The 1954 Johnson Amendment (the law barring all nonprofit organizations like churches from engaging in partisan politics) has ...

The rule was introduced by former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1954 when he was serving as the U.S. Senate majority leader.

There’s only one known instance of a church losing its tax-exempt status because it violated the Johnson Amendment, but ...

In court filings Monday, the IRS has largely backed down on a decades-old rule that barred churches from engaging in ...

IRS repeal of church political restrictions energizes GOP strategies but alienates the faithful who value spiritual over ...

Churches thinking of taking advantage of a major IRS flip-flop on the legality of engaging in politics without fear of losing ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday welcomed the Internal Revenue Service's decision that houses of worship could ...

President Donald Trump praised the IRS decision permitting churches to endorse political candidates, saying it allows them to ...

The Internal Revenue Service agreed in a court filing that churches can endorse political candidates without fear of losing ...

The IRS now allows churches to support political candidates without losing tax-exempt status, raising both praise and ...

IRS says it will no longer penalize houses of worship for endorsing political candidates during religious services, as long ...

The IRS announced churches can endorse political candidates through an exemption in the Johnson Amendment. The announcement ...