The IRS is ducking out of the political uproar over its proposed rules limiting social welfare nonprofit spending on political campaigns. It delayed a hearing on its rules released last November defining political activity for the nonprofits in order to include feedback on the proposal. (ProPublica, May 23, 2014, by Theodoric Meyer)
Republicans had blasted the new rules as violating free speech rights. The rules would prevent groups with 501(c)(4) tax-exempt status from running TV ads, engaging in get-out-the-vote or voter registration drives, and distributing political literature. (NewsMax, May 22, 2014, by Todd Beamon)