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  • Obama Speaks Out on Drones  Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 2:15 PM ET

    President Obama is giving a speech on counterterrorism in Washington, specifically addressing the use of drones, with CNBC's John Harwood.

  • Immigrants Please Apply: Rust Belt Cities Need You Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 2:27 PM ET

    The loss of manufacturing jobs and declining populations in Rust Belt cities have intensified efforts to attract new immigrant entrepreneurs.

  • Link Student Loan Rates to Markets? House to Vote Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 6:58 AM ET

    Facing a deadline in which federal loan rates would double for 7 million college students, the House is ready to pass legislation that links student loan rates to the markets.

  • US House Votes to Force Approval of Keystone Pipeline Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 8:32 PM ET
    Pipe is stacked at the southern site of the Keystone XL pipeline in Cushing, Oklahoma.

    The House of Representatives approved a bill as expected on Wednesday declaring that a presidential permit was not needed to approve the Canada-to-Nebraska leg of the Keystone XL oil pipeline.

  • Fed Mulls Tapering as Soon as June: Minutes Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 2:00 PM ET
    Federal Reserve Building, Washington, D.C.

    'A number of participants' on the FOMC this month favored slowing the Fed's efforts to maintain record-low long-term interest rates as early as summer.

  • IRS Official Denies Wrongdoing, Invokes Fifth Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 10:48 AM ET
    Internal Revenue Service Director of Exempt Organizations Lois Lerner makes a statement during a hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee before refusing to testify to the committee May 22, 2013 in Washington, DC.

    The IRS official at the center of a tax scandal about extra scrutiny of conservative groups asserted her constitutional right not to answer questions.

  • Bernanke: Too Soon to Taper Bond Buys Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 10:01 AM ET
    Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies during a hearing before the Joint Economic Committee May 22, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

    Fed Chair Ben Bernanke told Congress the U.S. job market remains weak, and it is too soon to end its stimulus. Stocks spiked on his comments.

  • Fed Hawks, Doves Divided Over Improved Labor Market Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 9:13 AM ET
    Ben Bernanke

    As the Federal Reserve mulls reducing asset purchases, the improved labor market is spurring debate between Fed "hawks" and "doves" over what the right policy decision should be.

  • IRS Official at Center of Scandal Won't Testify Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 7:25 AM ET

    Lois Lerner, the IRS official at the center of the political targeting scandal plans to assert her constitutional right not to answer questions from a congressional committee.

  • Bernanke Expected to Deliver Dovish Message Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 3:24 PM ET
    Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke

    The Fed Chairman is expected to maintain his dovish tone when he speaks to Congress Wednesday and dispel notions the Fed is ready to cut back its easing policy.

  • Obama Pledges All Necessary Help for Oklahoma Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 10:10 AM ET
    resident Barack Obama speaks about the tornadoes that impacted Oklahoma yesterday in the State Dining Room at the White House May 21, 2013 in Washington, DC.

    President Obama promised to make available all necessary government resources to Oklahoma to help in the rescue and recovery effort in the aftermath of a devastating tornado.

  • Cook: We Pay 'Every Single Dollar' in Taxes Owed Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 11:37 AM ET
    Tim Cook is sworn in at a Senate hearing about the company's offshore profit shifting and tax avoidance.

    Apple's CEO is disputing assertions that the company evades billions of dollars in U.S. taxes by shifting profits to foreign affiliates.

  • 'I Did Not Lie': IRS Brass Claim Ignorance Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 5:12 PM ET
    Former Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman

    Top Internal Revenue Service officials told Congress on Tuesday they were unaware of the agency's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny until recently.

  • Fed's Dudley: Tapering Depends on Economy and Jobs Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 2:05 PM ET
    William Dudley

    The economy's ability to weather lower government spending and higher taxes will be key to the Fed's decision on monetary accommodation, a Fed official said on Tuesday.

  • Follow US, St. Louis Fed Chief Bullard Tells ECB Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 12:16 PM ET

    St. Louis Fed President James Bullard, at a talk in Germany, defends the Fed's massive asset purchase program and recommends that the ECB adopt a similar stimulus policy.

  • Some Republicans See New Obama-Linked Scandal Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 2:04 AM ET
    Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius

    Republicans target Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for her soliciting of funds on behalf of a non-profit group, called Enroll America, from two private entities.

  • White House Knew of IRS Audit in April Monday, 20 May 2013 | 6:19 PM ET
    White House Press Secretary Jay Carney

    The White House said its counsel was told on April 24 about the preliminary findings of an IRS audit that showed IRS employees targeting conservative groups for extra scrutiny.

  • U.S. Treasury Building in Washington, D.C.

    The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the U.S. tax system, trim government spending and reform safety net spending programs appear to be fading.

  • Chinese Hackers Resume Attacks on US Targets Monday, 20 May 2013 | 7:22 AM ET
    A building in a Shanghai suburb that is reportedly a center of cyberespionage.

    Hackers working for China's army appear to have resumed their attacks on U.S. companies. The NYT reports.

  • Treasury to Free Up $260 Billion to Avoid Default Friday, 17 May 2013 | 1:30 PM ET

    The Obama administration on Friday said it was ready to free up about $260 billion so the nation could continue paying its bills as a temporary debt ceiling suspension lapses.