Databases for Politics and Government

The Air University Library's Index to Military Periodicals is a subject index to significant articles, news items, and editorials from English language military and aeronautical periodicals. The Index contains citations since 1988 and is updated continuously.

The United States National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records and with increasing public access to those documents. NARA is officially responsible for maintaining and publishing the legally authentic and authoritative copies of acts of Congress, presidential proclamations and executive orders, and federal regulations.

Includes the following features and content: bills, resolutions; activity in Congress; Congressional Record; schedules, calendars; committee information; presidential nominations; treaties.

Learn about major issues from current and historical perspectives and the inner workings of the U.S. government from authoritative, accessible, and unbiased sources.

The home of the U.S. Government’s open data.  Here you will find data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, and design data visualizations. Search and download data from over 166,748 datasets. 

Includes essential content covering important issues related to race in society today. Essays, articles, reports and other reliable sources provide an in-depth look at the history of race and provide critical context for learning more about topics associated with race, ethnicity, diversity and inclusiveness.

govinfo provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.

Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those sites. The Military & Government Collection provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for nearly 400 titles.

Data.census.gov is the new platform to access data and digital content from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Create a free account to access the Wall Street Journal via your browser and/or the Wall Street Journal app on your tablet and phone.  Full text of the Wall Street Journal is available from four years prior to the present day. Once your account is created, you can log in to the Journal website at https://wsj.com or on the app using the email and password you provided when creating your account.