University of Nebraska Kearney

Political Links

Your Starting Point for Political Information

U.S. Government Resources
Congressional Resources (http://thomas.loc.gov/links/)
U.S. House of Representatives (http://www.house.gov/)
House Republican Conference (http://www.gop.gov)
House Democratic Caucus (http://www.dems.gov/)
U.S. Senate (http://www.senate.gov)
Senate Democratic Policy Committee (http://dpc.senate.gov/)
Senate Republican Policy Committee (http://rpc.senate.gov/public)
The White House (www.whitehouse.gov)
Executive Branch Departments and Agencies (http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/fedgov.html)
Supreme Court of the United States (http://www.supremecourt.gov/)
Federal Courts (http://www.uscourts.gov/Home.aspx)
 

International Organizations
United Nations (http://www.un.org/)
International Monetary Fund (http://www.imf.org/external/index.htm)
World Bank (http://www.worldbank.org/)
International Criminal Court (http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC)
European Union (http://europa.eu/index_en.htm)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/index.htm)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (http://www.osce.org/)
Organization of American States (http://www.oas.org/en/default.asp)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (http://www.aseansec.org/)
African Union (http://www.au.int/)
League of Arab States (http://www.arableagueonline.org/las/index_en.jsp)
 

Domestic Political Organizations
Democratic National Committee (http://www.democrats.org/)
Nebraska Democratic Party (http://www.nebraskademocrats.org/)
Republican National Committee (https://www.gop.com/ChangeDirectionIn2012/ChangeDirectionIn2012.htm)
Nebraska Republican Party (http://negop.org/)
Libertarian Party (http://www.lp.org/)
Green Party (http://www.gp.org/index.php)
Tea Party Patriots (http://www.teapartypatriots.org/)
People for the American Way (http://www.pfaw.org/)
Christian Coalition (http://www.cc.org/)
Moveon.org (http://front.moveon.org/)
Americans for Tax Reform (http://www.atr.org/)
America Votes (http://www.americavotes.org/)
 

Nongovernmental Organizations
International Committee of the Red Cross (http://www.icrc.org/)
Doctors without Borders (http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/)
World Food Programme (http://www.wfp.org/)
Habitat for Humanity International (http://www.habitat.org/default.aspx?tgs=Ny8yMS8yMDExIDExOjQyOjQ2IEFN)
Amnesty International (http://www.amnesty.org/)
Greenpeace (http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/)
 

Research Resources
Brookings Institution (http://www.brookings.edu/)
The Heritage Foundation (http://www.heritage.org/)
American Enterprise Institute (http://www.aei.org/)
Cato Institute (http://www.cato.org/)
Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/)
Urban Institute (http://www.urban.org/)
International Affairs Contact Network (http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/iacnet/)
CIA World Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/xx.html)
Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov/index.html)
Library of Congress: Map Collection (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/)
Library of Congress: U.S. Historical Documents (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/help/constRedir.html)
U.S. Census Data (http://www.census.gov/)
Statistical Abstract of the United States (http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/)
Gallup (http://www.gallup.com/home.aspx)
Pew Research Center (http://pewresearch.org/)
United States Elections Project (http://elections.gmu.edu/)
Transnational Institute (http://www.tni.org/)
Washington Office on Latin America (http://www.wola.org/)
United States Institute of Peace (http://www.usip.org/)
World Policy Institute (http://www.worldpolicy.org/)
Calvin T. Ryan Library Political Science Resources (http://guides.library.unk.edu/content.php?pid=172910)
Center for Responsive Politics (http://www.opensecrets.org/)
FindLaw Cases and Codes (http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/)
National Conference of State Legislatures (http://www.ncsl.org/)
National Governors Association (http://www.nga.org/cms/home.html )
 

News Outlets
National Journal (http://www.nationaljournal.com/)
Politico (http://www.politico.com/)
CQ Roll Call (http://www.rollcall.com/)
Financial Times (http://www.ft.com/home/us)
Christian Science Monitor (http://www.csmonitor.com/)
New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com)
Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/)
Omaha World-Herald (http://www.omaha.com/)
Lincoln Journal Star (http://journalstar.com/)
Kearney Hub (http://www.kearneyhub.com/)