News Resources: Government & Politics
This page contains links to specialized sources of current news and information about government and politics.
Resources marked with this symbol are restricted to Columbia affiliates.
U.S. Government News
- ARL Federal Funding News
News on Federal legislation affecting research libraries and higher education - C-SPAN
Listen to or watch live proceedings from the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate - Congress in the News
Current bills and major laws from this and several previous Congresses recently in the news, arranged by subject, from Thomas - Federal Computer Week
Focus on technology news in U.S. government agencies - Secrecy News
From the Federation of American Scientists, it provides coverage of new developments in secrecy, security and intelligence policies - USAID Press Information
News releases, speeches & transcripts, Congressional testimony, from the U.S. Agency for International Development - U.S. Courts: The Third Branch News
News releases and other current information about the courts - U.S. Dept. of Defense: American Forces Press Service
News releases, briefings, press avisories, briefing slides, and speeches - U.S. Department of State. Bureau of Public Affairs. Office of Press Relations
Daily press briefings and press releases - WFED: Federal News Radio
- White House Briefing Room
Press briefings, Presidential statements, releases and actions
Inter-Governmental Organization (IGO) News
- DevNews Media Center
News, Speeches, Press Releases, Transcripts & Events from the World Bank - EU Newsroom
Latest news and media resources - IMF News
Press releases, news briefs, speeches, and transcripts, from the International Monetary Fund - NATO Update
NATO Update provides up-to-date news on NATO activities and events. Conceived for the general public, it aims to give a broad overview of Alliance-wide initiatives. - OAS Media Center
Press releases, speeches, videos, weekley calendar, from the Organization of American States - OECD Newsroom
The latest from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development - UN NewsCentre
Press Releases and Press Briefings - UN Pulse
UN Pulse alerts you to selected just-released UN online information, major reports, publications and documents. Created and maintained by a team of reference librarians at the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library in New York, UN Pulse is updated as new information is published and received
Political & Policy News
- The American Spectator
- Bloomberg: Politics
- CQ Weekly
News and in-depth analysis of Congressional activities - defense- aerospace.com
Breaking military news, official reports, press releases, transcripts, and wire feeds - Drudge Report
Includes links to all the political columnists - Greenwire: the Environmental News Daily
Environmental news in the U.S. and around the world - The Hill
"The Newspaper for and about the U.S. Congress" - Inside Politics
From CNN - The Nation
- National Journal Group's Policy Central
Includes the National Journal, Hotline, & Congress Daily - New York Times: Politics
- Politics
Political news & commentary from ABC News - Roll Call
"The Newspaper of Capitol Hill," updated on Monday and Thursday - Washington Post: Politics
- Washington Times: Nation/Politics
New York City News
- Gotham Gazette: NYC News & Policy
Published by the Citizens Union Foundation, contributions by 18 organizations - Inner City Press
A site reporting on areas of interest to the inner city - NYC.gov: News &press releases
- NY1
All New York, all the time