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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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Gov. Phil Murphy points to the crowd at an early vote rally at Weequahic Park, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

HHS: N.J. extends postpartum care to a full year

The Biden administration said Thursday the Medicaid program in New Jersey will cover postpartum needs for new mothers for a full year instead of 60 days -- a major change five days before New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy stands for reelection. Published October 28, 2021

Conservative commentator Dan Bongino speaks at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference in National Harbor, Md., on March 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump ally Dan Bongino says radio show off-air amid vaccine fight

Conservative radio host Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent and close ally of former President Donald Trump, says his radio program has gone into "best of" mode while he fights a COVID-19 vaccine mandate imposed by the show's parent company. Published October 28, 2021

This October 2021 photo provided by Pfizer shows boxes of kid-size doses of its COVID-19 vaccine. The U.S. moved a step closer to expanding vaccinations for millions more children as a panel of government advisers on Tuesday, Oct. 26, endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer's shots for 5- to 11-year-olds. (Pfizer via AP)

Teachers’ unions hail progress in COVID-19 vaccine for kids

Major teachers unions are hailing a federal advisory committee's vote to recommend COVID-19 vaccines for children, as regulators weighed Wednesday whether to accept the decision, setting the stage for distribution to ages 5 to 11 by early November. Published October 27, 2021

This October 2021 photo provided by Pfizer shows kid-size doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in Puurs, Belgium. The vaccine appear safe and nearly 91% effective at preventing symptomatic infections in 5- to 11-year-olds, according to study details released Friday, Oct. 22, as the U.S. considers opening vaccinations to that age group. (Pfizer via AP)

FDA panel recommends COVID-19 vaccine for ages 5-11

A key advisory panel on Tuesday recommended the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 shots for emergency use in children ages 5 to 11, setting the stage for shots to become available to 28 million children by early November and fueling debate over the risks and rewards of vaccinating an age group that's accounted for 0.01% of COVID-19 deaths in America. Published October 26, 2021

This October 2021 photo provided by Pfizer shows kid-size doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in Puurs, Belgium. Kid-size doses of Pfizers COVID-19 vaccine may be getting closer as government advisers on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2021 began deliberating whether theres enough evidence that the shots are safe and effective for 5- to 11-year-olds. (Pfizer via AP)

FDA panel meets to consider COVID-19 shots for ages 5-11

Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration are debating Tuesday whether to recommend the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioTech for emergency use in 5- to 11-year-olds, setting the stage for shots to become available to 28 million school-aged children by the start of November. Published October 26, 2021

President Joe Biden arrives to board Air Force One at Delaware Air National Guard Base for a trip to New Jersey to promote his "Build Back Better" agenda, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, in New Castle, Del. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden works to turn out Democrats in N.J., Va., as approval, fortunes teeter

President Biden swept into Democratic strongholds of New Jersey Monday, hoping to breathe life into his "Build Back Better" agenda and the reelection bid of Gov. Phil Murphy, who is clinging to a solid but dwindling lead in a contest that will test the party's post-Trump momentum. Published October 25, 2021

In this March 13, 2019, photo, Facebook, Messenger and Instagram apps are displayed on an iPhone, in New York. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) **FILE**

Report: Two Facebook tools suppressed traffic of conservative sites

Tools deployed by Facebook suppressed the traffic of websites considered conservative even though it wasn't the company's intent, according to a Wall Street Journal story that looked at internal company debates over how the company attempts to police misinformation and news algorithms. Published October 25, 2021

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Northeast Bronx YMCA, in the Bronx borough of New York, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Harris to visit France next month, meet with Macron

Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to France in November to discuss COVID-19 and climate issues with French President Emmanuel Macron and mark Veterans Day, the White House said Friday. Published October 22, 2021