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 ...

Two East Texas churches, Sand Springs Church in Athens and First Baptist Church Waskom, were among the plaintiffs in the ...

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

By interpreting political discussions during worship as private conversations, the IRS creates a loophole that will lead to ...

The Internal Revenue Service’s proposed consent decree with religious organizations to allow churches to speak about ...

If a judge approves a proposed court order, the IRS will soon allow churches to endorse candidates from the pulpit again ...

We asked several Utah faith leaders if they would endorse a political candidate from the pulpit after the Internal Revenue Service said in a court filing this week that they could. Here's what they ...

Donald Trump has endorsed the IRS's recent decision to allow houses of worship to endorse political candidates without jeopardizing their tax-exempt status, potentially weakening the Johnson Amendment ...

The new IRS interpretation came after decades of debate and, most recently, lawsuits from the National Religious Broadcasters ...

President Trump praised the IRS decision allowing church pastors to endorse political candidates.The president said he thin ...

New interpretation of tax law is a win for conservative Christians who have long opposed the Johnson Amendment.