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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.

President Joe Biden removes his face mask as he arrives to speak about the economy during a meeting with CEOs in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2022. Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again Saturday, July 30, slightly more than three days after he was cleared to exit coronavirus isolation, the White House said, in a rare case of “rebound” following treatment with an anti-viral drug. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Biden stuck in White House until midweek due to recurring positive tests

The coronavirus caught up to President Biden and Dr. Anthony Fauci in the third year of the pandemic, but the high-profile older adults have another thing in common -- they both got hit by "Paxlovid rebound," in which people test positive even after they seemed to kick COVID-19 away. Published August 1, 2022

In this file photo, Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., asks a question during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing Wednesday, July 27, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) ** FILE **

Top House investigator to HHS: Declare monkeypox emergency now

House Oversight Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney wants the Biden administration to declare the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, saying health officials must deploy every tool available in combatting the fast-moving disease. Published July 29, 2022

Former President Donald Trump sits in a golf cart as he watches Dustin Johnson putt during the pro-am round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, N.J., Thursday, July 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Trump defends Saudi-backed golf tournament at N.J. golf club

Former President Donald Trump is defending his decision to host a Saudi-backed LIV golf tournament at his New Jersey club this weekend despite protests from families who say the kingdom's alleged ties to the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks make the event shameful. Published July 29, 2022

Ukrainian self-propelled artillery shoots towards Russian forces at a frontline in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russia fires missiles from Ukraine’s neighbor as Kyiv counterattacks

Russia launched a barrage of missiles at Ukraine's capital from neighboring Belarus early Thursday as Kyiv's counter-offensive in the crucial city of Kherson appeared to be gathering momentum. At least 20 missiles were fired from Belarus, Moscow's key ally in its five-month-old invasion of Ukraine, striking an apartment block in the Chernihiv region as well as buildings outside the country's capital. Published July 28, 2022

A health care worker prepares a monkeypox vaccine in Montreal, Saturday, July 23, 2022. Nearly 800,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine will soon be available for U.S. distribution, U.S. health regulators said Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP) **FILE**

FDA clears over 780K monkeypox vaccine doses

The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it approved changes to the license for a critical monkeypox vaccine, clearing the way for 786,000 doses to be distributed in the U.S. Published July 27, 2022