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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.

Comedian Dave Chappelle attends a super middleweight title unification fight between Canelo Alvarez, of Mexico, and Caleb Plant, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Steve Marcus) ** FILE **

D.C. school postpones Dave Chappelle theater renaming

The Duke Ellington School of the Arts in the District is postponing plans to rename its theater for comedian Dave Chapelle -- a noted alumnus -- after students voiced opposition amid the dustup over the comedian's last Netflix special. Published November 15, 2021

Restaurant host Joey Tyler, right, verifies arriving patrons' Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Records at French restaurant Petit Trois in Los Angeles on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. A vaccine mandate that is among the strictest in the country takes effect Monday, Nov. 8, in Los Angeles, requiring proof of shots for everyone entering a wide variety of businesses from restaurants to shopping malls and theaters to nail and hair salons. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) **FILE**

Majority of Americans OK with vaccine, mask rules: Poll

A majority of Americans support vaccine mandates for health workers, teachers and people who work in an office setting and six in 10 parents support school mask mandates, according to a poll released Thursday. Published November 11, 2021

A sign asking customers to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination stands outside Highland Park Brewery Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, in Los Angeles. Starting Monday, anyone going to a shopping mall, theater, gym or nail salon in Los Angeles must verify they are vaccinated. The mandate, among the strictest in the country, requires proof of shots for everyone entering a wide variety of businesses. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

U.S. faces uneasy crossroads on COVID-19 before holidays

The U.S. recovery from the crushing delta wave of the coronavirus is beginning to stall out, with case counts stuck around 70,000 per day for two weeks after a precipitous decline from the peak of the Sun Belt surge in September. Published November 11, 2021

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership meeting at The Venetian hotel-casino on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP) ** FILE **

Former N.J. Gov. Christie needles Trump over 2020 loss

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie boasted in an interview posted Thursday that he won his state reelection by a wide margin while former President Donald Trump lost to President Biden, signaling he won't back down after Mr. Trump attacked him for saying the GOP must focus on the future instead of relitigating the 2020 contest. Published November 11, 2021

Seen on the screen of a device in Sausalito, Calif., Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces the company's new name, Meta, during a virtual event on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. Zuckerberg promises that the virtual-reality “metaverse” he’s planning to build will “let you do almost anything.” (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

76% of Americans think Facebook making society worse, CNN poll says

Three-quarters of Americans think Facebook is making U.S. society worse and nearly half say they know someone who was led to believe a conspiracy theory due to content on the social media platform, a CNN poll conducted by SSRS said Wednesday. Published November 10, 2021

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters after a Republican policy meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

McConnell praises infrastructure bill as ‘godsend’ for Kentucky

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky says the bipartisan infrastructure bill that made it through Congress is a "godsend" for his state, as the GOP pivots to attacking the social spending plank of President Biden's agenda and his push to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine. Published November 9, 2021

Vice President Kamala Harris talks to reporters after meeting with scientists conducting cancer research at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. (Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Harris lands in Paris to reinforce French ties, her own standing

Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Paris early Tuesday to work with French President Emmanuel Macron on climate change and the COVID-19 fight and further ease the ruckus over a submarine deal with Australia that irked France. Published November 9, 2021