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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 file photo, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, attends the 147th session of the WHO Executive Board session in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, May 22, 2020. (WHO/Christopher Black via AP) ** FILE **

WHO tries to clean up ‘asymptomatic’ comments

The World Health Organization backtracked Tuesday from its claim a day earlier that asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 was "very rare," which had befuddled world leaders and public health officials who shut down economies in part because of the fear that people who don't feel sick would spread the virus. Published June 9, 2020

Protesters chant and hold signs during a Black Lives Matter protest on a street corner in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles, Monday, June 1, 2020. Public health authorities are worried there could be a spike in coronavirus cases as thousands of people march in protests that in turn have forced some virus testing centers to close. Los Angeles County officials said Monday that plans to re-open restaurants and retail continue with the same precautions as before the widespread protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody on May 25. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Riots poised to be coronavirus ‘super-spreader’ events

The coronavirus pandemic that upended everyday life and killed more than 104,000 Americans no longer leads the newscasts as protests against police brutality roil major cities, sparking concern that the public may let up its guard against the insidious disease. Published June 1, 2020

President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, June 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Donald Trump mobilizing military amid George Floyd protests

President Trump mobilized all civilian and military forces Monday night to end nationwide looting and property destruction after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, saying his "first and highest duty" is to defend the nation and he won't allow "anarchists" to upend the country. Published June 1, 2020

In this May 21, 2020, photo, the Larson sisters wash their hands inside the gate at their home in Dakar, Senegal. The girls were adopted from Sierra Leone after their father and other relatives died of Ebola. (AP Photo/Krista Larson)

Congo reports new Ebola outbreak

The Democratic Republic of Congo has detected a new Ebola outbreak in its northwest Equateur province, adding to global health woes. Published June 1, 2020

A man holds a U.S. flag upside down, a sign of distress, as protesters march down the street during a solidarity rally for George Floyd, Sunday, May 31, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Protests were held throughout the city over the death of Floyd, a black man in police custody in Minneapolis who died after being restrained by police officers on Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Donald Trump: U.S. to designate Antifa as terrorist organization

The U.S. will designate the "Antifa" group as a terrorist organization, President Trump said Sunday, as his administration blames the leftist organization for much of the violence at police-brutality protests across the country. Published May 31, 2020

SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken in the Dragon crew capsule, Saturday, May 30, 2020 from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. The two astronauts are on the SpaceX test flight to the International Space Station. For the first time in nearly a decade, astronauts blasted towards orbit aboard an American rocket from American soil, a first for a private company. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

SpaceX capsule reaches International Space Station

U.S. astronauts aboard the SpaceX spacecraft docked with the International Space Station on Sunday, celebrating with smiles and hugs from fellow astronauts nearly 19 hours after a historic launch in Florida. Published May 31, 2020