To watch all the video in C-SPAN’s library would take a quarter of a century. Here’s how journalists can make use of it.

Federal funds pay for Alzheimer’s research, but federal dollars also help pay for care for those with the ailment.

The Stimson Center, a foreign policy think tank, gave NPF fellows insight on Russia, North Korea and other hotspots.

A pivot away from counterterrorism and toward China and Russia is fundamentally changing how the Pentagon operates.

Political polarization in Congress is at levels not seen in more than a hundred years. Will it be possible for anything to get done?

Covering Congress means more than chasing lawmakers down the halls of the Capitol.

To understand the impact of the federal budget, reporters need to understand where federal dollars are going – and how it affects the fortunes of every state in the union.

An expert on the nation’s budget process gives tips on where it is going – and how reporters can cover it.

Two reporters well-versed in the federal budget lay out their tips and strategies for covering a behemoth spending plan that never goes the way it’s supposed to.

Three experts provide tips and resources for reporting on the congressional oversight investigations.

The country occasionally is roiled by fights over putting justices on the nation’s highest court for life. Is it getting more intense?

Trade is often numbers heavy and dry here’s how some journalists make it come alive.

The view from the boardroom is that global trade has been beneficial for U.S. companies, so ramping up tariffs represents a big threat to business bottom line.

A law professor and expert on international trade agreements says that some of the actions in the Trump administration’s trade war don’t follow international law.

As renegotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement heat up, where should journalists look for stories?

‘Dumping,’ ‘countervailing duties,’ ‘tariffs’ – all buzz words in the enforcement of international trade. An expert decribes what they mean.

An expert on oil spills discusses the implications of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and shows where journalists can look for stories in its aftermath.

With the Magnuson-Stevens Act as a key tool, U.S. regulators have led the way in managing fisheries in its waters. But what are other countries doing?

Fishing is big business, generating billions of dollars in fish sales – and more than a million jobs – in the United States.

The Magnuson-Stevens Act was passed in 1976 and is considered a major success. But fishing interests are still looking to modify how it works.

Enterprising reporters can find a wealth of story ideas beyond the Supreme Court.

Reporters well-versed in covering the Supreme Court and other courts share how they find and execute stories on such a tradition-bound beat.

Imports have overrun some U.S. industries. While curbing them could help those industries, experts are unsure how other markets will be affected.

A FOIA expert shows how reporters can break through a tangled web of statutes, case law, regulations and written and unwritten policies to pry loose information.

Reporters who use FOIA regularly know the tricks for making it work to your advantage.

Reporters covering immigration and border security describe complex beat that is continually in the spotlight.

Is an agreement on U.S. immigration policy possible in these polarized times?

Laws passed on Capitol Hill get all the glory, but understanding the nitty-gritty of the regulatory process can give reporters a leg up.

Congress is a place where laws are made. But for reporters on the Hill, it’s also a massive institution that sometimes spends money in unusual ways worth tracking.

Is the military well-staffed and technologically advanced enough for handling the range of threats the U.S. now faces?

Some people love to hate Washington, but the fiscal ties between the federal government and states run deep.

The tax system is a mess, most experts agree – but changing it is exceedingly difficult. How might it happen?

If the federal government can’t pay its debts, it could play havoc on financial markets. So why does Congress regularly threaten to do so?

Congress rarely passes budgets the way it’s supposed to – but that doesn’t mean the spending stops. Where is federal spending headed next?

As reporters explore the dysfunctional federal budget process, they should keep in mind who is affected by it (and that doesn’t mean politicians and lobbyists).

Amid a rocky start in the Trump-press relationship, news organizations are struggling to find workarounds – and deciding when to band together.

The military has been stretched thin the past two decades, but that doesn’t mean it’s been depleted. Some tips on how to recognize the difference.

Donald Trump campaigned on promises of a big boost in military spending. An expert gives tips on tracking that $600 billion.

Curbing the flow of imports into the United States was one of President Trump’s campaign pledges. Can he accomplish it?

While Donald Trump won the presidency with an anti-free trade message, public opinion isn’t fixed on that position.