<?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>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:13 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Wealthy Beware! IRS Audit Squad Nabs One in Eight</title><description><![CDATA[New data from the IRS shows that one of eight filers with income of $1 million or more were audited last year. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100617291</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100617291</guid> </item>  <item><title>Unintended QE Consequences a Concern: Fed's Lockhart</title><description><![CDATA[Atlanta Fed President Lockhart told CNBC more solid economic data and a &quot;substantial improvement&quot; in jobs are needed.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100615574</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100615574</guid> </item>  <item><title>North Korea Warns; US Boosts Guam Defense</title><description><![CDATA[The rhetoric is heating up: North Korea warned that its military has been cleared to wage an attack on the US, while the Pentagon beefed up its defense of Guam.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100610862</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100610862</guid> </item>  <item><title>Obama Taking 5% Salary Cut</title><description><![CDATA[President Obama is reportedly returning 5 percent of his salary in tribute to furloughed federal workers, with CNBC&#039;s John Harwood.]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000158837</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100614066</guid> </item>  <item><title>Businesses to IRS: Change Forgotten Obamacare Tax </title><description><![CDATA[Businesses and wealthy owners of estates ask the IRS for changes to a 3.8 percent tax on investment income to fund Obamacare.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100613062</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100613062</guid> </item>  <item><title>'Too Big to Fail' Fix? Not Yet, Says Fed's Tarullo</title><description><![CDATA[Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo said Congress needs to talk about limits on short-term bank liability.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100612215</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100612215</guid> </item>  <item><title>Fed Governors Respectfully Disagree in Policy Spat</title><description><![CDATA[One of the Federal Reserve&#039;s most hawkish officials confronted one of the institution&#039;s most dovish policymakers on Tuesday in a rare joint public debate.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100611567</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100611567</guid> </item>  <item><title>Pension Wars: Ruling Fuels Stockton Battle</title><description><![CDATA[A ruling cleared the way for a battle over whether public workers&#039; pensions can be cut when a city goes bankrupt.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100609461</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100609461</guid> </item>  <item><title>Caroline Kennedy May Be Next US Ambassador to Japan</title><description><![CDATA[President Obama is leaning toward picking Caroline Kennedy to be the next U.S. ambassador to Japan, a source said Monday.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100608958</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100608958</guid> </item>  <item><title>Crisis Over? Demand for Foreign Workers to Jump</title><description><![CDATA[A popular U.S. visa program for skilled workers is likely to hit its quota within days after its application period opens.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100608303</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100608303</guid> </item>  <item><title>Breaking Ground: Stockton Bankruptcy Is Approved</title><description><![CDATA[ A federal judge on Monday allowed Stockton, Calif., to become the nation&#039;s most populous city to enter into bankruptcy.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100578156</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100578156</guid> </item>  <item><title>Stakes Are High as Judge Weighs Stockton Bankruptcy</title><description><![CDATA[Can federal bankruptcy law trump the California law that says debts to the state pension fund must be honored? ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100606235</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100606235</guid> </item>  <item><title>Ready or Not: States Brace for Obamacare</title><description><![CDATA[Health officials are racing to get insurance regulations and systems ready for the Oct. 1 start of Obamacare enrollment. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100606206</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100606206</guid> </item>  <item><title>Immigration Deal at Hand, Focus Turns to Details</title><description><![CDATA[Big business and big labor have settled on a framework for an immigration overhaul.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100605542</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100605542</guid> </item>  <item><title>US Business, Labor Groups Reach Immigration Deal</title><description><![CDATA[Major U.S. business and labor groups have reached an agreement on a guest-worker program.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100604312</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100604312</guid> </item>  <item><title>Top Court Questions Law Barring Benefits to Gay Couples</title><description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court signaled that it could strike down the law barring same-sex married couples from receiving federal benefits.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100597898</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100597898</guid> </item>  <item><title>Day 2 of Same-Sex Cases At SCOTUS</title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments in regards to whether same-sex couples should be entitled to more than 1,000 federal benefits, including tax breaks. CNBC&#039;s Suze Orman and the &quot;Street Signs&quot; crew provide perspective. ]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000157397</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100598050</guid> </item>  <item><title>How Obamacare Could Boost Your Premiums...a Lot</title><description><![CDATA[Study indicates how the 32 percent increase in medical claims cost for insurance companies may impact your pocket. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100597455</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100597455</guid> </item>  <item><title>Monetary Policy Is Not Loose Enough: Fed Official</title><description><![CDATA[Modest U.S. growth will keep inflation in check and means the Federal Reserve should ease monetary policy further, a senior U.S. central banker said on Wednesday. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100597447</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100597447</guid> </item>  <item><title>Cha-Ching! Taxes Won’t Stop Rich From Spending</title><description><![CDATA[&quot;Taxes are going to kill spending!,&quot; they cried. &quot;Don&#039;t punish the rich!&quot; Well, the rich have spoken and guess what? They&#039;re still spending.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100597323</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100597323</guid> </item>  <item><title>Minimum-Wage Hike? Why Main Street Hates It...A Lot</title><description><![CDATA[The battle over a minimum-wage increase has begun, and small employers on both sides have entered the debate.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100587856</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100587856</guid> </item>  <item><title>Prop 8: Supreme Court Takes on Gay Marriage</title><description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court is hearing arguments today on whether gay couples have the Constitutional right to marry, reports CNBC&#039;s John Harwood.]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000157080</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100592755</guid> </item>  <item><title>Fed Now Concerned About US Wealth Inequality</title><description><![CDATA[The Fed may soon have to face the undeniable divide that continues to grow between the wealthy and rest of America. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100589198</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100589198</guid> </item>  <item><title>American Dream Is Back, So Are Stocks: CNBC Survey</title><description><![CDATA[The latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey shows the nation&#039;s attitudes toward housing and stocks are at their highest levels since the beginning of the financial crisis.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100589056</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100589056</guid> </item>  <item><title>High Court Weighs Drug Companies' Generics Policy</title><description><![CDATA[Regulators argue drug companies&#039; generic policies deny consumers steep price declines that can top 90 percent.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100587685</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100587685</guid> </item>  <item><title>Pension Funds Wary as Bankrupt Stockton Goes to Trial</title><description><![CDATA[Who takes the losses when a city goes bust—workers and retirees, municipal bondholders, or both? The NYT reports.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100586409</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 04:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100586409</guid> </item>  <item><title>Why Washington Can't Stop Its Spending Habits</title><description><![CDATA[Why do so many—Republican or Democrat—ultimately become the very creatures of Congress habit they initially promised to replace?]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100582044</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 17:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100582044</guid> </item>  <item><title>FCC Chairman Announces Plans to Step Down</title><description><![CDATA[FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced plans Friday to step down.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100581339</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100581339</guid> </item>  <item><title>Fed's Raskin Flags Low-Wage Nature of Recovery</title><description><![CDATA[Too much of the growth in employment has been concentrated in low-wage jobs, weakening the recovery, a top Fed official says.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100581861</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100581861</guid> </item>  <item><title>US Supreme Court Will Hear 'Pay for Delay' Drug Case</title><description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments over whether big drug companies can settle patent litigation with generic rivals by making deals.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100581953</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100581953</guid> </item> </channel>   </rss