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Tom Howell Jr.

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.

This March 2, 2021 file photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File) **FILE**

Whitmer to feds: Give us more vaccines; ‘Michigan is unquestionably a national hot spot right now’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Pierce College in Los Angeles and other schools across the country are trying to make it easy for students, faculty and staff to be immunized for COVID-19 before the next academic year. (Associated Press)

Colleges rethink COVID-19 mandates in face of ‘vaccine passport’ bans

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
The Pinggu district of Beijing offered 50 yuan or items of equal value to people who got fully vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the World Leisure Conference this month. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

U.S. not only country coaxing residents to get COVID-19 vaccines

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Biden to Jordan’s king: Stay strong

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the federal coronavirus response on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool) ** FILE **

CDC: U.K. variant is the most common form of virus in U.S.

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
This image provided by U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service shows the website for HealthCare.gov. (U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service via AP) ** FILE **

HHS: 500K signups in special Obamacare period; GOP pushing for more affordable options

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden speaks with health care workers as he visits a vaccination site at Virginia Theological Seminary, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden tours pop-up vaccine clinic, offers pep talk and jokes

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden applauds as a person receives a COVID-19 vaccination shot as he visits a vaccination site at Virginia Theological Seminary, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden demands full vaccine eligibility nationwide by April 19: ‘No more confusing rules’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
White House press secretary Jen Psaki smiles at the Easter Bunny during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, April 5, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Easter bunny crashes White House briefing

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden talks with reporters on the Ellipse on the National Mall after spending the weekend at Camp David, Monday, April 5, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House pledges to release Biden’s budget outline ‘soon’ amid delays

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
In this Wednesday, March 24, 2021, image from video provided by Duke Health, Alejandra Gerardo, 9, looks up to her mom, Dr. Susanna Naggie, as she gets the first of two Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations during a clinical trial for children at Duke Health in Durham, N.C. In the U.S. and abroad, researchers are beginning to test younger and younger kids, to make sure the shots are safe and work for each age. (Shawn Rocco/Duke Health via AP)

CDC, states say coronavirus infections hitting younger groups

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
In this March 25, 2021, file photo, a box of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is shown in a refrigerator at a clinic in Washington state. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

J&J ‘assuming full responsibility’ of vaccine production in Baltimore after mixup spoils doses

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Japanese PM Suga to visit White House in April

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Abel Villafan, left, gets the second shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from Cecilia Valdovinos, right, Thursday, March 25, 2021, at the Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic in Toppenish, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

CDC: Fully vaccinated people can travel safely; no need to get tested or self-quarantine within U.S.

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., turns to an aide as the Senate Rules Committee holds a hearing on the "For the People Act," which would expand access to voting and other voting reforms, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

‘I wasn’t reluctant’: Mitch McConnell pushes Republican men to get COVID-19 vaccine

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
In this March 26, 2021, file photo a member of the Philadelphia Fire Department prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site setup in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

J&J, Emergent stocks slide amid COVID-19 vaccine mix-up

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2021, file photo, people receive a COVID-19 vaccine at the Martin Luther King Senior Center in North Las Vegas. Nevada's top coronavirus official didn't guarantee the state can meet President Joe Biden's goal of offering a vaccination to every adult who wants a shot by May 1, but said it gives everyone something to work toward. COVID-19 Task Force chief Caleb Cage said everything depends on vaccine allocations. Seventeen new COVID-19 deaths were reported statewide Friday, March 12, 2021, bringing the pandemic total in Nevada to almost 5,100. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Feds roll out ads, ‘community corps’ to promote COVID-19 vaccines

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
This undated photo, provided by NY Governor's Press Office on Saturday, March 27, 2021, shows the new "Excelsior Pass" app, a digital pass that people can download to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. (NY Governor's Press Office via AP)

MLB veers into pandemic politics with Yankee Stadium vaccine passport ‘test case’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

U.S. death rate spiked 16% in 2020: CDC

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
In this Dec. 22, 2020, photo, provided by Richard Chung, his son Caleb Chung receives the first dose of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine or placebo as a trial participant for kids ages 12-15, at Duke University Health System in Durham, N.C. Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12. The announcement Wednesday, March 31, 2021 marks a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before the next school year. (Richard Chung via AP)

Pfizer: COVID-19 vaccine 100% effective in ages 12-15

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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