Skip to contentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today.Join todayAlready a member? Log inBrendan RasciusFriday 06 November 2026 23:06 GMTTrump announces MAGA extremist Stephen Miller as new Chief of StaffThe Trump administration is considering an executive order to identify certain nonprofits as having ties to terrorism and immediately suspend their tax-exempt status, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.The proposal would invoke an untested provision of the tax code to bypass standard IRS investigations and quickly inflict severe financial consequences on targeted groups.The effort aligns with a wider administration campaign spearheaded by Stephen Miller, Trump's newly named White House chief of staff, to penalize non-profit organizations.The proposed order builds on prior actions, including a directive for the IRS to monitor tax-exempt organizations and an executive order designating Antifa a domestic terrorist group.A White House official described the potential order as speculative, but legal experts noted an unprecedented interagency push to crack down on specific organizations.In fullTrump weighs order that would label some nonprofits as terrorist groups: reportMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in