Campaign Finance

National: “Ocasio-Cortez Creates PAC to Push Back on the Democratic Party’s ‘Blacklisting’ Rule” by Kayla Epstein (Washington Post) for MSN

Oregon: “Pay to Play? Out-Of-State Law Firms Reap Rewards of Oregon Campaign Contributions” by Dirk VanderHart for Oregon Public Broadcasting

Elections

New York: “SAM Party Sues State Over Changes to Third Party Ballot Access” by Amanda Fries for Albany Times Union

Wisconsin: “Appeals Court Blocks Purge of Wisconsin Voter Rolls for the Time Being” by Patrick Marley for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Ethics

National: “Ukraine Prosecutor Offered Information Related to Biden in Exchange for Ambassador’s Ouster, Newly Released Materials Show” by Paul Sonne, Rosalind Helderman, and Tom Hamburger (Washington Post) for Seattle Times

National: “House Votes to Send Trump Impeachment to Senate for Trial” by Linda Mascaro for AP News

Illinois: “Ethics Board Imposes Max $2,000 Fine Against Chicago Ald. Edward Burke Over Letter He Wrote in Matter Involving a Client” by Gregory Pratt for Chicago Tribune

Lobbying

National: “These Emails Show a Trump Official Helping Her Former Chemical Industry Colleagues” by Derek Kravitz for ProPublica