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Tax committee Republicans press for Treasury crackdown on nonprofits promoting fraud, 'anti-American' hate

As nonprofits draw increasing scrutiny over bilking taxpayers with fraudulent schemes and organizing divisive protests nationwide, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith and all 25 Republican members of the committee are pressing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to crack down on organizations that are "manipulating the Tax Code" to operate tax-free while promoting "anti-American and/or pro-terrorist ideals" and engaging in "significant fraud, waste, and abuse of taxpayer dollars."The request marks one of the most aggressive congressional pushes in memory to revoke tax-exempt statu...