SPLC indictment builds momentum for Bessent's Treasury to probe partisan nonprofits

The Treasury Department is tightening IRS tax-exempt reporting requirements to address nonprofit funding linked to 'extremist activity,' following a federal indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for allegedly funneling millions to groups like the Ku Klux Klan. SPLC denies wrongdoing, claiming the funds were used for intelligence-gathering via informants.