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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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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers his remarks in Times Square after he toured the grand opening of a Broadway COVID-19 vaccination site intended to jump-start the city's entertainment industry, in New York, in this Monday, April 12, 2021, file photo. New York City will require police officers, firefighters and other municipal workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be placed on unpaid leave, de Blasio said Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, giving an ultimatum to public employees who've refused and ensuring a fight with some of the unions representing them. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Mayor Bill de Blasio extends vaccine mandate to all NYC workers

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday said all city workers will be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19, eliminating an option to get tested and building on prior mandates for teachers and health workers Published October 20, 2021

Lakita Strong, center, holds a sign protesting mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for schoolchildren with her sons Jordan, left, and Jayden, right, at the state Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. More than 1,000 people crowded the front steps of the California Capitol to protest Gov. Gavin Newsom's decision to require all children to get the coronavirus vaccine to attend public and private schools. (Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee via AP)

Poll: 6 in 10 Americans think pandemic on the wane

More than 6 in 10 U.S. voters believe the coronavirus pandemic is becoming less serious, but a plurality thinks President Biden and his top medical officials aren't interested in dropping mandates even as high-profile figures shirk the shots and big companies say they don't need requirements to increase uptake, according to polling released by a conservative group Tuesday. Published October 19, 2021

In this Sept. 25, 2021, photo, former President Donald Trump prepares to take the stage during his Save America rally in Perry, Ga. (AP Photo/Ben Gray) **FILE**

Trump slams Colin Powell, media one day after general’s death

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized the late Colin Powell for "big mistakes" in Iraq and called him a Republican in name only one day after somber remembrances from both parties for the 84-year-old who died from complications of COVID-19. Published October 19, 2021

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra holds a mask as he testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, at Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

FDA moves to offer hearing aids over the counter

The Food and Drug Administration took steps Tuesday to allow over-the-counter sales of hearing aids so people can buy them without a medical exam or fitting by a specialist, a move President Biden is pushing in a bid to cut costs for nearly 40 million Americans with hearing loss. Published October 19, 2021

In this Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden speaks at the dedication of the Dodd Center for Human Rights at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden: Colin Powell was an ‘unmatched’ patriot

President Biden on Monday hailed Colin L. Powell as a "patriot of unmatched honor and dignity" who embodied the American dream after the family of the former secretary of state announced his death due to complications from COVID-19. Published October 18, 2021