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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 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

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, New York Democrat, is the incoming chairman of the Judiciary panel. (Associated Press/File)

Jerrold Nadler seeks Donald Trump associates’ documents

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler on Sunday said Democrats will request documents from dozens of people close to the White House, including Donald Trump Jr. and the Trump Organization's chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, though he downplayed talk of impeaching President Trump. Published March 3, 2019

Sen. Rand Paul speaks during his meeting with Russian lawmakers in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Aug. 6, 2018. Paul said he invited Russian lawmakers to visit the United States to help foster inter-parliamentary contacts. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) ** FILE **

Rand Paul to oppose Donald Trump border emergency declaration

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky says he will back a resolution that blocks President Trump's declaration of an emergency at the southern U.S. border, giving it the votes needed to pass but not enough to turn back a presidential veto. Published March 3, 2019

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., meets with reporters after the Democratic-controlled House approved a measure requiring federal background checks for all firearms sales and transfers, the first major gun control legislation considered by Congress in nearly 25 years, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. After GOP leaders used a procedural measure called a "motion to recommit" to amend the Democratic gun-control bill, McCarthy says the Democratic majority is now threatening to end the tool. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Kevin McCarthy contradicts Donald Trump on Otto Warmbier

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy contradicted President Trump on Sunday by saying he thinks North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un knew what happened to Otto Warmbier, the U.S. student who died shortly after his release from detention in the Asian country. Published March 3, 2019

White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner is pictured at a conference on Peace and Security in the Middle East in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. The Polish capital is host for a two-day international conference, co-organized by Poland and the United States. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

John Bolton backs Jared Kushner security clearance

White House National Security Adviser John Bolton said he's not worried about President Trump's senior adviser, Jared Kushner, having access to the nation's top secrets amid reports the president ignored red flags and ordered up a high-level security clearance for his son-in-law. Published March 3, 2019

In this Feb. 8, 2019, photo, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., gestures during questioning of acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker on Capitol Hill in Washington. A key House committee has approved a bill to require background checks for all sales and transfers of firearms, a first by majority Democrats to tighten gun laws after eight years of Republican rule. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jerrold Nadler says Democrats not ready for Trump impeachment effort

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler on Sunday said Democrats will do whatever it takes to reveal the results of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe and will request documents from dozens of people close to the White House this week, though he downplayed talk of impeaching President Trump. Published March 3, 2019