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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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In this Friday, June 18, 2021, photo Scotland fans gather in Leicester Square prior to the Euro 2020 soccer championship group D match between England and Scotland, in London. Scottish authorities have reported nearly 2,000 coronavirus cases linked to watching European Championship games in stadiums, public gatherings, pubs or private homes. Public Health Scotland says 1,294 of the people infected had traveled to London for the England game on June 18. But it says only 397 of them were at Wembley Stadium for the match. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) **FILE**

WHO: Euro soccer tourney fueling spread of COVID-19

The World Health Organization said Thursday it is worried that the European soccer championship is fueling the spread of the coronavirus amid fears about the fast-moving delta strain. Published July 1, 2021

In this May 19, 2021, file photo, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing to examine the FY 2022 budget request for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Washington. Walensky said Wednesday, June 30 the CDC is leaving it up to local officials to set guidelines for mask-wearing as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus surges in areas with low vaccination rates. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP, File)

CDC chief: Vaccinated persons are protected from the delta variant

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that vaccines are effective against the delta variant of the coronavirus and there aren't data suggesting people who received the one-shot Johnson & Johnson version need to get a booster. Published June 30, 2021

Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa smiles during a campaign event, Monday, June 21, 2021, in New York. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani endorsed Sliwa. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Guardian Angel Sliwa sees the streets, subways as path to NYC mayor’s chair

NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: Oddsmakers don't give the red-beret-wearing founder of the Guardian Angels much of a chance in the general election -- Democratic voters far outnumber Republicans in the Big Apple. Still, Republican mayoral hopeful Curtis Sliwa introduces himself on the street as the "next mayor of New York," and it's easy to see where he gets his confidence. Published June 29, 2021

President Biden plans to host a July 4 barbecue for essential workers and military members Sunday on the White House South Lawn. (Associated Press)

White House defends July 4 gatherings amid variant fears

The White House said Monday that it sees little risk in holding a July Fourth celebration amid concerns about the fast-moving delta variant of the coronavirus that is enveloping countries around the world because vaccines are sufficiently protective and the arc of the pandemic is improving in the U.S. Published June 28, 2021

President Joe Biden speaks before signing the National Pulse Memorial bill into law during an event in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Friday, June 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden designates Pulse gay nightclub a national memorial

President Biden burnished his gay-rights record during Pride Month by designating the site of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando as a national memorial Friday and naming a New York-based expert on human rights violations against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons as a special State Department envoy. Published June 25, 2021