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Kellan Howell

Kellan Howell is a continuous news writer for The Washington Times, covering defense and national security. Originally from Williamsburg, Virginia, Kellan graduated from James Madison University where she received bachelor's degrees in media arts and design and international affairs with a concentration in western European politics.
During her time at JMU, she interned for British technology and business news website "ITPro" in London and worked as a freelance reporter for The Washington Guardian. She was also an executive editor of 22807, a new student magazine covering arts and culture in the JMU community.
Kellan can be reached at khowell@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Kellan Howell

Donald Trump as much a global threat as ISIS jihadis, report says

The increasingly likely prospect of Donald Trump winning the presidential election represents as much a global threat as the one posed by jihadis seeking to destabilize the world's economy, according to a new report from a British research group.

March 17, 2016

‘Democracy Spring’: Thousands to participate in ‘largest civil disobedience action of the century’

Thousands of protesters are planning a massive, nonviolent civil disobedience campaign, risking arrest to overhaul Congress and "save our democracy."

March 16, 2016

VA moves to fire three hospital executives in Phoenix scandal

Two years after it was revealed that workers at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Phoenix kept secret wait lists to cover up long wait times for veterans and unnecessary deaths, the Department of Veterans affairs announced Tuesday that it had proposed firing three more executives from the troubled facility.

March 16, 2016

Ayanle Hassan Ali, Toronto attacker, said ‘Allah’ told him to stab soldiers

A Canadian man says he acted on orders from Allah when he stabbed two soldiers outside a recruiting center in Toronto, authorities said Tuesday.

March 16, 2016

John Boehner backs Paul Ryan for president, calls Ted Cruz ‘Lucifer’

Former House Speaker John A. Boehner said current Speaker Paul D. Ryan should be the Republican nominee for president if the party fails to chose a candidate on the first ballot at its national convention this summer in Cleveland.

March 16, 2016

Secret Service desperate for more agents at height of campaign season

The U.S. Secret Service, charged with protecting the president and some of the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates running for the 2016 election is facing a shortage of manpower at a time of peak demand, the agency told Congress on Tuesday.

March 16, 2016

Piers Morgan to Prince Harry: Don’t go to Yale, ‘you wouldn’t last five minutes’ with PC police

Rumors began spreading this week that Britain's Prince Harry is planning to enroll at Yale University's prestigious law school, but in an open letter published Tuesday, British journalist Piers Morgan urged the young royal not to attend the school, citing a culture of political correctness run amok on campus.

March 15, 2016

Chinese editorial: Donald Trump’s rise shows why democracy doesn’t work, opens ‘Pandora’s box’

An editorial published Tuesday in China's government-run "Global Times" mocks the U.S. electoral process over GOP front-runner Donald Trump's rise, saying his candidacy has "opened a Pandora's box" for America and exposed the inherent risks of democracy.

March 15, 2016

Islamic State hackers post ‘kill list’ of Minnesota cops

A group of hackers loyal to the Islamic State terrorist group have reportedly posted a "kill list" with the names and personal details of 36 policemen in Minnesota.

March 15, 2016

Iran claims it recovered thousands of pages of information from U.S. sailors’ devices

Iran has claimed it retrieved thousands of pages of information from the devices of 10 U.S. sailors who were briefly detained in January.

March 15, 2016

Omar al-Shishani, Islamic State commander, died of wounds from U.S. airstrike in Syria

A top Islamic State commander has died of wounds suffered in a U.S. airstrike in Syria, a senior Iraqi intelligence officials and the head of a Syrian activist group said Tuesday.

March 15, 2016

Hillary Clinton apologizes for AIDS gaffe made while praising the late Nancy Reagan

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton came under fire from the gay community after she praised the late Nancy Reagan for raising awareness of the AIDS crisis.

March 12, 2016

Women’s group pushes no sex for Trump supporters campaign

A women's advocacy group is urging women, and men, to refuse sex to anybody who supports GOP front runner Donald Trump.

March 12, 2016

Donald Trump surrounded by Secret Service as protester rushes toward stage at rally

A rally in Dayton, Ohio, for GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump took a dramatic turn on Saturday when a man rushed toward the stage, causing Secret Service agents to form a wall around the candidate amid the commotion.

March 12, 2016

Trump campaign denies canceling Cincinnati rally after Chicago protests

A spokeswoman for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump denied media reports that Mr. Trump had cancelled another rally planned for Sunday in Ohio because of security concerns.

March 12, 2016

Riot breaks out at Alabama prison; warden stabbed as inmates run wild

Authorities are on the scene of an apparent riot that broke out at a southern Alabama prison early Saturday morning, where inmates have reportedly been running rampant in the facility, setting fires and overturning beds.

March 12, 2016

Bill Maher blasts Clinton, Sanders fans for fighting each other: ‘Will be the death of liberals’

Late-night talk show host Bill Maher on Friday scolded supporters of both Democratic presidential candidates, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont, for fighting against each other, saying the attacks will prove counterproductive and will see GOP front-runner Donald Trump win the White House.

March 12, 2016

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Kellan Howell

Articles by Kellan Howell

Donald Trump as much a global threat as ISIS jihadis, report says

‘Democracy Spring’: Thousands to participate in ‘largest civil disobedience action of the century’

VA moves to fire three hospital executives in Phoenix scandal

Ayanle Hassan Ali, Toronto attacker, said ‘Allah’ told him to stab soldiers

John Boehner backs Paul Ryan for president, calls Ted Cruz ‘Lucifer’

Secret Service desperate for more agents at height of campaign season

Piers Morgan to Prince Harry: Don’t go to Yale, ‘you wouldn’t last five minutes’ with PC police

Chinese editorial: Donald Trump’s rise shows why democracy doesn’t work, opens ‘Pandora’s box’

Islamic State hackers post ‘kill list’ of Minnesota cops

Iran claims it recovered thousands of pages of information from U.S. sailors’ devices

Omar al-Shishani, Islamic State commander, died of wounds from U.S. airstrike in Syria

Hillary Clinton apologizes for AIDS gaffe made while praising the late Nancy Reagan

Women’s group pushes no sex for Trump supporters campaign

Donald Trump surrounded by Secret Service as protester rushes toward stage at rally

Trump campaign denies canceling Cincinnati rally after Chicago protests

Riot breaks out at Alabama prison; warden stabbed as inmates run wild

Bill Maher blasts Clinton, Sanders fans for fighting each other: ‘Will be the death of liberals’

Obama blames Britain, France for debacle in Libya

Donald Trump justifies use of violence against rally protesters: Supporters should ‘swing back’

Bataclan forcefully denies Jesse Hughes’ ‘insane’ claim that venue staff were in on Paris attack