Will the federal government do anything to stop Islamists from using tax-exempt nonprofit groups to influence U.S. elections? Based on the IRS’s lax track record of enforcing the restriction on political campaign intervention by houses of worship and charities, and the willingness of successive administrations to accommodate church electioneering, it seems unlikely.
Islamist organizations in Michigan took advantage of the IRS’s failure to enforce the law this past summer, in the run-up to the 2026 Democratic Senate primary. The razor-thin victory of Abdul el Sayed over Haley Stevens — with a margin of less than 1% or just 13,792 votes — followed an active season of politicking by at least seven Michigan mosques. Most of that activity appears to contradict IRS guidance.
