InfoGuides: U.S. Politics: Find News

Read key news sources

Don't see the newspaper you want? Check the E-journal Finder!

The New York Times
Unlimited access to NYTimes.com and NYT Mobile apps, including Spanish and Chinese editions, which cover a variety of national news topics through breaking news articles, blogs, videos and interactive features.
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Note: First time users must create a new account here using their Mason credentials to gain access. Faculty and Staff must reactivate their accounts every year. Upon login setup, you can download any NYT app from the App Store and use same login credentials for unlimited access.
CQ Weekly
Provides comprehensive coverage of the U.S. Congress, including bill status, votes, and Committee and Floor action. Also included in this database is the full text of CQ Researcher which offers in-depth analysis of major issues in the news.
The Hill
This political newspaper and website/blog is published in Washington, D.C. and focuses on national issues.

Search for News Coverage of Events & Issues

The library provides access to thousands of U.S. & international newspapers. Here are the best search engines for finding news stories:

Factiva This link opens in a new window
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Supplies international business and news coverage from more than 8,000 sources including newspapers, newswires, magazines, trade journals, radio and television transcripts, and websites. Compiles company information and data and up to 5 years of historical market data. Contains photographs and pictures from Reuters and Knight Ridder. Tutorial for the Factiva database.
See the Factiva link generator to generate permalinks to Factiva records.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Provides access to a wide range of news (includes New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times), business (company news, industry forecasts), government (legislative news, tax information), legal (news, case law) and reference information. Formerly LexisNexis Academic. Tutorial for the Nexis Uni database.
International Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Provides the most recent news content from outside of the U.S. and Canada with archives that stretch back decades. Features newspapers, newswires, transcripts, and digital-only news sites in full-text format, including more than 800 of the world's top news sources such as The Times (London), The Bangkok Post, El Norte, Financial Times, The Guardian, Jerusalem Post, South China Morning Post, The Daily Telegraph, Asian Wall Street Journal, and the BBC Monitoring series of publications.
Tutorial for International Newsstream database.
Economist Online This link opens in a new window
Resource offers insight and opinion on international news, politics, business, finance, science and technology. It offers a variety of web-only content, including blogs, debates and audio/film programs. Provides full access to the print edition and a searchable online archive that dates back to 1997. Note: For access to The Economist newsletters, please register here using your Mason email address.

Additional Newspaper Databases

Alt-PressWatch This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text articles for over 210 publications of the alternative and independent presses, from 1970 to current.
Tutorial for the Alt-PressWatch database.
Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
Includes journals, magazines, and newspapers from ethnic and minority presses from 1959-present. Ethnicities include: African American/Caribbean/African; Arab/Middle Eastern; Asian/Pacific Islander; European/Eastern European; Hispanic; Jewish; Native People.
Tutorial for the Ethnic NewsWatch database.