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

A reinterpretation of a tax rule signals that houses of worship may now be able to endorse political candidates without ...

Churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status, the Internal Revenue Service said in a legal document the tax-collection ...

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

The new post-Johnson Amendment regime is bound to be helpful to Republicans but unlikely to advance the cause of religion.

The IRS agency's court filing provides ‘green light’ for support, law professor says of the potential update for Maryland ...

Comparing it to a family discussion, the Internal Revenue Service agreed on Monday that pastors and other religious leaders ...

The Johnson Amendment has been used to chill free speech in churches. The IRS finally changed the rule in a recent decision.

It wasn’t exactly a unicorn, but something relatively uncommon happened last week — Congress enacted a narrow, ...

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

A surprise move by the IRS that would allow pastors to back political candidates from the pulpit without losing ...

The IRS said it no longer will enforce the Johnson Amendment that prevents churches and other nonprofits from endorsing ...