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Links & Research Resources

At Grounded Truth & News Movement (GTNM), rigorous research is the backbone of everything we publish. We believe that every claim must be traceable, every narrative accountable, and every reader empowered to explore the truth for themselves. This Links & Research Resources page exists to support that mission ,  providing direct access to the same tools, databases, and government portals we use in our analysis. Whether you’re a journalist, student, policy researcher, or a curious citizen, this is your launchpad to credible sourcing, legal documents, and evidence-based inquiry. Transparency isn’t just our standard ,  it’s your right.


EXECUTIVE BRANCH

WhiteHouse.gov

  • Purpose: Official communications, initiatives, and executive orders from the current administration.

Visit WhiteHouse.gov

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

  • Purpose: Federal budgeting, regulatory oversight, and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulations.

Visit OMB.gov

Environmental Protection Agency – Laws & Regulations

  • Purpose: Environmental rulemaking, compliance notices, and enforcement data.

Visit EPA.gov

Data.gov

  • Purpose: The U.S. government’s open data portal.

Visit Data.gov

FOIA.gov – Freedom of Information Act Portal

  • Purpose: Central hub to request public records from federal agencies.

Visit FOIA.gov

USAspending.gov

  • Purpose: Tracks how federal dollars are spent, from grants to contracts.

Visit USAspending.gov


LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

Congress.gov

  • Purpose: Track the full legislative process ,  bills, amendments, voting records.

Visit Congress.gov

GovInfo.gov

  • Purpose: Official publications from all three branches of government.

Visit GovInfo.gov

Federal Register

  • Purpose: Daily publication of federal agency rules, notices, and executive orders.

Visit FederalRegister.gov

Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR)

  • Purpose: Continuously updated version of the CFR, the codified rules of the executive branch.

Visit e-CFR

Regulations.gov

  • Purpose: Submit comments and follow proposed federal regulations in real time.

Visit Regulations.gov


JUDICIAL BRANCH

U.S. Courts (uscourts.gov)

  • Purpose: Federal court rules, case forms, and opinions.

Visit USCourts.gov

Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)

  • Purpose: Official opinions, case schedules, and oral arguments of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Visit SupremeCourt.gov

PACER – Public Access to Court Electronic Records

  • Purpose: Access dockets, case files, and federal court documents.

Visit PACER

CourtListener

  • Purpose: Free and searchable U.S. court opinions and filings database.

Visit CourtListener

SCOTUSblog

  • Purpose: Independent reporting and analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Visit SCOTUSblog


INDEPENDENT & INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCES

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

  • Purpose: Audits and evaluations of federal government spending and efficiency.

Visit GAO.gov

Library of Congress (LOC.gov)

  • Purpose: Archives, legislative research, and historical federal records.

Visit LOC.gov

ProPublica

  • Purpose: Investigative journalism on policy, corruption, and accountability.

Visit ProPublica

The Intercept

  • Purpose: Investigative reporting on government secrecy, DOJ, and national security.

Visit The Intercept

OpenSecrets.org – Center for Responsive Politics

  • Purpose: Tracks money in politics, PACs, dark money, and lobbying.

Visit OpenSecrets.org

FollowTheMoney.org

  • Purpose: Tracks campaign finance at the state level across the U.S.

Visit FollowTheMoney.org

Government Executive

  • Purpose: Policy and workforce news affecting federal agencies.

Visit GovExec

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

  • Purpose: Transparency portal for public record requests.

Visit FOIA.gov


ARCHIVAL & HISTORICAL RESOURCES

Internet Archive

  • Purpose: Web pages, books, media, and digital history preservation.

Visit Archive.org

National Archives (NARA)

  • Purpose: Founding documents, federal records, and declassified files.

Visit Archives.gov

HathiTrust Digital Library

  • Purpose: Digitized public documents from universities and libraries.

Visit HathiTrust

Chronicling America (LOC Newspapers)

  • Purpose: Historic U.S. newspapers (1700s–1960s) preserved digitally.

Visit Chronicling America

Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)

  • Purpose: Access to millions of digitized materials from libraries, museums, and archives across the country.

Visit DPLA

CIA FOIA Reading Room

  • Purpose: Declassified intelligence reports available to the public.

Visit CIA Reading Room