Lobbying

“Democrats Introduce Bill to Strengthen Foreign Agents Law” by Kenneth Doyle for Bloomberg BNA

“Lobbying After Congress Declines in Popularity” by Kyle Stewart and Griffin Connolly for Roll Call

“In Trump Era, Lobbyists Boldly Take Credit for Writing a Bill to Protect Their Industry” by Kimberly Kindy for Washington Post

Campaign Finance

California: “What Happened to L.A.’s Push to End Its Pay-to-Play Reputation? So Far, Not Much” by Emily Alpert Reyes and David Zahniser for Los Angeles Times

Connecticut: “Ganim to Sue for Connecticut Clean Elections Cash for State Run” by Brian Lockhart for Torrington Register Citizen

Ethics

“Lawsuit Says Fox Knowingly Faked Seth Rich Story” by Hadas Gold for Politico

“Halliburton Hit for $29.2 Million in FCPA Case” by David McCann for CFO.com

Elections

North Carolina: “Judges: No special elections in North Carolina” by Associated Press for Politico