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Tom Howell Jr.

Tom Howell Jr. covers politics for The Washington Times. He can be reached at [email protected].

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Trump admin.: You can still shop on HealthCare.gov

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
President Barack Obama shares a humorous moment with a group of doctors from around the country in the Oval Office, Oct. 5, 2009, prior to a health insurance reform event at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Federal judge in Texas tosses Obamacare

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
In this Nov. 15, 2018, file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker addresses members of the media from his office in Madison, Wisc. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signs bills limiting Tony Evers’ powers

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
In this Feb. 19, 2013, file photo, OxyContin pills are arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

Kentucky court says OxyContin maker must release marketing documents

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
In this Nov. 6, 2018 file photo, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, reacts as he speaks to the audience during the Ohio Democratic Party election night watch party in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Obamacare defenders face Saturday deadline, plead for signups

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., listens during questioning of Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz during a joint House Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing examining Horowitz's report of the FBI's Clinton email probe, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

GOP investigators question need for fetal-tissue research

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

HealthCare.gov signups 500K behind last year’s pace

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Naloxone maker rolls out cheaper generic, after pricing outcry

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
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Ocasio-Cortez, Jayapal and Pocan call for ‘Green New Deal’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Rep. Kevin Brady, the outgoing House Ways and Means Committee chairman, said restoring the old law would mean a "huge tax cut for the wealthy." (Associated Press/File)

Brady calls for delaying some Obamacare-related taxes

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Tobacco giant Altria invests $1.8B in marijuana, pivots away from vaping

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
In this photo taken Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018 and made available Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, health workers move a patient to a hospital after he was cleared of having Ebola inside of a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) supported Ebola treatment centre in Butembo, Congo. Congo's deadly Ebola outbreak is now the second largest in history, behind the devastating West Africa outbreak that killed thousands a few years ago, according to the World Health Organization. (John Wessels/Medecins Sans Frontieres via AP)

Women face brunt of Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
In this May 22, 2013, photo, Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Rep. Stephen Lynch latest ‘Never Nancy’ Democrat to cave, cites support for ‘working-class’ voters

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
President Donald Trump listens to questions from members of the media during his meeting with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G20 Summit, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Health care spending stabilized, Obamacare’s impact waned, say federal actuaries

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
In this Feb. 7, 2018, file photo, a nurse prepares a flu shot at the Salvation Army in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman) ** FILE **

4 in 10 don’t plan to get flu shot, survey says

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker arrives for the lighting of the state Christmas Tree in the Capitol Rotunda, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018 at the Capitol in Madison, Wis. The Senate and Assembly are set to send dozens of changes in state law to Walker's desk Tuesday. (Steve Apps/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

Wisconsin GOP passes bills to limit incoming Democratic governor, AG

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Wisconsin Gov.-elect Tony Evers speaks at the Ward 4 building in Milwaukee on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018. Democrats in Wisconsin girded for a fight and encouraged voters to speak out as Republicans prepared to move ahead quickly this week with a highly unusual and sweeping lame-duck session to pass a series of proposals that would weaken both Democratic Gov.-elect Evers and Attorney General-elect Josh Kaul. (Meg Jones/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)

Wisconsin Republicans rush bill to block incoming Democrats from keeping campaign pledge

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

‘Game changer’: China agrees to crack down on fentanyl after pressure from Trump

By Laura Kelly and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
The flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)

‘Here lies a great man’: Americans pay respects to Bush in nation’s ‘hallowed cathedral’

By Stephen Dinan and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
In this photo taken Sunday, Sept 9, 2018, a health worker in protective gear works at an Ebola treatment centre in Beni, Eastern Congo. The current Ebola outbreak in northeastern Congo has become a testing ground with one aid group for the first time treating confirmed Ebola victims in individual biosecure units used in emergencies involving highly infectious diseases. (AP Photo/Al-hadji Kudra Maliro)

Congolese Ebola outbreak now second-worst in history

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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