Trump Moves to Relax Limits on Nonprofit Politicking

President Trump hopes to sign an executive order Thursday that loosens restrictions on churches and other religious groups’ political activities, according to The New York Times. It was not immediately clear if the executive order would affect other types of nonprofits, which face some limits on political activity under the federal tax code, a rule sometimes referred to as the Johnson Amendment.

See a Chronicle news story about the effort by the president and Republican lawmakers to end the ban, and read opinion pieces from a variety viewpoints:

Mr. Trump, Let’s End the Hypocrisy and Deny Tax Breaks to Churches, by Doug White

Politics and Charity: Do Not Mix, by Roger Colinvaux

Don’t Change the Tax Rules on Advocacy by Nonprofits or Donors, by Mark Rosenman