Tom Howell Jr.
Articles by Tom Howell Jr.
Pennsylvania Senate race: Crudite clash turns personal
Candidates in the Pennsylvania Senate race are turning up the heat on their "crudite" spat. Published August 24, 2022
Fauci says threats of GOP hearings didn’t prompt retirement
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday the threat of GOP probes into his performance during the COVID-19 crisis did not factor into his decision to step down from the National Institutes of Health at the end of the year. Published August 23, 2022
Members of Congress press to see Mar-a-Lago documents
Members of Congress who have access to the government's most sensitive information want to learn more about the documents that were seized from former President Donald Trump's home in Florida because some of the materials were marked classified or top secret. Published August 23, 2022
Florida man gets 5+ years for an attempted shakedown of Rep. Matt Gaetz’s father
A Florida man has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for attempting to defraud Rep. Matt Gaetz's father. Published August 23, 2022
Use of marijuana, hallucinogens surging among young adults: NIH survey
Adults younger than 30 are using marijuana and hallucinogenic drugs at the highest rates since government scientists began tracking trends in the late 1980s, according to a National Institutes of Health survey. Published August 23, 2022
Democratic Republic of Congo declares flare-up of Ebola after patient dies, WHO says
The World Health Organization on Tuesday said the Democratic Republic of Congo has declared a resurgence of the Ebola virus in the same province battered by an outbreak from 2018 to 2020. Published August 23, 2022
Dr. Anthony Fauci plans to leave NIH in December
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday he plans to step down from his post at the National Institutes of Health in December after a decades-long career in which he solidified his reputation as a steady Washington hand in health crises before the coronavirus made him a household name and surprisingly polarizing figure. Published August 22, 2022
140 migrants arrive in NYC in the biggest single-day total
Buses loaded with 140 migrants arrived Sunday in New York City, the largest one-day arrival since Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began transporting them to the Northeast. Published August 22, 2022
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona: Use COVID-19 relief funds to hire teachers
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says states and school districts should use federal COVID-19 relief funds to fix teacher shortages as some school districts resort to four-day weeks because of staffing problems. Published August 22, 2022
Trump slams McConnell, wife Elaine Chao after candidate ‘quality’ comments
Former President Donald Trump attacked Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, over the weekend after the Kentucky Republican suggested the GOP has a better chance of retaking the House than the Senate because its candidates are of poor quality. Published August 22, 2022
Record share of Americans are ‘suffering,’ Gallup says
The share of Americans who rate their lives so poorly they are considered to be "suffering" is climbing, according to a Gallup survey that says economic stress from inflation and worry over moral values is fueling the problem. Published August 22, 2022
Australia seizes record amount of fentanyl, enough for 5M doses
Australian Federal Police said Monday they intercepted a shipment of fentanyl that would be enough for 5 million doses, by far the largest seizure of the deadly synthetic opioid in the country's history. Published August 22, 2022
Fulton County DA to court: Tell Sen. Lindsey Graham to quit stalling in 2020 election probe
A Georgia prosecutor investigating former President Donald Trump's actions in the 2020 election has pleaded with a court to speed up testimony from Sen. Lindsey Graham. Published August 19, 2022
Stacey Abrams rips Ga. Gov. Brian Kemp for fighting subpoena in county prosecutor’s Trump probe
Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams is seizing on Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's push to quash a subpoena from the Fulton County prosecutor who is investigating former President Donald Trump's actions following the 2020 election. Published August 19, 2022
Arizona works to fix a toppled portion of its makeshift border wall
Arizona is trying to figure out how a makeshift border wall of two massive shipping containers was dislodged shortly after its installation last weekend. Published August 19, 2022
GOP candidate’s joke about Merrick Garland being executed looms over N.Y. primary
A Republican candidate for Congress in New York insists he was being facetious when he said Attorney General Merrick Garland "should be executed" for green-lighting the raid on former President Donald Trump's estate in Florida. Published August 19, 2022
Maryland Gov. Hogan slams GOP pick to replace him as mentally unstable
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is ratcheting up his feud with Dan Cox, slamming the GOP nominee to replace him in Annapolis as not all there in the head. Published August 19, 2022
DNC launches major ad campaign to promote Biden’s legislative win
The Democratic National Committee launched a seven-figure ad campaign Friday to promote President Biden's tax and climate bill as the party tries to flip a difficult midterm season in its favor after legislative wins. Published August 19, 2022
NYC Mayor Eric Adams launches blitz to remove dormant outdoor dining sheds
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday the city has begun demolishing outdoor dining sheds that popped up during the pandemic but are no longer being used and causing quality-of-life problems. Published August 18, 2022
White House to accelerate monkeypox vaccine delivery to states, LGBT events
The Biden administration said Thursday it will try to supercharge its monkeypox response by making an additional 1.8 million doses of the Jynneos vaccine available to states, starting Monday, and setting aside tens of thousands of doses for places that are hosting gay pride events. Published August 18, 2022
