Here is an overview of article searching, using OneSearch and the library's databases.
Suggested databases for American politics and legislation
Newspapers -- finding news, reports and discussions on bills, propositions, policy issues, voting and elections
ProQuest Recent Newspapers: Major U.S. Dailies (2008 - 3 weeks ago)
ProQuest Global Newsstream (ProQuest)
New York Times (ProQuest)
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post (ProQuest) (1987 - today, for cover to cover image of the paper 2008 - one month ago)
Journal articles -- in depth research/studies in academic journals and other periodicals
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
America: History and Life (EBSCO)
CQ Researcher (CQ Press)
JSTOR (All Subjects)
Opposing Viewpoints
Oxford Journals
SAGE Journals Online
Social Sciences Full Text (EBSCO)
Statistics, reports, and legal resources
Polling the Nations
Statista
Statistical Abstract of the United States (ProQuest)
WestlawNext Campus Research