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

The IRS made headlines this week with a quiet but significant policy shift: Churches can now formally endorse political ...

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

In court filings July 7, the IRS has largely backed down on a decades-old rule that barred churches from engaging in ...

The agency's agreement in a court filing formally reverses a decades-old provision of the tax code, but the motion would need ...

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

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

Gavin Newsom (D), who is widely considered to be a leading contender for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in ...

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

An IRS clarification on churches endorsing political candidates to their congregations draws praise, concern from local ...

Nor was it just that right-wing ministers were expressing Republican-shaped views about everything from LGBTQ rights to tax laws from the pulpit. Outside church walls, the massive ecosphere of ...

On Monday, July 7, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) formally repealed a long-standing rule that barred churches from ...