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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.

Rep. Adam B. Schiff, a California Democrat who has promised a wide investigation of President Trump as chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued a memo last year on the FBI's early-on investigation into Donald Trump's campaign. (Associated Press/File)

Adam Schiff says Matt Whitaker a ‘flawed appointment’

Rep. Adam Schiff of California on Sunday said Democrats will be keeping a close eye on acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, deeming him a "flawed appointment" who cannot be trusted to guide the Russia investigation. Published November 18, 2018

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., speaks with reporters before he and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., try to bring up the legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. Senate Republicans are facing renewed pressure to pass legislation to protect Mueller, with a handful of GOP senators urging their leadership to hold a vote now that President Donald Trump has pushed out Attorney General Jeff Sessions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jeff Flake says protecting Robert Mueller trumps confirming federal judges

Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona on Sunday said confirming federal judges is important but it doesn't override his concern that President Trump replaced Jeff Sessions with acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to curtail special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Published November 18, 2018

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters on the day after the midterm elections as Democrats took back the House with a surge of fresh new candidates and an outpouring of voter enthusiasm ending eight years of Republican control, in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. Pelosi says she's confident she will win enough support to be elected speaker of the House next year and that she is the best person for the job. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Nancy Pelosi says she will be speaker, isn’t sweating discontent

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said she's not sweating a potential revolt from incoming and existing Democratic members who romped to victory on election night, as lawmakers on both sides of the Capitol stood by old captains or sought new leadership for the new Congress. Published November 14, 2018

This Tuesday, April 10, 2018, file photo shows vaping devices, including a Juul, center, that were confiscated from students at a high school in Marshfield, Mass. On Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, San Francisco-based Juul Labs Inc. announced it had stopped filling orders for its mango, fruit, creme and cucumber pods but not menthol and mint. It will sell all flavors through its website and limit sales to those 21 and older. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

JUUL to yank flavored e-cigs from stores, close social media accounts

Facing intense pressure from the Trump administration, the nation's leading e-cigarette maker said Tuesday it will clamp down on teen use by shuttering its social media accounts and yanking flavored products from the 90,000 retail shops where they're sold. Published November 13, 2018

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma speaks to reporters Thursday, March 29, 2018, during a visit to the Center for Medical Interoperability in Nashville. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Advisory board ‘highly concerned’ about Medicaid lockouts

A nonpartisan commission on Thursday told the Trump administration it is "highly concerned" about the number of Arkansans who were kicked off Medicaid coverage because they failed to report work hours or community engagement. Published November 8, 2018

"Health care was on the ballot, and health care won," said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, about the midterm election. (Associated Press)

Mitch McConnell: GOP hopes to ax Obamacare are gone

The Senate's top Republican admitted Wednesday that the party's hopes for repealing Obamacare are dead in Congress after Democrats captured control of the House, leaving in place a law that few think is working. Published November 7, 2018

This Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, photo shows supporters of a Montana ballot initiative to extend the state's Medicaid expansion program and raise tobacco taxes rally in Helena, Mont. (AP Photo/Matt Volz)

Three deep-red states vote to expand Medicaid

Three ruby-red states voted Tuesday to expand Medicaid under Obamacare, meaning more than 300,000 people will be eligible for taxpayer-funded insurance once Republican governors begin drawing down federal funds. Published November 7, 2018

Denver Riggleman speaks during a forum at the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance in Lynchburg, Va., Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. (Taylor Irby/The News & Advance via AP)

Denver Riggleman wins in Virginia’s 5th District

Republican Denver Riggleman on Tuesday was elected to represent Virginia's 5th Congressional District in Congress, turning aside a challenge from Democrat Leslie Cockburn. Published November 6, 2018

President Donald Trump sits with Attorney General Jeff Sessions during the FBI National Academy graduation ceremony in Quantico, Va., on Dec. 15, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Trump: No heads-up from Sessions on Obamacare position

Two months after oral arguments, a federal judge hasn't said whether a Republican tweak to Obamacare should stop the entire program in its tracks, pushing an explosive fight over the law beyond the midterms and forcing voters to decide which party can be trusted to balance protections for pre-existing conditions with affordable coverage. Published November 5, 2018

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel shown in an undated file photo from 2018. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Ronna McDaniel says Republicans can keep House

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Sunday said she's "absolutely not" resigned to losing the House on Election Day, saying candidates have a winning message despite a surge of enthusiasm among Democrats and President Trump's suggestion he'll "figure it out" if his rivals take the chamber. Published November 4, 2018