Lobbying

“Trump’s Trade Pick Clears Hurdle, Despite Past Foreign Lobbying” by Fredreka Schouten for USA Today

Campaign Finance

Connecticut: “GOP Seeks to Gut Public Campaign Funding in Conn.” by Neil Vigdor for Connecticut Post

New Mexico: “Toulouse Oliver Proposes New Campaign Spending Rules” by Dan Boyd for Albuquerque Journal

Ethics

“Sally Yates Tells Senators She Warned Trump About Michael Flynn” by Matt Apuzzo and Emmarie Huetteman for New York Times

“Trump Looms as Kushner Companies Courts Investors in China” by Keith Bradsher, Ailin Tang, and Jesse Drucker for New York Times

California: “California Politicians Stole Their Money. Will That Make Them Care About Democracy?” by Alexei Koseff for Sacramento Bee

Florida: “When That Feisty Neighbor Becomes the President” by Michael LaForgia and Steve Eder for New York Times

Illinois: “Ex-Top Aide to Dorothy Brown Indicted on Charges She Lied to Grand Jury” by Jason Meisner for Chicago Tribune

New York: “Murky Definitions for Government Entities Undermines Transparency” by Rachel Silberstein for Gotham Gazette