Politics

Ballotpedia is the digital encyclopedia of American politics, and the nation’s premier resource for unbiased information on elections, politics, and policy.  They provide readers curated content on all levels of U.S. politics that is relevant, reliable, and available for all. In addition, Ballotpedia’s policy content and assets are a gateway to learning about public policy and an unparalleled resource for clear, comprehensive, and factual information on key policy areas. Ballotpedia is firmly committed to neutrality in all our content.

Vote Smart provides free, factual, unbiased information on candidates and elected officials. 

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Guides.vote mission is to inform and engage voters.

The guides.vote team creates nonpartisan, intensively researched voter guides to key elections across the United States, in both English and Spanish. The guides allow readers to make confident voting decisions with a clear understanding of the candidates’ positions and of what’s at stake in each election. By outlining the differences between candidates, our guides can help potential voters overcome misinformation, an overload of attack ads, or political cynicism.

OpenSecrets is the nation's top resource for unbiased political finance data.

Money is power. Exposing it is the goal of OpenSecrets. 

Money is a pervasive, game-changing and often unacknowledged participant in our politics. How it’s spent and where it comes from is a story that needs to be told, often and in detail, to build both transparency and trust.

FactCheck.org is a source for nonpartisan and unbiased news related to current events and politics. Its articles surrounding the election mainly consist of fact-checking the candidates in any press release, debate, or speech in order for voters to have accurate information.

Verify the latest news with AP Fact Check. AP fact checkers combat misinformation by debunking false and misleading claims.

The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.

Gale OneFile: News

Access major U.S. and international newspapers online to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, or other fields.