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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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President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to North Carolina to survey hurricane damage and attend a campaign rally, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says talks with Taliban are ‘dead’

President Trump on Monday said peace talks with the Taliban are "dead" after he called off what might have been a historic weekend meeting at the presidential retreat at Camp David. Published September 9, 2019

In this Aug. 30, 2019, photo, migrants, many who were returned to Mexico under the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” program, wait in line to get a meal in an encampment near the Gateway International Bridge in Matamoros, Mexico. The program, officially called the Migrant Protection Protocols, was instituted by the U.S. and Mexico as a way of deterring migrants from crossing the border to seek asylum. (AP Photo/Veronica G. Cardenas)

Federal court reinstates nationwide injunction on Trump’s asylum policy

A federal court on Monday reinstated a nationwide injunction against President Trump's rule denying asylum to anyone who passed through a third country before coming to the United States, just hours before the administration released new figures showing a sharp drop in illegal immigration from Mexico. Published September 9, 2019

In this July 14, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump waves to protesters while playing golf at Turnberry golf club, in Turnberry, Scotland. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) ** FILE **

Donald Trump: I have ‘nothing to do’ with Air Force stopover at Scotland club

President Trump on Monday washed his hands of two incidents that involved taxpayer money flowing to his private business, saying he had "nothing to do" with Vice President Mike Pence's decision to stay at his Irish golf resort or the Air Force crew that opted to stay at his Scotland property in March. Published September 9, 2019

U.S Vice President Mike Pence, his wife Karen Pence and his mother Nancy Pence Fritsch, right, arrive in Doonbeg, Ireland, Tuesday Sept. 3, 2019. Speaking to reporters in Dublin, where he spent the day, Pence spoke about his personal connection to the village of Doonbeg — the site of both the Trump International Golf Links & Hotel as well as family history. (Jacob King/PA via AP)

Top Democrats seek records on Trump resort promotion

Powerful House Democrats said Friday they need to know how much Vice President Mike Pence's stay at President Trump's Irish resort cost taxpayers, signaling they will dig deep into Mr. Trump's decision to flaunt his personal businesses while serving in the White House. Published September 6, 2019

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, right, meets with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence inside 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. (Peter Summers/Pool photos via AP)

Mike Pence to U.K.’s embattled Boris Johnson: We’ve got your back

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson still has the Trump administration in his corner, Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday in London, even as much of the U.K. political establishment -- including Mr. Johnson's own brother -- was balking at the prime minister's blueprint for taking Britain out of the European Union. Published September 5, 2019

In this handout photo provided by the House of Commons, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures during his first Prime Minister's Questions, in the House of Commons in London, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. Britain's Parliament is facing a second straight day of political turmoil as lawmakers fought Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to deliver Brexit in less than two months, come what may. Johnson is threatening to dissolve the House of Commons and hold a national election that he hopes might produce a less fractious crop of legislators. (Jessica Taylor/House of Commons via AP)

Donald Trump says ‘don’t worry’ about his pal Boris Johnson

President Trump cheered on embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Wednesday in his fight with Parliament over Britain's looming exit from the European Union, as Vice President Mike Pence prepares to meet with the prime minister Thursday in London. Published September 4, 2019

US Vice President Mike Pence, left, and US Ambassador to Ireland Edward Crawford speak to the media at the ambassador's residence in Phoenix park, Dublin, Ireland, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. The Vice President is currently in Ireland for a two day visit. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Mike Pence: Stay at Trump property in Ireland was ‘logical’

Mike Pence on Tuesday defended his two-night stay at a Trump golf resort in the Irish village of Doonbeg, where the vice president has some family ties, as a "logical" move that allowed him to showcase the bond between the U.S. and Ireland. Published September 3, 2019

President Donald Trump pauses as he talks to media before boarding Maine One at the White House in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, en route to Camp David in Maryland. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Donald Trump visits Va. golf club, as Dorian bears down

President Trump canceled an overseas trip to monitor the path of Hurricane Dorian but found time to visit his golf club in northern Virginia on Saturday. He is expected to be briefed on the storm's progresss back at Camp David Saturday afternoon. Published August 31, 2019