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

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

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

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

Pentagon releases 150 National Guard troops from security mission deployment in LA as wildfire threats mount

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved the release of California National Guard troops from a federal mission in response to wildfire concerns. Read More

Musk says he’s forming a new political party after split with Trump over tax cuts law

Elon Musk said he’s carrying out his threat to form a new political party after his fissure with President Donald Trump, announcing on social media that he would form the America Party in response to ... Read More

Trump’s IRS says churches can now endorse political candidates from the pulpit

By allowing houses of worship to endorse candidates, despite federal tax law, the IRS is “fixing” a problem that doesn’t exist, while inviting new ones. Read More

Political violence thrusts potential 2028 candidates onto the national ...

More than a half-dozen potential 2028 contenders have personally experienced political violence or had to manage the response to such incidents. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience ... Read More

The story of Trump's first 100 days in 4 charts: From the Politics Desk

In today’s edition, we break down four sets of data that explain President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office. First, we take a look at the wide gap between the number of executive orders ... Read More

Will Politics Derail America’s 250th Birthday Bash?

President Trump started the countdown to next summer’s Semiquincentennial with an event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Not everyone wants to wave the flag his way. Read More