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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.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a New York Hispanic Clergy Organization meeting, Thursday, March 17, 2022, in New York. Arguments over the fate of the state Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government were heard by a state appeals court in Albany. The arguments Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, stem from a lawsuit filed by former Cuomo, who claims the commission lacked the constitutional authority to prosecute him. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

Former N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo to testify on nursing home deaths

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will testify before Congress on Sept. 10 about "potentially fatal" nursing home policies that he dictated in 2020 before thousands of seniors died of COVID-19 in facilities across the state, House Republicans said Tuesday. Published September 3, 2024

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris poses for a photo with daughters of a union member as she campaigns with President Joe Biden at the IBEW Local Union #5 union hall in Pittsburgh, on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Harris goes on offense about high inflation with new campaign ad

Vice President Kamala Harris released a campaign Tuesday that says former President Donald Trump is obsessed with tax cuts for corporations while the Democratic ticket is "focused on you" through efforts to take on price gouging and "corporate speculators" in the housing market. Published September 3, 2024

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks as Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz listens at a campaign event, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, in Rochester, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Trump campaign offers questions ahead of Harris’ CNN interview

Former President Donald Trump has a list of questions he wants Vice President Kamala Harris to answer when she sits for a rare TV interview with her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, including whether she still supports a "Green New Deal" or concealed President Biden's "cognitive decline." Published August 28, 2024

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas., speaks during the Republican National Convention Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Sen. Ted Cruz to Trump: Do the debate under any rules Harris wants

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas says former President Donald Trump should agree to "whatever stupid rules" Vice President Kamala Harris wants during a Sept. 10 debate on ABC, pushing back on the idea that the GOP nominee is within his rights to pull out of the prime-time showdown. Published August 27, 2024