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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.

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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., talks with a reporter after speaking on the Senate floor in this Oct. 6, 2018 file photo. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen to Trump: Erdogan visit ‘makes no sense’

A senior Democrat told President Trump on Tuesday to revoke the Turkish president's mid-November invitation to the White House, saying it "makes no sense" for the strongman to visit the U.S. while it punishes Ankara for the chaos in northern Syria. Published October 15, 2019

A resident of Tal Tamr welcomed a Syrian soldier to the northern city Monday. Syria's Kurds said government forces agreed to help them fend off Turkey's invasion — a major shift in alliances after President Trump ordered all U.S. troops withdrawn from the northern border area amid the rapidly deepening chaos. (SANA via AP)

Bashar Assad sends Syria troops to aid Kurds against Turkey

Syrian President Bashar Assad's troops returned to northern Syria on Monday to back up Kurdish forces in their increasingly desperate fight with the Turkish military, marking a major geopolitical turning point for the region and sparking a fresh wave of bipartisan criticism over President Trump's decision to pull U.S. forces out of the fight. Published October 14, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Turkey sanctions coming after Syria attack, Donald Trump says

President Trump on Monday said he will impose sanctions against current and former Turkish officials and cease trade negotiations with Ankara in response to the NATO ally's attack on U.S.-allied Kurds in northern Syria. Published October 14, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Donald Trump appeals to evangelicals at Values Voter Summit

Evangelicals have chided President Trump's strategy in Syria, but he is still basking in their support, rallying them with screeds against the "crazy" left and declaring that Christian conservatives are also being attacked as Democrats pursue impeachment. Published October 13, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Donald Trump announces proposed trade pact with China

Tariff increases on Chinese goods scheduled to take effect Tuesday have been suspended in the wake of President Trump's announcement Friday of a "substantial phase one deal" to begin to resolve the 18-month U.S.-China trade war. Published October 13, 2019

President Donald Trump arrives for an event on "transparency in Federal guidance and enforcement" in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump confirms killing of al Qaeda bomb maker two years ago

President Trump on Thursday confirmed for the first time that Ibrahim al-Asiri, a senior al Qaeda bomb maker tied to the Christmas Day "underwear" plot from a decade ago, was killed in 2017 during a counterterrorism operation in Yemen. Published October 10, 2019

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, pauses while giving a statement to members of the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. Mr. Schiff is one of three House Democrats chairing committees investigating the impeachment inquiry against President Trump. A new poll commissioned by a Trump-friendly non-profit group finds impeachment is unpopular in swing House districts won by Democrats in 2018 that could be crucial for Democrats hoping to keep the chamber in 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

‘America First’ poll: Impeachment unpopular in key swing districts

Swing-district voters in New York, Oklahoma and Utah are more likely to oppose the House impeachment effort than favor it and wish Democrats would focus on "kitchen-table" issues instead, according to polling from America First Policies, a nonprofit that is working to reelect President Trump. Published October 9, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Attorney General Edwin Meese, in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump says whistleblower ‘should be exposed’

President Trump on Wednesday said the official who blew the whistle on his interactions with Ukraine is politically conflicted and that he or she "should be exposed and questioned properly." Published October 9, 2019

President Donald Trump shakes hands with former Attorney General Edwin Meese after presenting him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump honors Edwin Meese III with Presidential Medal of Freedom

While moves abroad kick up a firestorm, President Trump sought succor at home Tuesday by sparring with Minnesota liberals, flaunting progress at the southern border and doffing his cap to Reagan conservatives in a Medal of Freedom ceremony from the Oval Office. Published October 8, 2019