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Kellan Howell

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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.

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U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm leaves the courthouse in New York, Monday, May 19, 2014. Grimm, a former Marine and FBI agent, was charged last month with concealing more than $1 million in sales and wages at a Manhattan restaurant he ran before he was elected to Congress. The charges stemmed from an ongoing investigation of his campaign fundraising. Grimm has denied any wrongdoing. He was in court Monday for a conference on his case. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

House ethics panel puts Grimm inquiry on hold

The House Committee on Ethics said Friday that it would put on hold its investigation of a GOP congressman to allow a separate Justice Department inquiry to proceed.

May 23, 2014
** FILE ** U.S. Vice President Joe Biden delivers a speech during a joint statement to the press, alongside Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Octav Ganea, Mediafax)

Watchdog: Lobbying on fuel mandates may have been improper

A prominent Washington watchdog group is calling for an investigation into charges that improper lobbying influenced the Obama administrationto reduce the standards for the use of renewable fuels in the nation's gasoline.

May 22, 2014
** FILE ** Rep. Steve Israel, New York Democrat. (Associated Press)

House Democrats outraise GOP counterparts

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced Tuesday that it crushed its Republican counterpart, raising about $3 million more than the National Republican Congressional Committee in April.

May 20, 2014
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler eyes new rules that threaten the survival of black-owned TV stations. (Associated Press)

Net neutrality plan meets with bipartisan skepticism

Lawmakers Tuesday expressed deep concern about the new "net neutrality" program advanced by the Federal Communications Commission, telling FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler in an oversight hearing that the panel's effort to oversee Internet traffic rules is heading into "rough waters."

May 20, 2014
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D- Fla., Chair of the Democratic National Committee gavels in the Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Arena in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. (Andrew Geraci/ The Washington Times)

DNC announces stronger financial numbers

The Democratic National Committee is poised to announce its latest fundraising tally today, and experts say that the group has made a significant dent in its debt.

May 20, 2014
Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party leader and India's next prime minister Narendra Modi watches evening rituals being performed on the banks of the River Ganges in Varanasi, an ancient city revered by millions of devout Hindus, India, Saturday, May 17, 2014. Modi will be India's next prime minister, winning the most decisive victory the country has seen in more than a quarter century and sweeping the long-dominant Congress party from power, results showed Friday. An elaborately decorated platform was built for him to offer prayers on the banks of the river. Saffron flags fluttered above the flower bedecked platform and thousands of supporters and onlookers milled around to watch as Hindu priests chanted sacred verses and burnt incense. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Obama invites new India leader to visit despite visa ban

President Obama invited newly elected Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, to visit him in the White House, despite his past involvement in the massacres of Muslims a decade ago that resulted in a ban from the U.S.

May 17, 2014
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler eyes new rules that threaten the survival of black-owned TV stations. (Associated Press)

Protests, heckling mark rowdy FCC vote

A packed house, heckling, lines out the door and protesters forcibly removed — Federal Communications Commission rulemaking votes are usually not this lively.

May 15, 2014
Virginia State Senator Creigh Deeds, who is pushing the Virginia legislature for mental health-care reform, speaks during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, Monday, March 31, 2014. Last November, Deeds was attacker by his son, Austin "Gus" Deeds at their rural homestead in Bath County, his son then killed himself. The younger Deeds had been released the previous day from an emergency custody order because a psychiatric bed could not be found for him. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Creigh Deeds to sue over son’s death

Virginia Senator Creigh Deeds said Thursday he plans to sue a local community services board over treatment his son, Gus, received shortly before he violently attacked the senator and then killed himself.

May 15, 2014