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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.

Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine who was arrested for alleged spying, listens to the verdict in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, June 15, 2020. Brittney Griner is easily the most prominent American locked up by a foreign country. But the WNBA star’s case is tangled up with that of another prisoner few Americans have ever heard of. Paul Whelan has been held in Russia since his December 2018 arrest on espionage charges he and the U.S. government say are false. (Sofia Sandurskaya, Moscow News Agency photo via AP)

Griner thanks supporters, urges them to push for Whelan’s freedom

Brittney Griner wants her fans to rally for the release of Paul Whelan, an American who remains in a Russian prison after Moscow refused to include him in a prisoner swap that freed the Women's National Basketball Association player in exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Published December 22, 2022

Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., the House Appropriations Committee chair, and Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., right, speak about tax credits during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Massive omnibus package delivers health wins for both parties

The new government spending bill would allow states to begin reevaluating who is eligible for Medicaid insurance as of April, untethering enrollment from the COVID-19 public health emergency in a win for GOP lawmakers and governors. Published December 20, 2022

Axel Coronado, center, listens to a conversation between brothers Leonardo Oviedo, left, and Angel Mota, Aug. 10, 2022, in New York. Coronado has been staying at a New York City shelter after fleeing Venezuela to escape his country's regime and to seek a better a life in the United States. New York City's mayor says he plans to erect hangar-sized tents as temporary shelter for thousands of international migrants who have been bused into the Big Apple as part of a campaign by Republican governors to disrupt federal border policies. (AP Photo/Bobby Caina Calvan, File)

NYC braces for big influx of migrants as Title 42 ends

New York City accepted two buses carrying migrants on Sunday and is expecting 10 to 15 more buses in the coming days as it grapples with an expected influx of asylum seekers due to the lifting of pandemic measures that turned people away at the southern U.S. border. Published December 19, 2022