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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 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

President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the Vehicle Assembly Building on Saturday, May 23, 2020, after viewing the SpaceX flight at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. A rocket ship designed and built by SpaceX lifted off on Saturday with two Americans on a history-making flight to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump on violent riots: ‘We won’t let it happen’

President Trump said Saturday the death of George Floyd filled Americans with "horror, anger and grief," but that he cannot tolerate mob violence and will "stop it cold" before more businesses or police precincts are destroyed. Published May 30, 2020

President Donald Trump listens during a roundtable with industry executives about reopening country after the coronavirus closures, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, May 29, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump sees hope on horizon amid pandemic

President Trump said Friday he's optimistic about the path forward for the U.S. amid the coronavirus pandemic, citing an accelerated push for a vaccine and declining transmission after a month-plus of shutdown orders. Published May 29, 2020

Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., makes a point during his speech detailing the Five Freedoms for America's Children at the Children's Service Center of Wyoming Valley Friday Morning March 6, 2020, in Wilkes Barre Pa. (Dave Scherbenco/The Citizens' Voice via AP) ** FILE **

Bob Casey tests positive for COVID-19 antibodies

Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania said Friday he tested positive for antibodies to the coronavirus and will donate his blood plasma in a bid to help those who develop a severe case. Published May 29, 2020

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Tuesday, May 27, 2020, that he responded "in kind" to radio host Charlamagne tha God when he made the controversial "you ain't black" remark last week on "The Breakfast Club." (screengrab via CNN)

Joe Biden to address Minnesota unrest

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden said he plans to address "the events in Minnesota" later Friday amid rioting in Minneapolis over the death of a black man under the knee of a white officer. Published May 29, 2020

Respiratory therapist and other medical staff work on a patient in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at Harborview Medical Center, which is part of Seattle-area health care system UW Medicine, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Coronavirus death toll in U.S. tops 100,000

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus hit 100,000 Wednesday, a heartbreaking reminder of the scale of the pandemic as the nation gingerly tries to revive economic activity and normal life without suffering a devastating "second wave." Published May 27, 2020

Clouds pass over the SpaceX Falcon 9, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on top of the rocket, as it sits on Launch Pad 39-A Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Two astronauts will fly on the SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station scheduled for launch Wednesday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

SpaceX launch scrubbed

Bad weather aborted a historic SpaceX mission Wednesday, forcing NASA to reschedule its first launch from U.S. soil in nine years. Published May 27, 2020