I'm glad it was useful! When it comes to documentation from the US government, you have to consider the source agency, think of them like individual sources ra

I'm glad it was useful! When it comes to documentation from the US government, you have to consider the source agency, think of them like individual sources rather than all part of "the government". Most agencies are fine, you have to be careful when you see things coming from Congress though. If it's a report from the CBO, GAO, CRS, or other agencies that are a PART of Congress, they're great, generally VERY reliable: https://www.google.com/search?q=congressional+agencies https://www.google.com/search?q=congressional+agencies However, if there is a report from any committee, you have to vet it more carefully. Step 1 see if it was written by a bipartisan committee, if not, it's probably trash. I'm a liberal but I wouldn't blindly trust reports from any partisan committee, but GOP committees tend to focus on creating propaganda for political purposes rather than actual actionable plans or reliable data. They focus on blaming whatever the topic is on Democrats above all else. Reports from bipartisan committees TEND to be better, and ones endorsed by the entire Congress are pretty bulletproof, like the Warren Commission or the 9/11 report.