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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 Donald Trump speaks to the 2020 Council for National Policy Meeting, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump allies pledge an ‘uplifting’ convention on the American story

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said the Republican National Convention will focus on how President Trump's policies are benefiting real people and highlight the president's term as one of action compared to former Vice President Joseph R. Biden's tenure. Published August 23, 2020

President Trump shows off a pizza pie he ordered while making a quick stop off his motorcade route in Pennsylvania on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. (Tom Howell/The Washington Times)

Trump makes impromptu pizza stop in Pennsylvania

President Trump got a slice of regular campaign life during the pandemic on Thursday, stepping out of his motorcade to make an unscheduled visit to a local pizza joint. Published August 20, 2020

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Mariotti Building Products, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Old Forge, Pa. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Trump to Biden birthplace: ‘Survival of our nation’ at stake

President Trump stepped on Joseph R. Biden's big moment accepting the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday, showing up on the outskirts of his rival's birth city to warn Pennsylvanians they would forfeit their guns, fracking and idyllic suburbs if the other side wins in November. Published August 20, 2020

In this file photo, then-White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on cybersecurity in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Jan. 31, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Trump says he feels ‘very badly’ about Bannon charges

President Trump said Thursday he feels "very badly" about the arrest of Stephen Bannon on wire fraud charges but distanced himself from his former strategist and the border-wall fundraising project that led to the alleged crimes. Published August 20, 2020

President Donald Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon leaves federal court in New York Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, after pleading not guilty to charges that he ripped off donors to an online fundraising scheme to build a southern border wall. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Steve Bannon, Ex-White House adviser, arrested in fraud scam

Federal agents arrested Steve Bannon, President Trump's former political strategist, on Thursday, charging him and three other Trump backers with fraud over their efforts to raise money to build a private border wall. Published August 20, 2020

Head coach Zachary Reichert, left, takes Nicholas Giuffre's temperature prior to the start of Pottsville's boys' soccer practice at Alumni Field in Pottsville, Pa., Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. During a press conference Thursday, Gov. Tom Wolf recommended that no sports take place until January 1, 2021. Previously, state guidelines posted to the Governor's Office website stated that "the decision to resume sports-related activities, including conditioning, practices and games, is the discretion of a school entity's governing body." Games, as also stated on the Governor's Office website, would be limited to players, coaches, officials, and staff. (Lindsey Shuey/Republican-Herald via AP)

Pennsylvania launches voluntary coronavirus tracing app

Pennsylvania said Wednesday it is launching an app that alerts users if they've been near someone infected with the coronavirus, making it the latest state to bolster its coronavirus efforts with smartphones as the country struggles to regain its footing. Published August 19, 2020

President Donald Trump points to supporters after speaking at the Yuma International Airport Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in Yuma, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Donald Trump visits Iowa, Arizona for reelection campaign

President Trump pledged support to Iowans devastated by a high-wind derecho and nabbed the endorsement of a border-patrol union in the Arizona heat Tuesday, hoping to lock down support in swing states that he won in 2016 but could lose in November. Published August 18, 2020

President Donald Trump listens during a briefing on derecho damage and recovery efforts in Iowa, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Trump, Wolf slam former DHS aide over criticism

President Trump on Tuesday criticized Miles Taylor, a top aide at the Department of Homeland Security from 2017 to 2019, as a "lowlife" for saying bad things about the administration several weeks before the election. Published August 18, 2020

President Donald Trump arrives to speak to a crowd of supporters at Yuma International Airport, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in Yuma, Ariz. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump pledges support to storm-ravaged Iowa

President Trump pledged support to Iowans devastated by a high-wind derecho and nabbed the endorsement of a border-patrol union in the Arizona heat Tuesday, hoping to lock down support in swing states that he won in 2016 but could slip from his grasp in November. Published August 18, 2020

President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters at Mankato Regional Airport, Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, in Mankato, Minn. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump tells swing-state Minnesota he will rebuild economy post-pandemic

President Trump flew to Midwestern battlegrounds Monday to trumpet the pre-pandemic economy and paint an apocalyptic picture of what would happen if he loses on Election Day, as polls showed a narrowing race with former Vice President Joseph R. Biden ahead at the beginning of a virtual Democratic National Convention. Published August 17, 2020