IRS lifts ban on churches getting involved in politics and endorsements: What to know

The rule was introduced by former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1954 when he was serving as the U.S. Senate majority leader. It banned all tax-exempt organizations like churches and charities from ... Read More

Veteran political reporter reveals what the media missed about Trump's appeal to Americans in 2024

Political reporter Salena Zito examines President Donald Trump's unique connection with voters in her book about the Butler rally shooting. Read More

Politics in the pulpit

The Internal Revenue Service announced on Monday it is overturning a restraint on churches and other houses of worship that was supposed to keep them from endorsing candidates for political office. Read More

How many political parties are registered in Florida? Probably more than you think

The two "major" parties are the Florida Democratic Party and the Republican Party of Florida. There also are 15 "minor" parties, ranging from the Independent Party of Florida to the Party for ... Read More

NY paper’s ‘vile’ political cartoon appears to mock Trump-voting Texas flood victims

Buffalo News cartoonist Adam Zyglis appeared to blame President Trump and DOGE spending cuts for the deadly floods. Read More

Trump's freewheeling and unorthodox West Wing: From the Politics Desk

Much of USAID’s success in saving 25 million lives from HIV/AIDS, acknowledged by bipartisan majorities in Congress, is credited to PEPFAR, a program launched by former President George W. Bush with ... Read More

Texas flooding, and politics around it, underscore the challenges Trump faces in replacing FEMA

Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this hurricane season to “wean off of FEMA” and “bring it down to the state ... Read More

Elon Musk vows to start a new political party after Trump feud. Here's why that's harder than it sounds.

Billionaire Elon Musk is floating a new political party dubbed the "America Party" — but the idea could face major hurdles. Read More

The Republicans who bucked Trump on his big bill: From the Politics Desk

Sen. Thom Tillis, R.-N.C., meanwhile, has been on the receiving end of Trump’s wrath in recent days — to the extent that after he announced his opposition to the bill over the weekend, he decided to ... Read More

Corporate Politics

Now, businesses increasingly want nothing to do with politics. Elon Musk left the government after his companies’ fortunes plummeted. Target, Meta and others reversed D.E.I. policies. Nearly 40 ... Read More

What Colonial Williamsburg may teach us about politics today

The Colonial Era living history museum in Williamsburg, Virginia, offers an enlightening portrait of life in Revolutionary-era America, while providing a vivid contrast to today's political and ... Read More

Politics and Poetry - Psychology Today

The news is constantly before us. Unlike the time when a person read a morning or afternoon newspaper or watched a half-hour nightly national newscast, today news is available all the time. News ... Read More