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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.

Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., stops to speak to members of the media after attending the weekly GOP conference luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

White House: Trump budget to boost military outside of spending caps

The acting director of the White House budget office said Monday that President Trump's 2020 budget blueprint will adhere to strict caps on discretionary spending and that Mr. Trump will instead seek additional money for the military through a special war fund not subject to the fiscal guardrails. Published February 25, 2019

President Donald Trump waves while boarding Air Force One for a trip to Vietnam to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump departs for North Korea summit in Vietnam

President Trump departed at lunchtime Monday for a major summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Vietnam, where he hopes to convince the shadowy leader to give up his nuclear ambitions and open his country to global development. Published February 25, 2019

Venezuela's self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido, Colombia's President Ivan Duque and Vice President Mike Pence, pose for a photo after a meeting of the Lima Group concerning Venezuela at the Foreign Ministry in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. Pence's appearance before the Lima Group comes two days after a U.S.-backed effort to deliver humanitarian across the border from Colombia ended in violence. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Mike Pence calls on nations to cut off Nicolas Maduro’s money

Vice President Mike Pence pressed Latin American allies Monday to isolate Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro financially, saying "it's time to do more" by freezing assets tied to the socialist leader and transferring his foreign holdings to the ownership of U.S.-backed interim President Juan Guaido. Published February 25, 2019

President Donald Trump listens during his meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Donald Trump delays China tariff March 1 deadline

President Trump on Sunday said the U.S. has made "substantial progress" in trade talks with China, and he will no longer increase tariffs on Chinese imports on March 1. Published February 24, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump praises use of death penalty for drug traffickers

President Trump revived his praise of foreign nations that use the death penalty to crack down on drug trafficking Friday, suggesting in a speech on border security it's a better way to deal with addiction than study groups who "eat lunch" and "waste a lot of time." Published February 15, 2019

This Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, file photo shows a page from the 2019 U.S. Medicare Handbook in Washington. Medicare Advantage enrollees get a new, second chance to find the right health coverage for 2019. The government added another enrollment window that started Jan. 1 and lasts until March 31. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Democrats roll out bill to let Americans buy into Medicare at 50

Amid the hype over "Medicare for all," Democrats' likely health-care path in the new Congress is more akin to "Medicare for more" -- allowing people 50 and older to buy into the government's health insurance program for seniors. Published February 13, 2019

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo talks about his upcoming meeting with President Donald Trump during a news conference in the Red Room at the state Capitol Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, in Albany, N.Y. New York pays more in taxes to the federal government than any other state. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Andrew Cuomo airs ‘SALT’ concerns with Trump

President Trump listened to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo complain Tuesday about a provision in the GOP tax overhaul that's walloping higher earners in the Empire State, the White House said, but the president feels the Democratic governor should consider slashing state taxes as a path to relief. Published February 12, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the El Paso County Coliseum, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Donald Trump 2020 campaign lines tested at El Paso rally

President Trump snapped into campaign mode Monday, using a Texas rally to slam political rivals as socialists and say he'll do whatever it takes to deliver what he promised voters in 2016 -- a "big, beautiful" wall on the southern border. Published February 11, 2019