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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.

Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the 101st American Legion National Convention, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

U.S., Poland set to announce ‘strong’ pact on 5G security

Vice President Mike Pence and Poland are expected to announce a "strong agreement" on securing 5th-generation cellular networks during Mr. Pence's overseas trip this weekend, the White House said Friday, signaling headway in the administration's efforts to move allies away from Chinese telecom companies. Published August 30, 2019

President Donald Trump watches with Vice President Mike Pence and Defense Secretary Mark Esper as the flag for U.S. space Command is unfurled as Trump announces the establishment of the U.S. Space Command in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Donald Trump revives U.S. Space Command

President Trump revived the U.S. Space Command in a formal White House ceremony Thursday, putting the commander-in-chief a step closer to launching a military branch focused on the final frontier. Published August 29, 2019

This Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, image provided by NASA shows a view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station as it churned over the Atlantic Ocean north of Puerto Rico. Leaving mercifully little damage in its wake in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, Hurricane Dorian swirled toward the U.S., with forecasters warning it will draw energy from the warm, open waters as it closes in. (NASA via AP)

Donald Trump to skip Poland trip, send Mike Pence

President Trump on Thursday canceled his trip to Poland over the Labor Day weekend and instead will monitor Hurricane Dorian's expected landfall, calling the safety of Floridians in its path his "highest priority." Published August 29, 2019

This June 2, 2017 file frame from video shows the Trump National Doral in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz, File) **FILE**

House Democrats to probe Trump’s bid to host G-7 at own club

House Democrats said Wednesday they will probe President Trump's interest in holding next year's Group of Seven summit at his golf club in Miami, saying it would make a mockery of the constitutional firewall between presidents' official conduct and their private interests. Published August 28, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) leave the stage together at the conclusion of their joint news conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

Chuck Schumer to Donald Trump: ‘Under no circumstances’ can Russia rejoin G-7

Senate Democrats told President Trump on Tuesday to drop his idea of welcoming Russia back into Group of Seven nations, saying Vladimir Putin's interference in U.S. elections and forays in the Ukraine, United Kingdom and Syria make him wildly unfit to rejoin the club of industrialized nations. Published August 27, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the final press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron during the G-7 summit Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, in Biarritz, southwestern France. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

China denies knowledge of calls to U.S. on trade

A top Chinese official said Tuesday he's still not aware of the phone calls on trade that President Trump referred to during the Group of Seven meetings in France. Published August 27, 2019

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk to board Air Force One at Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, Monday, Aug. 26, 2019 in Bordeaux, France, to return to Washington following the G-7 summit. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

White House clarifies Trump’s remarks on Kim Jong-un

First lady Melania Trump hasn't met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in person but she feels like she's gotten to know him through President Trump, the White House said Monday in a clarification of Mr. Trump's odd remark in France. Published August 26, 2019

In this June 29, 2019, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting of the G-20 summit in Osaka, western Japan. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Donald Trump says China wants to restart trade talks

President Trump said China is sincere about restarting trade talks as he pivoted Monday from the hostile rhetoric and escalating sanctions that had characterized relations in recent weeks between the world's two largest economies. Published August 26, 2019

U.S President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands as they participate in a bilateral meeting at the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

U.S., Japan reach trade deal agreement

President Trump said Sunday that he has reached a trade deal with Japan, is confident of reaching one with the U.K., and is still determined to force China to make enough concessions to get a deal with Beijing. Published August 25, 2019

Specialist Peter Giacchi works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Stocks tumbled on Wall Street after President Donald Trump said he "hereby ordered" U.S. companies to consider alternatives to doing business in China. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stocks nosedive as Trump, China escalate trade tensions

President Trump said Friday he will beef up existing and planned tariffs on billions in Chinese goods, in the latest escalation of an increasingly bitter trade war that's rattled global markets. Published August 23, 2019

In this Aug 15, 2019 satellite image provided by Satellite image ©2019 Maxar Technologies, shows fires burning in the State of Rondonia, Brazil, in the upper Amazon River basin. Brazil's National Institute for Space Research, a federal agency monitoring deforestation and wildfires, said the country has seen a record number of wildfires this year, an 84 percent increase compared to the same period last year. The states that have been most affected by fires this year are Mato Grosso, Para and Amazonas, all in the Amazon region. (Satellite image ©2019 Maxar Technologies via AP)

Emmanuel Macron: Amazon fires must be #1 priority at G-7

French President Emmanuel Macron says fires in the Amazon rain forest should take precedence when President Trump and leaders from the rest of the Group of Seven nations meet this weekend along his country's picturesque coast. Published August 23, 2019

French President Emmanuel Macron (right) welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Chateau of Chantilly on Thursday. President Trump is to meet with Mr. Macron and discuss France's new tax on technology companies. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump to confront Emmanuel Macron at G-7 over French tax on tech companies

President Trump will use the Group of Seven summit in France this weekend to confront the host country over its decision to unilaterally tax major tech companies, the White House said Thursday, confirming one of several subplots that could roil the meeting of developed nations in glitzy Biarritz. Published August 22, 2019

Former NBA basketball player and coach Bob Cousy, of the Boston Celtics, speaks as President Donald Trump smiles during a Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony for Cousy, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Celtics great Bob Cousy receives Medal of Freedom

President Trump awarded the nation's highest civilian honor Thursday to NBA great Bob Cousy for his achievements on the court and solidarity with black teammates affected by racial segregation. Published August 22, 2019

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen makes a comment on US President's cancellation of his scheduled State Visit, in front of the State Department in Copenhagen, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. U.S. President Trump announced his decision to postpone a visit to Denmark by tweet on Tuesday Aug. 20, 2019, after Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen dismissed the notion of selling Greenland to the U.S. as "an absurd discussion." (Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix)

Trump says Danish PM out of line, not him, on Greenland

It started as a bit of whimsy in August -- what if the U.S. offered to buy Greenland, that mass of ice, rare-earth minerals and about 60,000 hearty souls nestled near the North Pole and halfway to Europe? Published August 21, 2019