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

The Internal Revenue Service agreed in a court filing that churches can endorse political candidates without fear of losing ...

The IRS said in a court filing that churches whose pastors endorse political candidates from the pulpit shouldn't lose their ...

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

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

The IRS took a significant step by filing a court brief arguing pastors who endorse political candidates shouldn’t risk ...

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

The impact of a new Internal Revenue Service rule that enables churches to endorse candidates from the pulpit without ...

The change in IRS code came after a lawsuit tried to challenge the Johnson Amendment, a longstanding principle of separation ...

Since 1954, the IRS has banned nonprofits — including congregations — from participating in political campaigns. The agency ...

Churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates to their congregations without risking losing their ...

The IRS' decision circumvents a decades-old ban on political activity by tax-exempt nonprofits.  The Johnson ...