Campaign Finance

California: “Former East Bay Elections Chief Charged with 34 Felony Counts Related to Illegal Campaign Spending” by Annie Sciacca for San Jose Mercury News

Colorado: “Campaign Contribution Not a Reason to Disqualify Judge from Case, Court of Appeals Rules” by Michael Kralick for Colorado Politics

Elections

National: “Russia. Ukraine. China. Bolton Account Highlights Pattern of Trump Welcoming Foreign Political Help.” by Rosalind Helderman and Tom Hamburger (Washington Post) for MSN

Georgia: “House Republican Leaders Condemn GOP Candidate Who Made Racist Videos” by Ally Mutnick ans Stephanie Zanona for Politico

Ethics

National: “Trump Ousts Manhattan U.S. Attorney Who Investigated President’s Associates” by Rosalind Helderman, Ellen Nakashima, Matt Zapotosky, and Seung Min Kim (Washington Post) for MSN

National: “Facebook Removes Trump Ads with Symbol Once Used by Nazis to Designate Political Prisoners” by Isaac Stanley-Becker (Washington Post) for MSN

Canada: “Conservative Senator Victor Oh Faces Censure for Free Trip to China” by Robert Fife and Steven Chase for The Globe and Mail

Lobbying

Illinois: “Rules Requiring Nonprofits to Register as Lobbyists Delayed Until 2021” by Heather Cherone for WTTW

Pennsylvania: “Top Pa. GOP Lawmaker Fast-Tracking a Lucrative Gambling Expansion That Would Benefit a Major Campaign Donor” by Angela Couloumbis (Spotlight PA), Brad Bumsted (The Caucus), and Sam Jenesh (The Caucus) for Philadelphia Inquirer