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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, followed by their son Barron Trump, 12, and first lady Melania Trump, salutes as he steps off Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Washington. Trump is returning from a trip to Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump says wall needed to stem drugs, too

President Trump said Wednesday the sheer amount of drugs flowing across the border -- from meth to cocaine to deadly fentanyl -- bolsters his case for declaring an emergency at the border, as Congress prepares to complete its rebuke of his decision to go around lawmakers for funding. Published March 13, 2019

In this June 27, 2017, photo, protesters block a street during a demonstration against the Republican bill in the U.S. Senate to replace former President Barack Obama's health care law, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) **FILE**

Democrats warn HHS off block-granting Medicaid to states

House Democrats said Tuesday they will reject a portion of President Trump's budget that would convert Medicaid from an open-ended entitlement to fixed amounts of money for states, though they do fear the administration will go around them. Published March 12, 2019

President Trump led Congress into a record-shattering government shutdown to ring in 2019, and now confronts a series of tests at home and abroad, testing alliances and his powers of persuasion. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump finds being president harder than being a businessman, campaigning

President Trump campaigned as the redeemer for what ails Washington, proclaiming he alone could disrupt the Beltway crowd and mend the messes that have accumulated over decades. "Nobody knows the system better than me," he told the GOP convention in Cleveland. "That's why I alone can fix it." Published March 7, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for an executive order on a "National Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End Veteran Suicide," in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump re-election team beefs up press staff

The Trump campaign beefed up its communications arm Wednesday by recruiting pros from high-profile ranks of government -- including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's most recent press secretary -- as the president's re-election team eyes 2020. Published March 6, 2019

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb listens during an interview with The Associated Press in New York on Monday, March 5, 2018. Gottlieb said Monday that he needs more staffers to intercept opioids that are being disguised as other drugs and supplements. (AP Photo/Kathy Young)

Scott Gottlieb, FDA commissioner, resigns

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who oversaw federal efforts to tackle abuse of opioids and reverse an explosion in teen vaping, resigned Tuesday, depriving President Trump of a steady hand in a Cabinet that has seen plenty of upheaval. Published March 5, 2019

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders talks with reporters outside the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Democrats’ Trump probe ‘disgraceful’

The White House late Monday blasted House Democrats' probe of President Trump's orbit as "disgraceful and abusive," saying their political rivals dug up old claims because they fear special counsel Robert Mueller won't deliver the damaging goods they seek. Published March 4, 2019