<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/10000113/device/rss/rss.html" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>Politics</title><description><![CDATA[Find the Latest News about Politics, the Economy, Government, Political Events, and more.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/10000113</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:33 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Lawmakers Accuse IRS Officials of Lying in Scandal</title><description><![CDATA[US lawmakers accused IRS leaders of lying as they began investigating the agency&#039;s targeting of conservative groups.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100746135</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100746135</guid> </item>  <item><title>Rep. Ryan Grills IRS' Miller</title><description><![CDATA[CNBC&#039;s Eamon Javers discusses what was a tough day for Steven Miller, who was ousted from his post at the IRS this week.]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000169261</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100746879</guid> </item>  <item><title>IRS 'Culture of Discrimination' Troubling: Rep. Camp</title><description><![CDATA[House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp says he wants to know who &quot;hatched&quot; the IRS plan to target conservative groups.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100746025</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100746025</guid> </item>  <item><title>Apple's Cook Wants Tax Reform to Repatriate Cash  </title><description><![CDATA[Tim Cook says he&#039;ll propose tax changes to encourage firms to bring home more of their offshore funds.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100745838</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 11:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100745838</guid> </item>  <item><title>Obama Names Daniel Werfel Acting IRS Commissioner</title><description><![CDATA[President Obama on Thursday named White House budget official Daniel Werfel the new acting IRS commissioner.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100736912</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100736912</guid> </item>  <item><title>IRS Scandal Could Yield Needed Tax Reform: Baucus</title><description><![CDATA[Congress wants answers on why the IRS targeted conservative groups, two senior politicians tell CNBC.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100743317</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100743317</guid> </item>  <item><title>Fed's Plosser: Start Tapering Asset Buys in June</title><description><![CDATA[&quot;Things are better enough for the Fed to slow the pace of purchasing,&quot; Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser says.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100741384</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100741384</guid> </item>  <item><title>Stop IRS Culture of 'Rot and Abuse': Rep. Boustany</title><description><![CDATA[Rep. Charles Boustany tells CNBC congressional investigators will get to the truth in the IRS scandal.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100742412</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100742412</guid> </item>  <item><title>For Obama, Harsh Reality Overshadows Vision </title><description><![CDATA[After a heady re-election, President Obama&#039;s second term dreams have collided with reality. The NYT reports. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100741909</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 11:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100741909</guid> </item>  <item><title>Obama: Miller Out as Acting Commissioner of IRS</title><description><![CDATA[President Obama said IRS conduct targeting conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny was &quot;inexcusable&quot; and that acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller is out.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100741122</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 22:29 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100741122</guid> </item>  <item><title>House Speaker Suggests Jail Time in IRS Targeting</title><description><![CDATA[Speaker John Boehner raised the possibility of jail time over IRS&#039;s scrutiny of conservative groups.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100739935</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100739935</guid> </item>  <item><title>Holder Defends AP Probe at House Hearing on IRS</title><description><![CDATA[Holder told Congress that a serious national security leak required the gathering of telephone records at the AP.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100738860</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100738860</guid> </item>  <item><title>FBI Opens Criminal Probe of US Tax Agency</title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday he had ordered the FBI to open a criminal probe over the Internal Revenue Service&#039;s targeting of conservative political groups.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100738288</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 10:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100738288</guid> </item>  <item><title>US Budget Deficit Shrinks Far Faster Than Expected</title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. government’s deficit is shrinking far faster than expected, faster than many economists think is advisable, the NYT reports.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100736988</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 07:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100736988</guid> </item>  <item><title>McConnell: IRS Scandal Is Just the Beginning</title><description><![CDATA[Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on CNBC&#039;s &quot;The Kudlow Report&quot; the IRS scandal is just the tip of the iceberg.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100737368</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 01:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100737368</guid> </item>  <item><title>Justice Department Orders Probe of the IRS</title><description><![CDATA[Eric Holder ordered the Justice Department to investigate IRS targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100736549</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100736549</guid> </item>  <item><title>NTSB Recommends Tougher Drunken Driving Standard</title><description><![CDATA[The National Transportation Safety Board wants to make it easier for police to charge someone with DUI. 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Secretly Obtains AP Phone Records</title><description><![CDATA[AP accuses DOJ of a &quot;massive and unprecedented intrusion.&quot;]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100733307</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 22:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100733307</guid> </item>  <item><title>Obama: IRS Focus on Conservative Groups 'Outrageous'</title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama on Monday called the Internal Revenue Service&#039;s focus on conservative groups &quot;outrageous.&quot;]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100674604</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 16:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100674604</guid> </item>  <item><title>US Supreme Court Rules for Monsanto in Patent Case</title><description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court ruled that an Indiana farmer violated agribusiness company Monsanto&#039;s patent for a type of soybean.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100731742</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 14:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100731742</guid> </item>  <item><title>Wal-Mart vs. the Feds: Who's the Low-Wage Job King?</title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is better at creating low-paying jobs than both Wal-Mart and McDonald&#039;s.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100731615</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 13:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100731615</guid> </item>  <item><title>Drugs Costs Face Vast Disparity Under Obamacare</title><description><![CDATA[Where you live could make a huge difference in what you&#039;ll pay for medications under Obamacare.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100731024</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:23 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100731024</guid> </item>  <item><title>IRS Scrutiny Targeted Political Advocacy Groups</title><description><![CDATA[U.S. tax agents have been singling out non-profit groups involved with politics, lobbying or advocacy for extra scrutiny.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100730744</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 09:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100730744</guid> </item>  <item><title> Is the Fed Prepping Markets for the End of QE? </title><description><![CDATA[If an article in Monday&#039;s Wall Street Journal is anything to go by, the U.S. Fed is getting ready to unwind monetary stimulus.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100730473</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 06:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100730473</guid> </item>  <item><title>GOP Plans Probe of IRS on 'Tea Party' Targeting</title><description><![CDATA[The IRS is apologizing for targeting conservative groups in 2012 to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100727589</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100727589</guid> </item>  <item><title>Ben Bernanke: Shadow Banking Still Poses Risks</title><description><![CDATA[US Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said that the shadow banking system continued to pose a threat to financial stability.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100727002</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 13:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100727002</guid> </item>  <item><title>CFTC Says Relax: May Ease Dodd-Frank Futures Rule</title><description><![CDATA[The CFTC is prepared to adjust a new rule stemming from the Dodd-Frank financial reform law.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100725747</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 12:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100725747</guid> </item>  <item><title>Both Sides Claim Small Biz Interests in Tax Fight</title><description><![CDATA[The Marketplace Fairness Act could be very unfair to small business.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100724844</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 12:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100724844</guid> </item> </channel>   </rss>