Lobbyists hoping to work for President-elect Donald J. Trump will have to terminate their lobbyist registrations to be vetted for high-level positions, according to CNN.

Additionally, as an agreement to work with the next administration, officials leaving their future positions will be banned from lobbying for five years. Republican National Committee spokesman Sean Spicer says the goal of the ban is to make sure “people aren’t using the government to enrich themselves and using their service in government to do that.”

Trump’s transition team told CNN this will help fulfill Trump’s campaign promise to “drain the swamp” in Washington.

Lobbying

Rhode Island: “Raimondo Signs Bills on Lobbying, Insurance for Off-Label Drug Use, Teaching of Holocaust” by Jennifer Bogdan for Providence Journal

Campaign Finance

“RNC Fundraisers Hedge on Trump” by Kenneth Vogel and Alex Isenstadt for Politico

Massachusetts: “House Passes Campaign Finance Changes Aimed at Transparency, Special Elections” by Shira Schoenberg for MassLive.com

Ethics

“Justices Disclose Privately Paid Trips and Gifts” by Adam Liptak for New York Times

Arizona: “How Nearly $1 Million Disappeared from Surprise Coffers” by Jessica Boehm for Arizona Republic

California: “Orange County Finally Has an Ethics Commission – Now What?” by Jordan Graham for Orange County Register

Florida: “Audit Finds City Improperly Paid Lobbying Firm More Than $317,000” by Christopher Hong for Florida Times Union

Elections

“Who Does Donald Trump Listen to? Other Trumps.” by Mary Jordan and Jose DelReal for Washington Post

“Will Trump Swallow the GOP Whole?” by Mark Leibovich for New York Times

Lobbying

“Some K Street Donors Slow to Commit to another Romney Bid” by Fredreka Schouten for USA Today

“Gifts to Va. Lawmakers down Last Year Following McDonnell Scandal” by Jenna Portnoy for Washington Post

Campaign Finance

“RNC Date Change Gives Dark Money More Room to Operate” by Jacob Fenton and Peter Olsen-Phillips for Sunlight Foundation

“Outside Donors, ‘Dark Money’ Influenced Ariz. Races” by Alia Beard Rau for Arizona Republic

“Can Connecticut’s Campaign Finance Reforms Be Saved?” by Mark Pazniokas for CT Mirror

“Jury Returns Split Verdict in Campaign Finance Case” by Hugh McQuaid for CTNewsJunkie.com

“With Ballot Question, Maine Group Aims to Bolster Struggling Public Financing Elections Law” by Alanna Durkin (Associated Press) for Greenfield Daily Reporter

“At $37 Million and Counting, Mega-Donor Sinquefield Says He’s Not Going Anywhere” by Kevin McDermott and Virginia Young for St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Changes Afoot to Tighten Campaign Finance Reporting Laws in Montana” by Mike Dennison for The Missoulian

Ethics

“Prosecutor: Perry veto forced an end to several cases” by Ross Ramsey and Reeve Hamilton for Texas Tribune

Today, the Republican National Committee (RNC) filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court District of Columbia asking that political parties be able to collect unlimited political contributions for independent expenditures.

In RNC v. Federal Election Commission (FEC), the RNC argues the First Amendment protects the right of political parties to engage in unlimited independent expenditures and accept unlimited contributions to accounts maintained by those parties when designated solely for independent expenditures.

The RNC wants to conduct this independent activity in select U.S. Senate and House Races in 2014 followed in 2016 in the race for the President.

On May 21, a similar lawsuit was brought against the FEC by the Libertarian National Congressional Committee asking for comparable relief.