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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.

Former President Donald Trump departs Trump Tower, Aug. 10, 2022, in New York, on his way to the New York attorney general's office for a deposition in civil investigation. A newly released FBI document helps flesh out the contours of an investigation into classified documents at Trump’s Florida estate. But plenty of questions remain, especially since half the document was blacked out. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

Trump hires DeSantis adviser Chris Kise for defense in FBI raid case

Former President Donald Trump has enlisted Chris Kise, a former Florida solicitor general who served on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's transition team, to serve on his legal team as the Department of Justice investigates why sensitive government documents were stored at the ex-president's Mar-a-Lago estate. Published August 31, 2022

Russian rockets are launched against Ukraine from Russia's Belgorod region at dawn in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Aug. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Belikov, File)

Russia flush with oil cash despite West’s crackdown: Report

Russia is selling nearly as much oil as it did before it invaded Ukraine and raking in more cash because of high prices despite the West's push to hamstring President Vladimir Putin's economy with crippling sanctions. Published August 30, 2022

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 team prepares for possible winter surge in COVID-19

The Biden administration is taking steps to prepare for a possible winter surge of the coronavirus, detailing how it plans to authorize reformulated shots for a fall booster campaign and suspending a program that provided free at-home virus tests to conserve supply. Published August 29, 2022

A Northwell Health registered nurse fills a syringe with a COVID-19 vaccine at a pop up vaccination site the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center on April 8, 2021, in the Staten Island borough of New York. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, June 30, 2022 recommended that COVID-19 booster shots be modified to better match more recent variants of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) **FILE**

FDA will launch new COVID-19 booster without full human testing

The Food and Drug Administration plans to authorize boosters that target the BA.4 and BA.5 coronavirus strains this fall without complete data on how the shots performed in humans, saying it has enough alternate data to ensure safety. Published August 29, 2022

Then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters at the White House, Oct. 21, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Fulton County DA adds Mark Meadows to grand jury wish list

The Georgia prosecutor investigating former President Donald Trump's post-election actions wants former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to appear before her special grand jury, calling him a material witness to events following the 2020 contest. Published August 26, 2022