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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 Aug. 2, 2018, file photo, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) building is visible behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) **FILE**

FDA gives emergency approval to ‘game changer’ COVID-19 saliva test

The Food and Drug Administration gave emergency approval Saturday to a saliva test for COVID-19 that doesn't require swabs or chemicals that have been prone to shortages, alleviating the strain on diagnostic capacity the U.S. fights the deadly pandemic. Published August 15, 2020

President Donald Trump speaks as Rudy Giuliani, an attorney for President Donald Trump watches, during an event Trump National Golf Club, Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, in Bedminster, N.J., with members of the City of New York Police Department Benevolent Association. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump accepts endorsement from NYPD union

A top New York City Police Department union endorsed President Trump after its members were feted at the president's New Jersey golf retreat late Friday. Published August 14, 2020

President Donald Trump speaks during an event Trump National Golf Club, Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, in Bedminster, N.J., with members of the City of New York Police Department Benevolent Association. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump to NYC cops: You like ‘Sleepy’ or ‘Slow Joe?’

President Trump used a rally-like meet up with New York City cops Friday to road-test his favored nicknamed for former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, saying foreign leaders like Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping aren't "sleepy" so the U.S. leader cannot be, either. Published August 14, 2020

President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump: I’d like to address U.N. in-person

President Trump said Thursday he'd like to deliver his speech to the United Nations general assembly in person in September, even if the room in New York is sparsely attended due to the pandemic. Published August 13, 2020

In this handout photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, and provided by Russian Direct Investment Fund, an employee works with a coronavirus vaccine at the Nikolai Gamaleya National Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow, Russia. Russia on Tuesday, Aug. 11 became the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine for use in tens of thousands of its citizens despite international skepticism about injections that have not completed clinical trials and were studied in only dozens of people for less than two months. (Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/ Russian Direct Investment Fund via AP)

Coronavirus vaccine threatened by ‘cold chain’ issues

Two years ago, health workers responding to an Ebola outbreak in extremely remote parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo faced a quandary -- trial vaccines for the deadly disease had to be stored at sub-freezing temperatures as they traveled deep into tropical forests by helicopter or motorcycle. Published August 13, 2020

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump rips Joe Biden mask mandate push

President Trump criticized former Vice President Joseph R. Biden's call for a nationwide mask mandate Thursday, saying states are seeing different rates of transmission and Americans should maintain a degree of individual freedom. Published August 13, 2020

In this Sunday, June 14, 2020, file photo, Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's White House senior adviser, follows Trump across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, after stepping off Marine One. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Jared Kushner on Kanye West sit-down: We just talked policy

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said Thursday that Kanye West is a longtime friend, and he sat down with him to discuss policy amid questions about the rapper's sudden leap into the 2020 presidential race. Published August 13, 2020

Rice-Eccles Stadium is shown before the start of an NCAA college football game between Colorado and Utah Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, in Salt Lake City. Losing college football stings across America. While every aspect of society has been jarred by a worldwide pandemic that has claimed more than 160,000 American lives, the potential loss of college football feels like another collective punch to the national psyche. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

NCAA football cancellations threaten to cripple college towns’ economies

President Trump and like-minded allies are centering their push for college football on the fate of student-athletes, but the impact of major-conference cancellations is far more widespread, with university towns facing deep economic pain from the coronavirus pandemic. Published August 12, 2020

President Donald Trump speaks at an event called "Kids First: Getting America's Children Safely Back to School" in the State Dining room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump ramps up push to reopen schools

President Trump met with parents, teachers and pediatricians at the White House on Wednesday to argue the risks posed by virtual learning outweigh those posed by COVID-19 seeping into the classroom. Published August 12, 2020

President Donald Trump, second from right, and first lady Melania Trump attend the NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

Trump: Get out there and play college football

President Trump on Tuesday told college football to "get out there" and play amid the coronavirus pandemic and that he wants players to stand for the national anthem once they hit the field. Published August 11, 2020

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers a question during a roundtable meeting with transportation industry leaders at the Hilton Orlando-Bonnet Creek Resort in Orlando, Fla., Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. DeSantis addressed coronavirus and state transportation construction concerns. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP) **FILE**

Ron DeSantis backs college football season, echoing Trump

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met with Florida State University's players and coaches Tuesday to offer his support for holding college football games amid the COVID-19 crisis, as Big Ten schools threatened to cause a domino effect by postponing their season. Published August 11, 2020