Skip to content
TRENDING:
Donald Trump
Advertisement

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.

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, talks with Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in the House chamber as the House meets for a second day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

On Background: How much longer will it take?

We've spent days in the trenches on Capitol Hill as a veritable civil war broke out in the House Republican Conference, where a band of conservative rebels repeatedly derailed GOP leader Kevin McCarthy's bid to lead the party's new majority as speaker of the House. Published January 6, 2023

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., left, and Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., listen as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a year-long investigation, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ex-Rep. Adam Kinzinger joins CNN as political commentator

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger is joining CNN as a senior political commentator, the network announced, giving the Illinois Republican and vocal critic of former President Donald Trump a cable news platform. Published January 5, 2023

An explosive device is shown outside of the Republican National Committee office, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. As thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, federal agents were working at the same time to detonate this pipe bomb and another, found just blocks away at the offices of the Republican and Democratic National Committees. (AP Photo, File)

FBI ups reward to $500K for info on pipe bombs in D.C. on eve of Jan. 6

The FBI said Wednesday it will offer up to $500,000 to anyone with information leading to the arrest of the person who placed pipe bombs near Republican and Democratic party offices in Washington on the night before the Capitol protest in January 2021. Published January 4, 2023

Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel arrives on stage before House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks at an event on Nov. 9, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Most Republican voters dissatisfied with GOP leadership: Poll

The majority of Republican voters say party leadership was ineffective in the midterm election cycle and nearly three-quarters of them would like to replace Ronna McDaniel as leader of the Republican National Committee, according to a new poll. Published January 4, 2023

(Image: Shutterstock)

Students in Philly, N.J. resume classes under mask mandates

Students in the Philadelphia area will return to school under a mask mandate even though much of the country has moved on from COVID-19 rules and the U.S. enjoys a better virus posture than in previous winters. Published January 3, 2023