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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.

Nora Burlingame, 3, is given a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot, Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at a University of Washington Medical Center clinic in Seattle. COVID-19 shots for children between six months and five years of age were given federal authorization over the weekend. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Biden team launches all-out push to vaccinate youngest children

The Biden administration pushed American families to immunize infants and small children for COVID-19 on Thursday, deploying ads that tug at heartstrings as it contends with Republicans and parents who are leery or outright opposed to shots for children as young as 6 months. Published June 23, 2022

Menthol cigarettes and other tobacco products are displayed at a store in San Francisco on May 17, 2018. The U.S. government is set to release its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. On Thursday, April 28, 2022, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf previewed the announcement in congressional testimony, saying the proposal would reduce disease and death among smokers and help many quit. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Biden eyeing moves to cut nicotine in cigarettes: Report

The White House on Tuesday declined to confirm reports it will force cigarette companies to slash nicotine levels to minimally addictive or non-addictive levels, an ambitious effort that would likely cut cancer rates but spark a backlash from the tobacco industry. Published June 21, 2022

Kroger Co., the nation's largest traditional supermarket chain, said on Tuesday, July 9, 2013, that it is buying the regional grocer Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc. This Kroger store is in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Freedom-touting items cause a stir at Harris Teeter, Kroger

A pair of grocery stores decided to pull beer koozies and other items depicting eagles and Thomas Jefferson wielding a military-style weapon after customers complained about the patriotic messages in the wake of mass shootings. Published June 21, 2022

Pharmacist Kaitlin Harring, left, administers a Moderna COVID-19 vaccination to three year-old Fletcher Pack, while he sits on the lap of his mother, McKenzie Pack, at Walgreens pharmacy Monday, June 20, 2022, in Lexington, S.C. Today marked the first day COVID-19 vaccinations were made available to children under 5 in the United States. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)

COVID-19 vaccine drive for youngest kids kicks off in earnest

Kids aged 6 months to 5 years old will begin to receive COVID-19 shots in earnest on Tuesday, but the campaign will be centered on pediatrician offices and select pharmacies, giving the rollout a different look than mass efforts for older ages that featured converted gymnasiums and drive-thru centers. Published June 21, 2022