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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 points to a question as he speaks about the coronavirus during a press briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, May 11, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump vows coronavirus testing blitz to meet demands for supplies

The White House said Monday it will dole out $11 billion to states to dramatically increase coronavirus testing and vowed to meet governors' demands for the supplies they need to collect specimens, part of a blitz President Trump described as the biggest manufacturing ramp-up since World War II. Published May 11, 2020

Wisconsin National Guard members administer COVID-19 tests in a parking lot Monday May 11, 2020, in Milwaukee. This was one of two sites in the city to open Monday and offer free testing. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

White House: $11B on its way to states for COVID-19 testing

The Trump administration said Monday it is distributing $11 billion for states to ramp up coronavirus testing "at a dramatic scale" and vowed to meet governors' demands for the supplies they need to collect specimens. Published May 11, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a White House National Day of Prayer Service in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, May 7, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pence staffer tests positive for COVID-19

A staff member for Vice President Mike Pence has contracted the coronavirus, the White House said Friday, one day after a Navy valet for President Trump tested positive. Published May 8, 2020

In this Oct. 5, 2019, file photo, members of The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square look on during The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' twice-annual church conference, in Salt Lake City. For the first time in more than 60 years, top leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will deliver speeches at the faith's signature conference this weekend without anyone watching in the latest illustration of how the coronavirus pandemic is altering worship practices around the world. The twice-yearly conference normally brings some 100,000 people to the church conference center in Salt Lake City to watch five sessions over two days. This event, though, will be only a virtual one. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Church choirs create perfect coronavirus transmission chain

Clusters of COVID-19 transmission from Washington state to Georgia have been traced to choir sessions, with singers who lead worship or entertain communities uniquely vulnerable to the deadly respiratory disease. Published May 6, 2020

A health worker collects a man's blood sample for antibody test of a new coronavirus at a drive through testing site in Tangerang, Indonesia, Monday, May 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

FDA cracks down on faulty antibody tests

The Trump administration said Monday it will scrutinize coronavirus antibody tests more closely in response to fears that companies are selling faulty kits as the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic enters the critical phase of figuring out who has been infected, who is most at risk and whether the nation can reopen without major setbacks. Published May 4, 2020

Screen grab taken from video issued by Britain's Oxford University, showing a person being injected as part of the first human trials in the UK to test a potential coronavirus vaccine, untaken by Oxford University in England, Thursday April 23, 2020. Two volunteers have received the first vaccine trial against the COVID-19 Coronavirus on Thursday. (Oxford University Pool via AP)

Coronavirus vaccine in 2020 ‘pretty good’ Oxford University professor says

Prospects of landing a vaccine for the coronavirus this year are "pretty good" and a top candidate may show efficacy by June, a British front-runner in the medical race said Sunday, as the U.S. and other countries clamor for ways to shield people returning to work and other normal routines. Published May 3, 2020

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during the inauguration ceremony of the newly appointed justice minister, at the Planalto presidential palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, April 29, 2020. (AP Photo / Eraldo Peres)

Trump defends Bolsonaro amid COVID-19 turmoil

President Trump defended his friend and ally, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, amid worries the South American country will become a COVID-19 hotspot. Published May 1, 2020