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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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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined by from left, Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio., speaks to media at Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, to announce her nomination by House Democrats to lead them in the new Congress. She still faces a showdown vote for House speaker when lawmakers convene in January. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Pelosi wins Democratic nomination for speaker

Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday moved a step closer to securing another stint as speaker of the House, winning over enough of her Democratic colleagues to set up final vote on the House floor next month that will serve as the last chance for her foes to stop the most powerful woman in U.S. politics. Published November 28, 2018

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California heads into the Democratic Caucus leadership elections unopposed following an effort by a contingent working against her becoming the speaker of the House when her party takes the majority in the new Congress in January, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Pelosi confident she has votes for House speaker

Rep. Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday she is confident she will grab the floor votes she needs to regain the speaker's gavel, brushing aside rebel Democrats who griped over the lack of a clear transition plan to a new leader down the road. Published November 28, 2018

In this March 22, 2017, file photo President Donald Trump , left, and Texas State Sen. Dawn Buckingham, right, listen as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Seema Verma speaks during a meeting on women in healthcare in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

White House works on backup plan for Obamacare

The Trump administration is formulating a backup plan to ensure that Obamacare customers can still get insurance if a state-driven lawsuit is successful in striking down the 2010 health law. Published November 28, 2018

Romaine lettuce still sits on the shelves as a shopper walks through the produce area of an Albertsons market Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, in Simi Valley, Calif. Health officials in the U.S. and Canada told people Tuesday to stop eating romaine lettuce because of a new E. coli outbreak. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

FDA lifts romaine lettuce ban

It's OK to eat romaine lettuce again, the Food and Drug Administration said late Monday, lifting a nationwide ban on its sale and consumption but leaving it in place for a growing region in California. Published November 26, 2018

In this photo taken Sunday, Sept 9, 2018, a health worker in protective gear works at an Ebola treatment centre in Beni, Eastern Congo. The current Ebola outbreak in northeastern Congo has become a testing ground with one aid group for the first time treating confirmed Ebola victims in individual biosecure units used in emergencies involving highly infectious diseases. (AP Photo/Al-hadji Kudra Maliro)

DRC launches randomized trial of Ebola drugs

The Democratic of Republic of Congo is using an unfolding Ebola outbreak within its borders to conduct a groundbreaking trial of multiple drugs that could combat the deadly disease, the public arm of the U.N. said Monday. Published November 26, 2018

The HealthCare.gov website is photographed in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. Sign-up season for the Affordable Care Act’s subsidized health insurance starts Thursday, and for a change the outlook for the program is stable. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Pace of Obamacare sign-ups lagging, three weeks in

Sign-ups on Obamacare's main portal aren't coming in as fast as they were last year, according to a federal "snapshot" on Wednesday that looked at consumer interest three weeks into the 2019 enrollment period. Published November 21, 2018

Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, speaks at a campaign rally for then-Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)

Marcia Fudge backs Nancy Pelosi for House speaker

Rep. Marcia Fudge of Ohio said Tuesday she will not run for speaker and backed current Democratic leadership, giving Rep. Nancy Pelosi a major boost in her bid to take up the gavel as opponents struggle to find an alternative candidate. Published November 20, 2018

This Jan. 24, 2012, file photo shows a Caesar salad with romaine lettuce. Food regulators are urging Americans not to eat any romaine lettuce because of a new food poisoning outbreak. The FDA says it's investigating an E. coli outbreak that has sickened over two dozen people in several states. The FDA says it's working with officials in Canada, where officials are also warning against romaine lettuce. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead) **FILE**

CDC issues sweeping warning to avoid romaine lettuce, citing E. coli

Americans should not eat romaine lettuce, retailers shouldn't sell it and restaurants shouldn't serve any until federal officials get a handle on a serious outbreak of E. coli in the greens, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. Published November 20, 2018

Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, reacts to a cheering crowd as she speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at Cleveland Public Hall in Cleveland, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

Marcia Fudge, mulling speaker bid, faces Ohio firestorm

Rep. Marcia Fudge, the Ohio Democrat mulling a bid for speaker, tried to distance herself Tuesday from 2015 statements she made in support of former judge who admitted to beating his wife and is now suspected in her death. Published November 20, 2018

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, who is in line to chair the House Judiciary Committee, says the panel plans to immediately summon Mr. Whitaker to testify about Mr. Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections. (Associated Press)

House Democrats to press Justice Dept. over Obamacare lawsuit

Incoming House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler warned acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker that Democrats will scrutinize the Trump administration's decision not to defend Obamacare against a state-driven lawsuit in Texas, saying the move appeared to be a "cynical pretext" for launching another repeal attempt. Published November 19, 2018

In this Aug. 9, 2016, photo, forensic chemists working with evidence containing fentanyl, seized in drug arrests, always have a naloxone auto injector nearby in case of accidental exposure at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Testing and Research Laboratory in Sterling, Va. The Special Testing Laboratory is one of eight forensic labs run by the DEA. Focused on research, it has a worn functionality that gives it an academic feel. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Kaleo boosted EVZIO price by 600 percent: Senate probe

A drugmaker capitalized on the opioid epidemic by hiking the price of its overdose-reversing drug by 600 percent during the height of the crisis, Senate investigators charged Sunday. Published November 18, 2018

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to reporters during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Nancy Pelosi challenged by Democrats for House speaker

Despite overseeing Democrats' surge back to the majority, Nancy Pelosi is facing a serious challenge from within her own ranks from a rump group of lawmakers who say the party needs new blood at the top. Published November 18, 2018

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, responds to reporters. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Lindsey Graham demands prison reform vote

Sen. Lindsey Graham urged to President Trump on Sunday to "pick up the phone" and order Republican leadership to put a prison reform bill on the floor in the lame-duck session, saying it's a substantive way to mend post-election divisions. Published November 18, 2018