons” by Josh Gerstein and Natasha Bertrand for Politico

New Jersey: “NJ Tax Breaks Panel: ‘Special interests’ exerted influence, then they benefited” by Dustin Racioppi for Bergen Record

Washington DC: “Law Firm That Investigated Jack Evans for Metro Found ‘Multiple Violations’ of Ethics Code” by Robert McCartney for Washington Post