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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, 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

In this file photo, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., meets with reporters following a Democratic Caucus meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Mr. Schumer accused Republicans Wednesday of using the issue of border security to gain an upper hand in blocking passage of a COVID-19 relief package. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Senate virus deal in limbo as GOP pushes for border-measure vote

A hard-won deal to fund the COVID-19 fight remained stuck Wednesday as Senate Democrats accused Republicans of derailing the effort with "poison pills" and GOP senators said President Biden is sending mixed messages on the pandemic. Published April 6, 2022

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo speaks during an address at Brown University, March 15, 2022, in Providence, R.I. The Commerce Department says it is investigating whether imports of solar panels from Southeast Asia are circumventing anti-dumping rules that block imports from China. The decision could dramatically reduce solar imports to the U.S. and undercut President Joe Biden’s ambitious climate goals. Clean energy leaders said the investigation could lead to thousands of layoffs in the domestic solar industry and imperil up to 80% of planned solar projects in the U.S. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo tests positive for coronavirus

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is working from home after testing positive for the coronavirus, her agency said Wednesday, making her the latest Washington luminary to get infected following a high-profile dinner over the weekend. Published April 6, 2022

President Joe Biden, second left, participates in the White House COVID-19 Response Team's regular call with the National Governors Association in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus, Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in Washington. Seated with the President from left Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Biden, Jeff Zients, COVID-19 Response Coordinator and Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House Chief Medical Advisor and Director of the NIAID. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House calls on Congress to pass COVID-19 deal immediately

The White House said Tuesday it wants Congress to pass a $10 billion deal for domestic COVID-19 needs "immediately" and warned lawmakers not to tie the funding bill to the administration's decision to lift a pandemic-era rule that blocked many illegal immigrants from entering the U.S. Published April 5, 2022