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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 March 5, 2021, file photo, protesters supporting former President Donald Trump march down Fifth Avenue on their way toward Times Square in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) ** FILE **

Donald Trump: GOP candidates must adopt ‘MAGA’ agenda to win

Former President Donald Trump said House and Senate Republicans should flock to his "Make America Great Again" agenda if they want to retake congressional power in 2022 cycle and set the tone for the next presidential cycle. Published April 19, 2021

In this March 6, 2021, file photo, boxes stand next vials of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in the pharmacy of National Jewish Hospital for distribution in Denver. U.S. health officials are weighing next steps as they investigate unusual blood clots in a small number of people given the vaccine -- a one-dose shot that many countries hoped would help speed protection against the pandemic. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) **FILE**

CDC panel to meet April 23 on J&J pause

A key advisory panel will meet on April 23 to discuss a path forward for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as it investigates rare blood clots in several recipients, all but ensuring the pause in its rollout will last for at least 10 days. Published April 16, 2021

A Northwell Health lab technician uses the Abbott ID NOW COVID-19 rapid tester on a participant before a news conference, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at a pop up COVID-19 vaccination sight at Belmont Park in Elmont , N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, Pool)

White House announces $1.7B for coronavirus sequencing

The Biden administration said Friday it is investing $1.7 billion in genomic sequencing of the coronavirus to detect fast-moving variants, as only half of the current cases are of the original strain. Published April 16, 2021

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., talks about the border during a House Select Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 15, 2021, on the coronavirus crisis. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Steve Scalise: Two sets of COVID-19 rules for migrants, citizens

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise highlighted the disconnect Thursday between stringent rules on Americans who attempt to travel during the COVID-19 pandemic and conditions at the southern border, where migrants are crossing the border illegally and traveling deeper into the country without being tested. Published April 15, 2021

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, left, Department of Health and Human Services Chief Science Officer for COVID Response David Kessler, center, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, right, talk before the start of a House Select Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 15, 2021, on the coronavirus crisis. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Biden officials tell House panel: Greatest risk is COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

President Biden's health officials lobbied Americans to maintain their faith in available COVID-19 vaccines as regulators work to resolve questions about blood clots and the Johnson & Johnson version, saying the public cannot succumb to hesitancy at this point in the pandemic effort. Published April 15, 2021

Pierce College in Los Angeles and other schools across the country are trying to make it easy for students, faculty and staff to be immunized for COVID-19 before the next academic year. (Associated Press)

‘Vaccine passport’ bans force colleges to rethink COVID-19 mandates

The roster of colleges saying they will require students to be "fully vaccinated" before returning to campus this fall is growing rapidly, posing a high-profile test of COVID-19 mandates as some governors block unequal treatment of those who spurn the shots. Published April 8, 2021

The Pinggu district of Beijing offered 50 yuan or items of equal value to people who got fully vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the World Leisure Conference this month. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

U.S. not only country coaxing residents to get COVID-19 vaccines

Fear of "vaccine hesitancy" is dogging President Biden's COVID-19 effort, but the U.S. isn't the only place twisting arms before jabbing them, with Africans wary of Western powers offering shots and Beijing doling out cash and other enticements to denizens who no longer see the virus as a threat. Published April 7, 2021

In this Dec. 10, 2020, photo released by the Royal Hashemite Court, Jordan's King Abdullah II gives a speech during the inauguration of the 19th Parliament's non-ordinary session, in Amman Jordan. Jordan’s king addressed the public feud with his half-brother, Prince Hamzah, portraying it as an attempted “sedition” that caused him shock, anger and pain. The statement on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, carried by Jordan TV, marked the first time King Abdullah II addressed the unprecedented rift in the royal family which erupted over the weekend. (Yousef Allan/The Royal Hashemite Court via AP) **FILE**

Biden to King Abdullah of Jordan: Stay strong

President Biden said he told King Abdullah of Jordan, a key ally, to "stay strong" amid his clash with half-brother and former Crown Prince Hamza, which is causing turmoil in the Middle East country. Published April 7, 2021

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the federal coronavirus response on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool) ** FILE **

CDC: U.K. variant is the most common form of virus in U.S.

The dreaded "U.K. variant" is the most prevalent form of the coronavirus in the U.S. and likely fueling the spread around day care centers and youth sports, while resulting in more hospital stays among adults in their 30s and 40s, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Published April 7, 2021