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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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In this Dec. 14, 2020, file photo, Ohio State employee Cory Coffey, right, administers a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility

Ohio residents 16 and older will be able to seek out the COVID-19 vaccine before the end of the month, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Tuesday, joining the list of governors moving to aggressively expand eligibility as supply increases. Published March 16, 2021

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing more pressure from fellow Democrats to resign from office. Six women have come forward with sexual harassment and misconduct allegations against him. (Associated Press)

More Democrats pressure Andrew Cuomo to resign from office

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday said Gov. Andrew Cuomo "doesn't have any credibility" and will probably face impeachment over the burgeoning sexual harassment scandal that's prompted Democrats to abandon Mr. Cuomo in droves. Published March 14, 2021

President Biden is ordering states to make all adults eligible for vaccines by May 1. As it stands, over 100 million shots have been administered, meaning he met his goal for the first 100 days of his presidency. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Joe Biden taking credit for pandemic recovery

President Biden is taking ownership of the pandemic as the recovery gains steam, setting benchmarks for the public to judge him on after weeks of complaining that former President Donald Trump left him nothing on the virus front. Published March 14, 2021

President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during a prime-time address from the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Joe Biden speech: Make all adults eligible for vaccine by May 1

President Biden directed states Thursday to make all adults eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine no later than May 1 and targeted Independence Day as the entry point to normalcy, saying he wants to see Americans hold cookouts and other small gatherings after a nightmarish year. Published March 11, 2021

President Joe Biden, accompanied by Johnson and Johnson Chairman and CEO Alex Gorsky, and Merck Chairman and CEO Kenneth Frazier, speaks at an event in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus, Tuesday, March 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Joe Biden to give speech on COVID-19, new relief bill

President Biden will mark the anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday with a prime-time address to celebrate his $1.9 trillion relief bill and shoulder the responsibility of crushing the virus and restoring normalcy in the U.S. Published March 10, 2021

Mohamed Salen, Rite Aid pharmacy manager, right, administers a Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to Peter Shlanta, of Lewistown Valley, at the Schuylkill County NAACP and Rite Aid COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Billie Payne Community Center in Pottsville, Pa., Tuesday, March 9, 2021. The clinic administered Johnson and Johnson vaccines to people living in public housing. (Lindsey Shuey/Republican-Herald via AP)

Biden intends to purchase 100M extra doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine

President Biden said Wednesday the U.S. government plans to buy an additional 100 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to provide "maximum flexibility" in the rollout even though existing contracts will procure enough doses for all Americans. Published March 10, 2021

Greg Brennan, a teacher and basketball coach at Southside High School, is vaccinated by nurse Abigail Fromm, at a clinic operated by Mount Sinai South Nassau, Friday, March 5, 2021, in Rockville Centre, N.Y. Brennan received the first of two Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

CDC releases guidelines for those ‘fully vaccinated’ against COVID-19

People who've been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 should keep wearing masks in public but can visit other fully vaccinated people indoors without covering their faces or maintaining physical distance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. Published March 8, 2021