How the Trump Administration Could Target Nonprofits, Explained

Tax-exempt organizations are on edge amid the Trump administration’s latest threats to go after left-wing groups in the wake of the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Administration officials have vowed to strip groups of tax-exempt status as part of its clampdown on those they say are promoting political violence. Tax-exempt status is typically only taken away after an audit, and it’s illegal for the president or vice president to direct the IRS to audit any taxpayer. Though earlier this year, President Donald Trump suggested he could take Harvard University’s status away, and in the days after Kirk’s death, Vice ...