The House of Representatives passed a bill late Thursday that would empower the the treasury secretary to unilaterally strip the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit they deem to be a "terrorist supporting group," effectively killing the organization.

The Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act, or H.R. 9495, passed 219-184, with 15 Democrats joining the Republican majority in giving an incoming Donald Trump administration sweeping power to target his political foes. A previous attempt to fast-track the bill with a two-thirds majority vote failed last week, with 52 Democrats voting in support and 145 voting........

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