Research Guides: Political Science: Organizations, News, & Other Primary Sources

US Politics Primary Sources & Web Sites

American Enterprise Institute
A conservative public policy organization
Follow the Money
Data provided by the National Institute on Money in State Government. They track political donations in 50 states.
Initiative & Referendum Institute
From the University of Southern California
Legislatures Live!
Broadcasts and webcasts of floor proceedings and committee hearings
Lijphart Elections Archive
An archive maintained by UC San Diego
Maplight.org
Nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization examining the influence of money on politics.
MoveOn
A progressive, public policy grassroots organization
Open Secrets
A non-partisan look at money and its influence in US elections and public policy.
NPR Politics
Stories from National Public Radio.
Project Vote Smart
Resource for voters.
SourceWatch
Directory of think tanks, experts, etc.
FiveThirtyEight
Statistical analysis of US politics and sports.
Pew Research Center
Official website of the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan institution that conducts social science research within the United States. Includes research on a wide range of public opinion and social issue topics.
Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI)
Independent, nonpartisan research organization.
The Upshot - New York Times
Analytical news stories on politics.
Monkey Care - Washington Post
Analysis on current events by political scientists.

Congress.gov This link opens in a new window
Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. Congress - the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Congressional Research Service Reports
Official government archive of CRS reports from 2018 onwards.

Govinfo.gov This link opens in a new window
Govinfo is a service of the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO) providing free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.

Population Reference Bureau
Information on world population, health and environment

USA.gov This link opens in a new window
The official web portal of the U.S. government. Provides access to information on a wide variety of topics including education, business, law, travel, the environment and government agencies.

African American Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Collection of publications offering coverage of African American history, culture and daily life in the 19th and 20th centuries. Coverage from 1827 to 1998.
America's Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Dates: 1690-2000
Collection of newspapers from all over the United States.
Boston Globe This link opens in a new window
Dates: 1980-present

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Digital collection of historical American newspapers from the Library of Congress. Coverage from 1789 to present.

New York Times This link opens in a new window
Includes all articles published in print editions of the New York Times. Coverage from 1980 to present.
New York Times, Historical This link opens in a new window
Includes all articles published in historical print editions of the New York Times. Coverage from 1851 to 2006.
Newsbank:Access World News--The United States This link opens in a new window
Dates:1690-present.
Access to newspapers printed in the U.S.
Providence Journal (current & historical) This link opens in a new window
Dates: 1829-present
This links to the Providence Journal archives (1829-1982), Providence Journal current text-only (1981-present), Providence Journal current full image (2017-present), and Providence Journal web edition articles (2016-present).
Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window
Dates: 1984 - present
Wall Street Journal articles.
Wall Street Journal, Historical This link opens in a new window
Dates: 1889-1993
Historical articles from the Wall Street Journal.

Washington Post
Links to a number of databases with content from the Washington Post.