Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is at SCOTUS today. We'll be out front of the Court rallying in support of voting rights, keeping our fingers crossed. WaPo editorial, LA Times editorial, op-ed from Sensenbrenner and Conyers,

With the sequester deadline on Friday, and negotiations moving slowly, members of Congress are finding plenty of time to raise money--there are at least 40 events this week. Our report.

Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
PBS Frontline: Will the Supreme Court lift political contribution limits?
Frontline on the McCutcheon case.

Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Montana Senate backs campaign finance bill
"The Montana Senate has endorsed a bill that would limit corporate campaign finance spending after changing the measure to allow news-media outlets to continue publishing editorials during election season."

Bloomberg: Clinton backers plead guilty to campaign funds violation
After SCOTUS declines to hear their case: "William Danielczyk, 51, and Eugene Biagi, 78, admitted today in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, that they improperly reimbursed donors who gave $186,600 to Clinton’s Senate and presidential campaign committees from corporate funds, U.S. Attorney Neil MacBride said."

HuffPost: Scott Peters supports Citizens United constitutional amendment
"Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.) has been in Congress for only seven weeks, but he already supports measures to decrease the influence of money in the politics, including a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United."

Times-Union: Mr. DiNapoli sets the standard
Times Union praises Comptroller DiNapoli for pushing corporations to disclose political spending, including his recent win with Qualcomm.

Congress/Admin
The Hill: Obama group selling White House access to rich donors, says watchdog
Common Cause: "A nonpartisan watchdog group on Tuesday demanded President Obama shut down the nonprofit group built from his campaign organization, the latest voice in a growing chorus accusing the newly founded Organizing for Action (OFA) of selling access to the White House." Mother Jones.

Politico: Marco Rubio courts Wall Street
"Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is moving swiftly behind the scenes to lock down some of Wall Street’s biggest donors ahead of the 2016 presidential race." Rand Paul, Paul Ryan, and others are also making the Wall Street pilgrimage. Funny part at the end about Rubio not wanting to talk about it because people still don't like bankers.

Oil Change International: Senators send pro-Keystone XL letter, once again drenched with oil money
Another letter about approving Keystone: "the Senators who signed the pro-Keystone XL letter have received roughly 236% more in donations on average from fossil fuel interests than those that did not sign the letter."

Roll Call: Web entrepreneur tries to bridge K Street and grassroots advocacy
"Chris Hull, a former partner with DCI Group who has spent the past several years building a free grass-roots lobbying website called BlastRoots.com, is turning to his former K Street clients and colleagues as he attempts to turn a profit."

Politico: Jim Messina to open consulting firm
"Jim Messina, campaign manager for President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection bid and one of the most influential figures in Obama world, is opening a consulting firm to represent progressive groups and Democratic campaigns. Messina will also remain chairman of Organizing for Action, the nonprofit successor to Obama for America, which was the president’s campaign committee."

Politico: Group under fire for McConnell tweets also faces FEC questions
"The super PAC under fire for posting racist tweets about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s wife failed to disclose its December fundraising numbers and received a warning notice from the Federal Election Commission."

WaPo: Democrats nominate Robyn Kelly in Illinois
"In a victory for gun-control advocates led by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former state representative Robin Kelly won the Democratic nomination in Illinois’ 2nd District special election Tuesday, defeating former congresswoman Debbie Halvorson, whose positions on guns had come under consistent attack from opponents."

The Hill: Retailer lobbyist to take charge at hotel group
"Katherine Lugar will be the new president and chief executive of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA)." Politico.

Other/States
Grand Forks Herald: ND House kills bill to create ethics commission
"North Dakota's House has defeated a measure to create a panel to investigate alleged acts of wrongdoing by politicians.

AP: Washington gun control supporters form lobbying coalition
" Gun control advocates in Washington state are forming a coalition to lobby state lawmakers, hoping to help usher passage of a plan to expand background checks."

Capital Journal: Koch works behind the scenes on renewable energy bill
In Kansas: "A lobbyist affiliated with Wichita-based oil and gas giant Koch Industries had private talks with the leader of the House Energy and Environment Committee about a bill to weaken the state's renewable energy standards before the committee passed it out Tuesday."