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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.

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

Protesters who oppose mask and COVID-19 vaccine mandates gather outside the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. A growing number of communities are moving to require teachers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of aggressive campaigns to ward off the delta variant, which has infected hundreds of thousands of children in the United States. While some school districts are allowing teachers to opt out of vaccine requirements with weekly testing, New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago and St. Louis have taken tougher stances by limiting exemptions to bona fide medical and religious reasons. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) **FILE**

Companies grapple with granting religious exemptions

Faith-based exemptions are gaining a big role in the debate over employer vaccine mandates, forcing companies to vet what is a "sincerely held" belief or whether workers are using religion as an end-run around tough rules imposed by corporations and cheered by President Biden. Published September 13, 2021

In this Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, file photo, a U.S. flag is stuck into the etched name of Father Mychal F. Judge, the New York Fire Department chaplain who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, at the National September 11 Memorial in New York. (AP Photo/Mike Segar, Pool) ** FILE **

‘Never Forget’: 9/11 charity going strong 20 years later

Rep. Mikie Sherrill looked out over the crowd and motioned to the children playing in inflatable bounce houses on the edge of a barbecue honoring Tunnel to Towers, a 9/11-inspired nonprofit that provides homes to wounded veterans and first responders. Published September 10, 2021