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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.

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President Joe Biden holds pieces of a 9mm pistol as he speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 11, 2022. Biden announced a final version of the administrations ghost gun rule, which comes with the White House and the Justice Department under growing pressure to crack down on gun deaths. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Biden announces new ghost gun restrictions, ATF nominee

President Biden on Monday announced new restrictions on untraceable firearms known as "ghost guns" and unveiled a new nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, as the president faces pressure to get a grip on the violent crime plaguing America. Published April 11, 2022

President Joe Biden meets virtually with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, Monday, April 11, 2022. India's Defense minister Rajnath Singh, is center, and India's foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, is right (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Biden, Indian prime minister meet to discuss differences on Russia

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told President Biden Monday he hopes talks between Ukraine and Russia will lead to peace and called for an inquiry into atrocities outside of Kyiv as the U.S. prods India to take a harder line on Russian President Vladimir Putin. Published April 11, 2022

In this Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, photo, a passenger wears a face mask she travels on a flight from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, March 29, 2022, Florida and 20 other states are suing to halt the federal government's pandemic requirement that people wear masks on planes, trains and other public transport. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) **FILE**

Philadelphia reinstates mask mandate April 18 in major reversal

The new White House COVID-19 coordinator is "not overly concerned" about the rise of the BA.2 variant because hospitalizations remain low but said Monday an extension of the federal mask mandate on public transportation remains a distinct possibility. Published April 11, 2022

In this file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra arrives for a Senate Finance hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2023 for the Dept. of Health and Human Services. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

WHO chief, HHS secretary press Congress to pass global virus aid

The chief of the World Health Organization called on Congress to maintain its support for vaccine programs and other global health efforts as lawmakers prepared to skip town without offering any funding for President Biden's latest plan to combat the virus abroad. Published April 7, 2022