http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/44173-APB_0.pdf
Covers the impact of the president’s proposals on the budget outlook and the differences between the administration’s estimates and those of the Congressional Budget Office. From the CBO
Maps the changing geography of support for Republicans and Democrats by use of population cartograms to better identify the new political battlegrounds. From the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/97-896.pdf
Discusses the role that Trade Promotion Authority plays in the establishment of foreign trade agreements. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2014/assets/appendix.pdf
Contains more detailed financial information on individual programs and appropriation accounts than any of the other budget documents. From the Office of Management and Budget
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2014/assets/hist.pdf
Provides statistical tables on federal government receipts, outlays, surpluses or deficits from about 1940 to date. . From the Office of Management and Budget
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2014/assets/spec.pdf
Contains analyses that are designed to highlight specified subject areas or provide significant presentations of budget data that put the budget in perspective. From the Office of Management and Budget
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2014/assets/budget.pdf
Budget plan proposed by President Obama. Includes the budget message of the president, his budget priorities, and a budget overview organized by agency and summary tables. From the Office of Management and Budget
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43030.pdf
Discusses the Recess Appointments Clause of the Constitution, the way in which it has been used by presidents, the recent court decision undermining presidential authority, and the increased Congressional power over appointments if the Supreme Court upholds the Appeals Court decision. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists