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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.

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, President Donald Trump's then-nominee to head the powerful Food and Drug Administration (FDA), speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Former FDA chief Gottlieb: UK variant ‘could be here’

Former Food and Drug Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said Sunday the dreaded "U.K. variant" of the coronavirus is probably circulating in the U.S. but has not been found because Americans aren't tracking mutations as closely as other nations. Published December 27, 2020

Long-term care facility resident Frances Watland receives the first COVID-19 vaccination for Oklahoma nursing home residents and staff at The Lodge at Brookline in Oklahoma City, Okla. on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. (Chris Landsberger/The Oklahoman via AP)

Nursing homes focus of coronavirus vaccination program

U.S. officials hope a nursing home vaccination program that began in earnest this week will pump the brakes on a climbing COVID-19 death toll that has afflicted society at large but continues to fall hardest on the frail and elderly, especially those in long-term care. Published December 23, 2020

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, receives his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)

Fauci, Azar get vaccine in public to boost confidence

Anthony Fauci, the media-savvy doctor who oversees vaccine development for the U.S., rolled up his sleeve for the cameras and got his coronavirus shot Tuesday in a bid to boost confidence in an immunization campaign designed to restore normal life. Published December 22, 2020

Passengers wearing face mask wait next to the Eurostar Terminal at Gare du Nord train station in Paris, Monday Dec. 21, 2020. France is banning all travel from the U.K. for 48 hours in an attempt to make sure that a new strain of the coronavirus in Britain doesn't reach its shores. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

U.S. open to Britain regardless of coronavirus variant concerns

The U.S. resisted calls for a British travel ban despite growing alarm Monday over a coronavirus strain in London and southern England that has upended the Christmas season, demoralized Wall Street and prompted dozens of countries to shut out British passengers. Published December 21, 2020

Security guard the entrance to the ferry terminal in Dover, England, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, after the Port of Dover was closed and access to the Eurotunnel terminal suspended following the French government's announcement. France banned all travel from the UK for 48 hours from midnight Sunday, including trucks carrying freight through the tunnel under the English Channel or from the port of Dover on England's south coast. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

White House coronavirus team: Britain virus strain not more deadly

A key member of President Trump's vaccine team said it isn't unclear whether a variant of the coronavirus that's forcing countries to ban travel from the U.K. is truly more contagious or if sequencing of the pathogen revealed the extent of a surge in southern England. Published December 21, 2020

Boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are prepared in Olive Branch, Mississippi, on Sunday. The first boxes are set to arrive Monday. (Associated Press)

Steve Daines: COVID-19 vaccine ‘early Christmas present’ for Americans

The first boxes of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine will arrive in states on Monday, boosting the initial supply of pandemic-fighting shots by 6 million in the coming week after health care workers, Vice President Mike Pence and members of Congress received the first wave of Pfizer doses. Published December 20, 2020

In this file photo, Army Gen. Gustave Perna, who is leading Operation Warp Speed, right, and Dr. Moncef Slaoui, chief adviser to Operation Warp Speed, listen during at an event in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Operation Warp Speed: First Moderna shots to arrive Monday

An Army general on President Trump's coronavirus team said distribution of Moderna's vaccine has "already begun" and took personal responsibility for a mismatch between forecasted shipments of Pfizer's vaccines and what states will receive. Published December 19, 2020

In this Monday, July 27, 2020, file photo, Nurse Kathe Olmstead, right, gives volunteer Melissa Harting, of Harpursville, N.Y., an injection of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., in Binghamton, N.Y. The U.S. is poised to give the green light as early as Friday, Dec. 18, to a second COVID-19 vaccine, a critical new weapon against the surging coronavirus. Doses of the vaccine developed by Moderna Inc. and the National Institutes of Health will give a much-needed boost to supplies as the biggest vaccination effort in the nation’s history continues.(AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

Moderna COVID vaccine cleared by U.S.

The Food and Drug Administration approved Moderna's coronavirus vaccine for emergency use on Friday, clearing the way for an immediate shipment of 6 million doses on top of the Pfizer vaccine that's already in use. Published December 18, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, in Washington. Karen Pence, and U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams also participated. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Mike Pence receives the COVID-19 vaccine

Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence both received a COVID-19 vaccine with cameras rolling on Friday to try to show the public that it's safe and that Americans should get vaccinated when they can. Published December 18, 2020

The facade of Moderna, Inc. headquarters is seen, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Cambridge, Mass. The Food and Drug Administration said that a second potential COVID-19 vaccine, developed by Moderna, appears safe and highly effective, bringing it to the cusp of U.S. authorization. A panel of outside experts is expected to vote to recommend the formula on Thursday, with the FDA's green light coming soon thereafter. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Moderna vaccine endorsed by FDA panel

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel endorsed the Moderna vaccine for emergency use after a daylong debate on Thursday, a move that should accelerate the immunization campaign. Published December 17, 2020

In this file photo, a man stands outside an entrance to a Moderna, Inc., building, Monday, May 18, 2020, in Cambridge, Mass. A second COVID-19 vaccine moved closer to joining the U.S. fight against the pandemic Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 as government experts convened for a final public review of its safety and effectiveness. The shot from Moderna and the National Institutes of Health is urgently needed as the country continues to record ever-higher numbers of new cases, hospitalizations and deaths ahead of more holiday travel and family gatherings. FDA's OK is expected shortly after the all-day meeting concludes. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes, file) **FILE**

FDA panel takes up Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration is meeting with outside experts Thursday to debate whether a coronavirus vaccine from Moderna should be approved for emergency use. Published December 17, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen, give a thumbs-up after casting their ballots during early voting in Indianapolis, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Mike Pence, Karen Pence to get coronavirus vaccine in public

Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence will receive a COVID-19 vaccine in public on Friday to promote the shots and "build confidence among the American people," the White House said Wednesday. Published December 16, 2020

In this file photo, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP) **FILE**

FDA approves another at-home COVID-19 test

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved an "at-home, virtually guided" test from Abbott Laboratories that spits out results in 15 minutes and is intended for use by people with suspected cases. Published December 16, 2020