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

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

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

The policy change reverses a ban on endorsing or opposing candidates by religious organizations known as the Johnson ...

The Internal Revenue Service made a statement on Monday that would allow churches to support political candidates of their ...

This week, the Internal Revenue Service quietly ratified a change to its longstanding rules on allowing certain nonprofit groups, like churches, to take on political stances. News of the policy change ...

Donald Trump has endorsed the IRS's recent decision to allow houses of worship to endorse political candidates without ...

The Johnson Amendment, enacted by Johnson in 1954 when he was the U.S. Senate Majority Leader, bans political activity by churches.

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

The decades-old Johnson Amendment does not apply to speech by houses of worship to its congregation through “customary channels of communication,” the IRS said in a July 7 court filing in the ...