Tom Howell Jr.

Hawaii congressman rarely reports to Washington, relies on proxy voting

A House Democrat from Hawaii has spent hardly any time in Washington over the past four months, casting only five votes in person while leveraging proxy voting to stay home in the islands, according to a new report.

April 13, 2022

Rudy Giuliani helps investigators unlock his electronic devices

Federal prosecutors are reportedly closer to deciding whether to charge Rudolph W. Giuliani over his foreign lobbying efforts after the former New York City mayor helped investigators unlock electronic devices seized by the FBI.

April 13, 2022

Majority of U.S. voters support funding global vaccination effort: survey

The majority of U.S. voters support new federal funding for COVID-19 vaccinations in other countries, according to a survey released Wednesday that sheds light on attitudes while Congress stalls on a virus package that stripped out global funding completely.

April 13, 2022

Zelenskyy praises Biden for labeling Russian actions as genocide

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised President Biden late Tuesday for describing Russia's wartime actions in Ukraine as genocide.

April 13, 2022

NYC Mayor Eric Adams pledges police ‘omnipresence’ after subway shooting

New Yorkers faced an uneasy commute Wednesday as authorities searched for the man who opened fire on a Brooklyn subway one day earlier, sparking terror in the city and its massive transit system.

April 13, 2022

Man wanted in NYC subway shooting arrested

The New York Police Department on Wednesday arrested the man wanted in connection with the mass subway shooting in Brooklyn after a person spotted him in lower Manhattan and called a tip line.

April 13, 2022

Mexican truckers shut down commercial traffic at key entry point to Texas

Commercial traffic at a key U.S.-Mexico border crossing has reportedly ground to halt after Mexican truckers blocked lanes to protest a new inspection policy from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

April 12, 2022

Postal service suspends service on a block in Santa Monica, citing attacks

The U.S. Postal Service reportedly took the drastic step of suspending services for a block in Santa Monica because mail carriers were being assaulted in the California town.

April 12, 2022

NYPD pleads for help in finding Brooklyn subway shooter, looks for motive

The New York Police Department pleaded for witnesses after a shooting at the 36th Street subway station in Brooklyn on Tuesday that left more than a dozen people injured, including at least one person in critical condition.

April 12, 2022

Inflation hits another 40-year high as recession fears loom

Inflation soared by 8.5% over the past 12 months, the federal government reported Tuesday amid fears of a looming recession.

April 12, 2022

State Dept. orders non-emergency personnel out of Shanghai consulate

Officials previously had authorized government employees and family members to leave. The shift to a mandatory exit underscored alarm with the situation on the ground.

April 12, 2022

Nokia withdraws from Russian market, joining mass exit

Telecommunications giant Nokia said Tuesday it will exit the Russian market because of the invasion of Ukraine.

April 12, 2022

Biden presses a wary India on Russia as Ukraine crisis deepens

The world's two biggest democracies are having trouble getting on the same page over the world's hottest war.

April 11, 2022

Biden announces new ghost gun restrictions, ATF nominee

President Biden on Monday announced new restrictions on untraceable firearms known as "ghost guns" and unveiled a new nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, as the president faces pressure to get a grip on the violent crime plaguing America.

April 11, 2022

Pelosi tests negative for virus, will return to work

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday she tested negative for the coronavirus and will exit isolation on Tuesday.

April 11, 2022

Biden, Indian prime minister meet to discuss differences on Russia

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told President Biden Monday he hopes talks between Ukraine and Russia will lead to peace and called for an inquiry into atrocities outside of Kyiv as the U.S. prods India to take a harder line on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

April 11, 2022

Philadelphia reinstates mask mandate April 18 in major reversal

The new White House COVID-19 coordinator is "not overly concerned" about the rise of the BA.2 variant because hospitalizations remain low but said Monday an extension of the federal mask mandate on public transportation remains a distinct possibility.

April 11, 2022