POLITICS

IRS says churches should keep tax exemption even if pastors back candidates

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Washington — The IRS says pastors who endorse political candidates from the pulpit shouldn’t have to risk their churches losing their tax-exempt status. The move effectively calls for a carve-out for religious organizations from the rarely used IRS rule called the Johnson Amendment, put in place in 1954 and named after then-Sen. Lyndon Johnson. In

Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Solar, Wind Energy Tax Credits

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Wind turbines stretch across the horizon at the Spearville Wind Farm near Spearville, Kan., on Sept. 29, 2024.Charlie Riedel/AP Photo President Donald Trump signed an executive order on July 7 directing his administration to end federal subsidies for solar and wind energy facilities, citing their unreliability and dependence on foreign-controlled supply chains. In his order,

Sens. Warren, Sheehy team up on bipartisan military bill backed by Trump admin.

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Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren, one of the most liberal members of the U.S. Senate, is teaming up with Montana Republican Tim Sheehy, one of the upper chamber’s most conservative, to advance a new Pentagon policy that has earned support from top Trump administration officials. Warren and Sheehy are introducing legislation on Tuesday that would give

US to Send More Defensive Weapons to Ukraine

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Ground personnel unload weapons, including Javelin anti-tank missiles, and other military hardware delivered on a National Airlines plane by the United States military at Boryspil Airport near Kyiv in Boryspil, Ukraine, on Jan. 25, 2022. Sean Gallup/Getty Images The Pentagon announced on Monday night that it is sending more defensive weapons to Ukraine amid the