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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.

Ohio Senate Finance Chairman Matt Dolan, a Republican from Chagrin Falls, discusses details of the Senate version of the state's $75 billion budget after passage by the Finance Committee, on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. Dolan said the budget helps Ohioans across the state by providing a 5% tax cut, more education funding, money for publicly funded child care, and funding for rape crisis and domestic violence centers and Boys Girls clubs and YMCAs, among other measures. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins) ** FILE **

Matt Dolan, Ohio state senator, leaps into U.S. Senate race

Ohio state Sen. Matt Dolan said Monday he will run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Rob Portman, adding an establishment voice to a GOP primary field that includes author J.D. Vance and other candidates trying to align themselves with former President Donald Trump. Published September 20, 2021

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

‘Story is not over’: Fauci, others say booster push is just starting

U.S. health officials said Sunday the "story is not over" after Food and Drug Administration advisers rejected President Biden's push to provide everyone with COVID-19 booster shots, saying incoming data may prompt regulators to expand the campaign despite moves to limit extra doses to high-risk Americans for now. Published September 19, 2021

In this Feb. 11, 2020, file photo, Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, R-Ohio, speaks during a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on intercollegiate athlete compensation. Gonzalez, the first of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, announced Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, he will not seek reelection next year. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

One of the 10 House GOP members to impeach Trump calls it quits

Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Trump over the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, has decided not to seek reelection, citing in part the "toxic dynamics" within the GOP. Published September 16, 2021

In this Aug. 26, 2021, photo, Parsia Jahanbani prepares a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in a mobile vaccine clinic operated by Families Together of Orange County in Santa Ana, Calif.  An international group of scientists is arguing the average person doesn't need a COVID-19 booster yet — an opinion that highlights the intense scientific divide over the question. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) **FILE**

Crunch time for Biden’s booster plan as key health panels convene

Scientists are divided on whether the general population needs booster shots for their COVID-19 vacations, leaving President Biden's push for a third dose in limbo. But now it is crunch time for key federal advisers and agencies, who will render a verdict in the coming days. Published September 16, 2021

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, leaves the Presidential Palace after his meeting with Lebanese President Michel Aoun in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, May 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) ** FILE **

France fumes over Aussie sub deal with U.S.

France lashed out Thursday at Australia for abandoning a submarine deal and striking a strategic pact with British and American allies that includes U.S.-made nuclear subs. Published September 16, 2021

In this Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, file photo, Ann Enderle, R.N., attends to a COVID-19 patient in the Medical Intensive care unit (MICU) at St. Luke's Boise Medical Center in Boise, Idaho. Idaho's public health officials say crisis standards of care are "imminent" for the state's most populated region as hospitals in the Boise area continue to be overrun with unvaccinated coronavirus patients. Hospitals in the northern half of the state were given permission to begin rationing care last week. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, File)

Biden: Special enrollment period sparked 2.8M Obamacare signups

President Biden on Wednesday said 2.8 million Americans selected a health plan through Obamacare during a special enrollment period from February to August, bringing the total number of active customers in the program to an all-time high of 12.2 million. Published September 15, 2021

In this Aug. 26, 2021, photo, Parsia Jahanbani prepares a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in a mobile vaccine clinic operated by Families Together of Orange County in Santa Ana, Calif.  An international group of scientists is arguing the average person doesn't need a COVID-19 booster yet — an opinion that highlights the intense scientific divide over the question. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) **FILE**

Republicans press FDA chief on COVID-19 booster scuffle

Senior House Republicans on Tuesday accused President Biden of "playing politics" with COVID-19 booster shots and told the Food and Drug Administration to divulge what it told the White House ahead of a planned Sept. 20 start to the rollout. Published September 14, 2021