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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.

In this file photo, a woman receives her third dose of vaccine for COVID-19 at a private vaccination center in Gauhati, India, Sunday, April 10, 2022. COVID-19 isn't vanishing and will probably require yearly shots like the flu, according to U.S. officials. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) **FILE**

COVID-19 boosters on track to join flu shot as annual fall tradition

COVID-19 isn't vanishing and will probably require yearly shots like the flu, according to U.S. officials who must decide whether to launch another booster campaign this fall and if a variant-specific booster shot would be an upgrade on existing vaccines. Published June 2, 2022

President Joe Biden meets virtually with infant formula manufacturers from the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, June 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden’s approval rebounds but remains low: Reuters poll

President Biden's approval rating rebounded by 6 percentage points this week but remains underwater with the public, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that raises alarms for Democrats in a midterm election year. Published June 2, 2022

An elderly woman sits in a wagon sitting at a train station in Pokrovsk, Ukraine, Monday, April 25, 2022, before departing as she flees the war in Severodonetsk and nearby towns. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) ** FILE **

Russians near control of key eastern Ukraine city

Russian forces have taken nearly full control of a key city in the Luhansk part of eastern Ukraine as they pivot to attacks on the Donetsk region in the face of stiff Ukrainian resistance, British intelligence officials said Thursday. Published June 2, 2022

Commuters wear face masks and social distance while riding an M Train, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in New York's subway system. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is developing guidance that will ease the nationwide mask mandate for public transit next month. That's according to a U.S. official. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) **FILE**

DOJ appeals mask mandate order for public transportation

The Biden administration has formally appealed its federal mask mandate to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, seeking to overturn a lower court's ruling that vacated the mask requirement for public transportation, which was aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19. Published June 1, 2022

Alyssa Milano arrives at Variety's Power of Women event on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) ** FILE **

Alyssa Milano to Biden: Grow a pair of ovaries and protect abortion rights

Actress and liberal activist Alyssa Milano wants President Biden to "grow a pair of ovaries and act" to protect abortion rights before the Supreme Court issues an opinion that is likely to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that established a broad right to the procedure in 1973. Published June 1, 2022

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visit a memorial at Robb Elementary School to pay their respects to the victims of the mass shooting, Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden visits Uvalde to grieve, pledge action

President Biden wiped away tears at a memorial to the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting victims Sunday, as the Justice Department announced it will formally scrutinize the fumbled police response that sparked outrage across the country. Published May 29, 2022