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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.

Commuters wearing protective face masks and face shields travel on a public bus in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Peru ordered the mandatory wearing of protective face masks and shields on public transportation amid the new coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Deborah Birx, Anthony Fauci recommend face shields

Top members of the White House coronavirus task force now say that face shields and goggles can be effective ways to combat the spread of the coronavirus -- the latest shift in messaging from the federal government on the how to contain a pandemic that has now claimed more than 150,000 American lives. Published July 30, 2020

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the White House, Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump highlights virus revival in other countries

President Trump on Thursday said places outside of the U.S. that were praised for their efforts to stamp out the coronavirus are seeing a resurgence, underscoring its wily nature and need to protect the vulnerable instead of shutting down again. Published July 30, 2020

Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, studies notes during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the oversight of the Department of Justice on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, in Washington. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

Louie Gohmert tests positive for COVID-19: Report

Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas tested positive for the coronavirus Wednesday, making him the latest federal lawmaker to contract the virus and sparking a review of Capitol Hill's ability to stiff-arm the pathogen. Published July 29, 2020

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the White House, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump doles out $765M loan to Kodak to make drug ingredients

President Trump took the first steps Tuesday to bring drug manufacturing back to the U.S., announcing his administration is giving the Eastman Kodak Company a $765 million loan through the Defense Production Act to produce generic drugs in the U.S. Published July 28, 2020

President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus briefing at Bioprocess Innovation Center at Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies, Monday, July 27, 2020, in Morrisville, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Big Pharma a no-show for planned White House meeting

President Trump's effort to strike a deal with pharmaceutical companies got off to a rocky start Tuesday amid a dispute over the White House's push to align the price for certain Medicare drugs with what other nations pay. Published July 28, 2020

President Donald Trump is reflected in a television monitor as he speaks during an event to sign executive orders on lowering drug prices, in the South Court Auditorium in the White House complex, Friday, July 24, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump signs order to align drug prices with other nations

President Trump signed a batch of executive orders Friday designed to slash drug prices in an election year, including a long-awaited push to align the price of Medicare drugs with what other developed nations pay. Published July 24, 2020

In this July 13, 2020, file photo, a chain-link fence lock is seen on a gate at a closed Ranchito Elementary School in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles. States are furloughing workers, borrowing billions, delaying construction projects and reducing aid to local governments and schools as ways to cope in response to revenue drops that are expected to top 20% in some states, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Trump officials focused on how, and not whether, schools reopen

The Trump administration on Friday said reopening schools is not a matter of "if" it happens but "how it must be done" this fall, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rolled out new guidelines that support President Trump's push to resume classroom learning amid the coronavirus pandemic. Published July 24, 2020

Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Peter Gaynor speaks as he holds a "COVID-19 Pandemic Operational Guidance for the 2020 Hurricane Season" manual during a House Committee on Homeland Security meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 22, 2020, on the national response to the coronavirus pandemic. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

FEMA: States must protect supplies, evacuate smartly in hurricane season

Tropical Storm Gonzalo may weaken before it becomes a full-blown hurricane, but it is the seventh named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, underscoring a federal scramble to make sure states are ready to handle an "apocalyptic" scenario in which the COVID-19 nightmare clashes with a disaster response. Published July 24, 2020

President Donald Trump holds a mask as he speaks during a news conference at the White House, Tuesday, July 21, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

RNC convention in Jacksonville canceled over coronavirus spat

President Trump on Thursday abruptly canceled the portion of the Republican National Convention he moved from North Carolina to Florida because of a spat over coronavirus restrictions, saying the surge that blanketed the Sun Belt with infections made it impossible. Published July 23, 2020