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Tom Howell Jr.

Tom Howell Jr. covers politics and the White House for The Washington Times. He can be reached at thowell@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Tom Howell Jr.

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden to break up $1.8 trillion economic bill, try to pass it in pieces

By Jeff Mordock, Tom Howell Jr. and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden says he exceeded expectations in first year, vows to stay the course

By Dave Boyer, Jeff Mordock and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden insists the U.S. will turn the corner on pandemic without lockdowns, school closures

By Tom Howell Jr. and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
Carhartt opens its new store in Detroit's midtown, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. The Carhartt store is on Cass Avenue on the first floor of a building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It will be the 20th company-owned retail store for Carhartt, which is based in Dearborn. (Charles V. Tines/The Detroit News via AP) **FILE**

Carhartt forges ahead with vaccine mandate despite Supreme Court ruling

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

GOP lawmakers seek answers on adolescent booster approval, says report

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Registered nurse Scott McGieson wears an N95 mask as he walks out of a patient's room in the acute care unit of Harborview Medical Center, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ** FILE **

Biden to send 400M high-quality masks to pharmacies, health centers

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
New York Attorney General Letitia James acknowledges questions from journalists at a news conference on May 21, 2021, in New York. The New York attorney general’s office said its civil investigation has uncovered evidence that former President Donald Trump's company used “fraudulent or misleading” asset valuations to get loans and tax benefits. In a court filing late Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, James’ office said evidence showed that the Trump Organization routinely misrepresented the value of its properties and golf clubs in financial statements. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

New York AG accuses Trump Organization of repeatedly misleading lenders, tax officials

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul delivers her first State of the State address in the Assembly Chamber at the state Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, in Albany, N.Y. Hochul, a moderate Democrat, is facing pressure in budget negotiations from her party's more liberal wing ahead of the June primary. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, Pool, File)

N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul solidifies front-runner status as top primary challengers drop out

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Youngstown City Health Department worker Faith Terreri grabs two at-home COVID-19 test kits to be handed out during a distribution event, Dec. 30, 2021, in Youngstown, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Dermer, File)

Biden’s website for free COVID-19 tests goes live ahead of a formal launch

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach speaks during a press conference on the current coronavirus pandemic in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Over 70,000 protest COVID-19 rules in Germany

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers his remarks in Times Square after he toured the grand opening of a Broadway COVID-19 vaccination site intended to jump-start the city's entertainment industry, in New York, April 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) **FILE**

Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announces he won’t run for governor

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
In this Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, file photo, a U.S. flag flies on the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Gallup: Support for Democrats plunged, GOP surged as Biden struggled with virus, Afghanistan

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
A staffer from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department walks past a pet shop that was closed after some pet hamsters were, authorities said, tested positive for the coronavirus, in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Hong Kong to kill 2,000 small animals after hamsters get COVID-19

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
People wait in line at a COVID-19 testing site in this file photo from Times Square, New York, Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. Scientists are warning that omicron’s lightning-fast spread across the globe practically ensures it won’t be the last worrisome coronavirus variant. And there’s no guarantee the next ones will cause milder illness or that vaccines will work against them. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

Learning to live with COVID-19: World attempts to make the virus a manageable nuisance

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WVa., left and Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, walk together on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Romney: Biden botched election reform by not talking to centrist Republicans

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks while his wife, Suzanne, listens after swearing in his Cabinet at the Mansion at the Capitol, Saturday Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says children won’t be taught racial politics

By Tom Howell Jr. and Joseph Clark - The Washington Times
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks during a Senate committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in this file photo. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Romney says Biden had a bad year and needs a reset

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy speaks with reporters on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 21, 2021, in Cicero, Ill., after touring Access Hawthorne Family Health Center, which is offering COVID-19 vaccines as part of the Department of Education's "Return to School Road Trip" events in the Chicago area. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Surgeon general: Omicron slowing in Northeast but don’t expect national peak just yet

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Chairman Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., speaks as Federal Reserve Board chairman Jerome Powell testifies on the Federal Reserve's response to the coronavirus pandemic during a House Oversight and Reform Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

Rep. James Clyburn: Voting bills are not dead, but on life support

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Police stand in front of the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, in Colleyville, Texas. A man held hostages for more than 10 hours Saturday inside the temple. The hostages were able to escape and the hostage taker was killed. FBI Special Agent in Charge Matt DeSarno said a team would investigate "the shooting incident." (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)

Biden praises law enforcement for rescuing hostages in Texas synagogue

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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