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

One year after Trump’s attempted assassination, how politics has changed

A bullet that grazed his ear and his extraordinary instant response became a defining moment, and for his supporters the making of a legend. 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

IRS says churches can endorse political candidates in reversal of decades-long precedent

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

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

Can churches endorse political candidates? How the decades-old, little-known Johnson Amendment has been changed

A decades-old rule keeping churches from endorsing politicians was struck down in court. Here's what to know about the Johnson Amendment. 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

What Colonial Williamsburg may teach us about politics today

What Colonial Williamsburg may teach us about politics today 09:26. Colonial Williamsburg, capital of the British colony of Virginia, has been preserved as a sprawling museum. Read More