Everett Library: POL 100: United States Government: Federal Budget

Government sources

House of Representatives, Committee on the Budget
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
U.S. Senate Budget Committee

Federal Budget Resources - Articles

News articles from any of these sites are acceptable. When you search for articles you may be directed to blogs by the publication’s journalists. Read these for background, but avoid using them as sources. Be sure to cite your sources properly, using APA or MLA.

National Journal
National Public Radio
Political Wire
Politico
Online news journal
Real Clear Politics
Compilations of important political news.
Times Topics: Federal Budget
Links to recent articles about the federal budget crisis
Washington Post

Public Policy Think Tanks

Note that most of these have an ideological perspective.

Center for American Progress
Liberal or progressive.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Non-partisan
Tax Policy Center
Non-partisan
The Brookings Institution
Non-partisan, considered center-left.
The CATO Institute
Libertarian
The Concord Coalition
Non-partisan.
The Heritage Foundation
Conservative.