USA.GOV: Official U.S. gateway to government information websites (links to local, state, federal and international agencies)
Opensecrets.org
"Your guide to the money in American elections." Includes fund raising data, contributions by industry, useful issue profiles (e.g. managed care, gun control, campaign finance reform).
Local/Municipal/County Level Government Sites (United States)
State Level Government Sites (United States)
Federal Level Government Sites (United States)
FDsys
"Federal Digital System," provides public access to Government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies and preserved as technology changes.
Library of Congress
Library of Congress resources including American Memory project, exhibitions, and copyright information.
Congress.gov
U.S. Congress; good for legislative information (e.g., bills, Congressional Record).
White House
Executive Branch information.
Senate
Legislative activities, committees, senators.
House of Representatives
Legislative process, legislators, laws (e.g., U.S. Code).
Oyez
Multimedia database about the United States Supreme Court.
The Federal Judiciary
Information from and about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government.
U.S. Bureau of the Census
Great for statistical information.
Fedstats
Provides access to statistics produced by U.S. federal government agencies for public use.
The National Security Archive
Independent, nongovernmental, nonprofit research institute and library serving as a clearinghouse of declassified U.S. documents.
10 Downing Street
Biographies, speeches, press releases.
Armed Services Committee (U.S. Senate)
Homepage
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
Homepage (formerly known as: Immigration and Naturalization Service)
Central Intelligence Agency (U.S.)
Homepage
Department of Defense (U.S.)
Homepage
Department of Homeland Security (U.S.)
Homepage
Department of State (U.S.)
Homepage
DirectGov (UK)
United Kingdom public sector information
Official Documents from the UK Stationery Office
Many links to full-text documents.
EUROPA
Home page of the European Union.
Foreign Affairs Committee (U.S. House of Representatives)
Homepage
Foreign Relations Committee (U.S. Senate)
Homepage
How Parliament Works
Brief guide to the history, role and procedure of the UK Parliament.
International Trade Administration (U.S. Department of Commerce)
Homepage
National Security Council (U.S.)
Homepage-National Security Council
Organization of American States (OAS)
Accessible in both English and Spanish. Provides information about both the OAS itself and its individual member states.
United Nations
Home page of the United Nations.
United Nations Documentation: Research Guide
Overview of the types of documents and publications issued by the UN and guide to their use.
United States Intelligence Community
Portal site to all primary government agencies that carry out the intelligence activities of the U.S. government (e.g., CIA, FBI, etc.)
WWW Virtual Library International Affairs Resources
Good links to sites of other countries and their governments.