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This page contains links to specialized sources of current news and information about government and politics.

Consult E-News for more general news sources: newspapers, wire services, and broadcast media.

U.S. Government News
ARL Federal Relations E-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
Congressional Information Center:
House and Senate schedules, and extensive information on committee and subcommittee activities, from C-SPAN
U.S. Dept. of Defense Press Resources:
News releases, briefings, press avisories, briefing slides, and speeches
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
State Dept.:
Daily press briefings and press releases
U.S. Courts: Newsroom:
News releases and other current information about the courts
USAID Press Information:
News releases, speeches & transcripts, Congressional testimony, from the U.S. Agency for International Development
WFED: Federal News Radio White House News:
Presidential News & Speeches

Press Briefings
IGO News
DevNews Media Center:
News, Speeches, Press Releases, Transcripts & Events from the World Bank
EU News:
Press releases, calendar, EU TV news service
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 Latest News:
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
Service restricted to members of the Columbia community The American Spectator Counterintelligence News:
From the Centre for Counterintelligence and Security Studies
Service restricted to members of the Columbia communityCQ 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
Service restricted to members of the Columbia community 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
Jane's:
Defense & security news from around the world
The Nation
Service restricted to members of the Columbia community National Journal Group's Policy Central:
Includes the National Journal, Hotline, & Congress Daily
New York Times: Politics Politics:
Political news & commentary from ABC News
Policy.com:
The Policy News & Information Service
Service restricted to members of the Columbia community Roll Call:
"The Newspaper of Capitol Hill," updated on Monday and Thursday
US Politics & World News:
from LexisNexis
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
 News & Features:
What's new in NYC government, from NYC.gov
NY1:
All New York, all the time
PoliticsNY
A political e-journal, with news and commentary