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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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President Donald Trump meets with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says ‘all options on table’ in Venezuela

President Trump said Tuesday he knows "exactly" what he'd like to see happen in Venezuela, as strongman Nicolas Maduro clings to power, though was coy about his plans as he conferred with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro at the White House. Published March 19, 2019

President Donald Trump thank his daughter, American Workforce Policy Advisory Board co-chair Ivanka Trump, during the advisory board's first meeting in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

White House proposes broad changes to higher-ed loans, aid

The White House said Monday it wants to reform higher education by imposing "common-sense" limits on how much parents and graduate students may borrow, saying it will pressure institutions to keep tuition down, while extending Pell Grants and the work-study programs to students who want to get skills outside the traditional two-or-four-year college track. Published March 18, 2019

Flower rest at a road block, as a Police officer stands guard near the Linwood mosque, site of one of the mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, Saturday, March 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Trump offers support to New Zealand PM after mass shooting

President Trump said Friday he spoke with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern "to express the sorrow of our entire nation" after 49 people were killed in a "monstrous" shooting at mosques in Christchurch, the country's third-largest city. Published March 15, 2019

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