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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.

President Joe Biden meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, July 15, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden, Merkel meet at WH in German leader’s final visit

President Biden and Angela Merkel huddled in the White House on Thursday as the German chancellor takes a final trip to Washington to restore and strengthen trans-Atlantic ties and reach for common ground on China, vaccine-sharing and a controversial gas pipeline. Published July 15, 2021

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at a press conference following her visit to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Merkel visited the health ministry's leading institute in the Corona pandemic at the invitation of Health Minister Spahn. (Michael Kappeler/Pool via AP)

VP Harris hosts German Chancellor Merkel for breakfast

Vice President Kamala Harris is hosting Angela Merkel for breakfast on Thursday as the departing German chancellor enjoys a swan song in Washington and President Biden tries to stabilize relations with the European power. Published July 15, 2021

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, center, talks with with Oklahoma Medicaid advocates following a news conference Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Tulsa, Okla., as Oklahoma expands its Medicaid program. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

HHS: Two million join Obamacare during Biden sign-up push

More than 2 million people have selected an Obamacare plan since President Biden reopened the marketplace in February, the administration said Wednesday, trumpeting an "all-time high" in enrollment as it promotes supercharged subsidies that patched affordability gaps in the law. Published July 14, 2021

In this April 5, 2017, file photo, Dr. Scott Gottlieb speaks during his confirmation hearing before a Senate committee, in Washington, as President Donald Trump's nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Former FDA chief: We might not need COVID-19 boosters forever

The former head of the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday said people might not need COVID-19 booster shots on a recurring basis, citing the ability's body to build a long-lasting immune response after a jumpstart from vaccines. Published July 14, 2021

In this Aug. 23, 2019, photo, Olivia Rodrigo attends the Disney+ press line at the 2019 D23 Expo in Anaheim, Calif. President Joe Biden is putting a dose of star power behind the administration’s efforts to get young people vaccinated against COVID-19. The White House says the 18-year-old actress, singer and songwriter will meet Wednesday, July 14, 2021, with Biden and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the president’s chief medical adviser. Rodrigo will also record videos about the importance of young people getting vaccinated. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) **FILE**

Singer Olivia Rodrigo to visit White House in vaccine push

President Biden hopes pop singer Olivia Rodrigo will help him boost vaccination rates among young people who might not see COVID-1 as a threat and are holding back the government's campaign for widespread immunity. Published July 13, 2021

France's President Emmanuel Macron, meets French carmakers at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday, July 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool)

Vaccine bookings surge in France after Macron tightens rules

Vaccination bookings are surging in France after President Emmanuel Macron moved to mandate the COVID-19 shots for health workers and said people who want to go to restaurants and shopping centers will need to show proof of vaccination or a negative test. Published July 13, 2021

In his first public speech since leaving office, former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a dinner hosted by Palmetto Family on Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) ** FILE **

Mike Pence to give a speech on U.S.-China relations

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday will address the state of U.S.-China relations and make his first comments on the origins of the coronavirus since leaving office and his role as chairman of the White House Coronavirus Task Force. Published July 12, 2021

Police scuffle and detain an anti-government demonstrator during a protest in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, July 11, 2021. Hundreds of demonstrators went out to the streets in several cities in Cuba to protest against ongoing food shortages and high prices of foodstuffs, amid the new coronavirus crisis. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Biden to Cuban regime: Meet protesters’ needs

President Biden on Monday told Havana's Communist leadership to respect protesters' rights and meet their demands for relief from the pandemic and the "economic suffering to which they have been subjected by Cuba's authoritarian regime." Published July 12, 2021

Dr. Will Sistrunk, an infectious disease specialist at Mercy Hospital Springfield, gives updates on COVID-19 positive patient counts at Mercy Hospitals in Southwest Missouri on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. About 97 percent of Mercy's 120 COVID-positive patients are unvaccinated, Sistrunk said. (Nathan Papes/The Springfield News-Leader via AP)

SW Missouri hospital opening sixth COVID-19 ward

A hospital in southwestern Missouri is opening a sixth COVID-19 unit after having needed only five last year, underscoring the impact of the disease's delta variant and the consequences of low vaccine uptake in one of the hardest-hit parts of the country. Published July 12, 2021