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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 speaks about COVID-19 vaccinations after touring a Clayco Corporation construction site for a Microsoft data center in Elk Grove Village, Ill., on Oct. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Biden’s COVID-19 mandate faces Supreme Court test

Conservative groups on Thursday teed up arguments before the Supreme Court urging the justices to strike down President Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandates for private companies and pointing to polling that shows narrow support for a GOP effort to eliminate the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's requirement on large employers. Published January 6, 2022

Members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, April 23, 2021. Seated from left are Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Standing from left are Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)

Supreme Court: All nine justices got COVID-19 booster

All nine members of the Supreme Court have received a COVID-19 booster shot, the court said Tuesday, days before the justices hear arguments over President Biden's vaccine requirements at workplaces. Published January 5, 2022

Then-San Antonio schools Superintendent Pedro Martinez speaks shortly after Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced him as the new chief executive of the Chicago Public Schools during a news conference in Chicago on Sept. 15, 2021. Martinez, now the head of Chicago Public Schools, says classes will be canceled Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, if the teachers union votes to switch to remote learning due to record COVID-19 levels. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File)

Chicago schools scrap classes after union backs remote learning because of COVID-19 surge

Chicago public schools canceled classes Wednesday and face an uncertain future after nearly three-quarters of the Chicago Teachers Union voted to revert to remote learning because of a coronavirus surge, prompting a standoff with Mayor Lori Lightfoot and school administrators who want students to remain in the classroom. Published January 4, 2022

A medical staff conducts a COVID-19 rapid test on a man in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. A vaccination mandates for country residents over 60 goes into effect later this month as a surge in infections driven by the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues. Authorities will decide later today whether to reopen schools on schedule on Jan. 10. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)

CDC says omicron now accounts for 95% of sequenced cases

Omicron accounted for 95% of sequenced coronavirus samples in the U.S. during the week ending Jan. 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday, underscoring how swiftly the variant has elbowed out other strains. Published January 4, 2022

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., returns to his office at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in this file photo. Mr. McConnell and 46 other Senate Republicans signed onto an amicus brief to the Supreme Court opposing the Biden OSHA vaccination mandate. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

GOP lawmakers urge SCOTUS to strike down Biden workplace vaccine-or-test order

Nearly all Senate Republicans and two-thirds of House GOP members urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to strike down President Biden's COVID-19 vaccinate-or-test rule on private employers, arguing in a legal brief that Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials went beyond the scope of powers granted to it by Congress. Published January 4, 2022

Chicago Teachers Union members gather outside Benito Juarez Community Academy to discuss safety for students and staff in Chicago, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. The Chicago Teachers Union and the city's school district are at "an impasse” in talks over COVID-19 safety protocols ahead of school starting at the end of the month, the union's leader said Wednesday. (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune via AP) **FILE**

School districts grapple with union demands, potential Chicago teachers walkout

The Chicago Teachers Union could refuse to work in person as of Wednesday, raising the prospect of a debilitating standoff over omicron as schools across the country delay openings, consider remote options and mandate testing amid a record-breaking surge of coronavirus infections. Published January 3, 2022

President Joe Biden waves as he leaves St. Ann Roman Catholic Church after attending Mass in Wilmington, Del., Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Biden to promote meat-industry overhaul, hoping to rein in prices

President Biden on Monday will promote an overhaul of the meat-packing industry as he blames rising consumer prices and dwindling farmers' profits on the handful of large 'middlemen' who dominate the processing segment of the supply chain. Published January 3, 2022