A House measure that would make it easier to yank the tax-exempt status of nonprofits that the Trump administration deems as supporting terrorism marks the latest effort by the president and his Republican allies to hobble organizations that oppose his agenda,

U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tax bill, stalled for days by Republican infighting over spending cuts, won approval from a key congressional committee on Sunday that advances the measure toward possible passage in the House of Representatives later this week.

The approval on May 18 advances the measure toward possible passage in the House of Representatives later this week.