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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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Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, gave members until Friday to decide whether they agree with his vision for the party, one that includes trumpeting big ideas, making clear policy choices and a cooperative effort to change the way the House operates. (Associated Press)

Paul Ryan to run for speaker if House Republicans will rally behind him

Congressman Paul Ryan said Tuesday he's ready to replace Speaker John A. Boehner if House Republicans are willing to rally behind his vision, capping after a lengthy wait to hear from the man who many had tapped as the only savior for the bitterly divided caucus. Published October 20, 2015

"Our national debt is spiraling out of control," said House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price, Georgia Republican.

GOP defunding effort on Obamacare faces hard-line resistance

Republicans' bid to use the budget to carve up Obamacare is hitting resistance as some influential conservative groups say that by repealing only parts of the health law, party leaders are reneging on promises of a full repeal. Published October 20, 2015

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 6, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Harry Reid backs Paul Ryan for speaker

Turns out rank-and-file Republicans aren't the only ones clamoring for Rep. Paul Ryan to become the next House speaker. Published October 20, 2015

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2015 file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington. The Obama administration says it expects only slight coverage gains next year for the health care law’s online insurance markets. It’s getting harder to sign up the uninsured. On Thursday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced a target of 10 million people enrolled and paying their premiums by the end of 2016. This year’s goal was 9.1 million paying customers, and the administration has said it’s on track to meet that. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Conservatives’ pushback roils GOP’s budget-based attack on Obamacare

A GOP-led bid to gut Obamacare by scrapping its mandates and unpopular taxes with a fast-track budget tool is facing opposition from conservatives who say Republicans must send an all-or-nothing repeal bill to President Obama's desk before next year's election. Published October 20, 2015

Students cheer outside of the Supreme Court in Washington on June 25, 2015, as they hold up signs supporting the Affordable Care Act (ACA) after the Supreme Court decided that the ACA may provide nationwide tax subsidies. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obamacare lawsuit must forge ahead, federal judge rules

A federal judge Monday denied the administration's request to hit pause on a House lawsuit over Obamacare so that it could appeal an earlier, and notable, ruling that allowed the case proceed in the first place. Published October 19, 2015

Rep. Stephen Lee Fincher (Associated Press/File)

Export-Import Bank backers rally enough support to force House vote

Emerging from a dust cloud of political chaos in the House, a bipartisan coalition said Friday it had mustered enough support to bring back the federal Export-Import Bank, an obscure credit agency that expired after top conservatives accused it of handing out "corporate welfare" to companies that didn't need it. Published October 9, 2015

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. walks out of nomination vote meeting after dropping out of the race to replace House Speaker John Boehner, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. In a stunning move, McCarthy withdrew his candidacy for House speaker Thursday, throwing Congress' Republican leadership into chaos. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Kevin McCarthy, House majority leader, pulling out of race for House speaker

Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy abruptly ended his bid Thursday to be the next House speaker, shocking GOP colleagues who walked into a noon meeting expecting to coronate him as their pick, and instead walked out amid chaos, leaving the party rudderless as it stumbles toward a series of major policy showdowns. Published October 8, 2015

In this photo July 29, 2015, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Just days into his long-shot bid for speaker of the House, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah is already butting heads with Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. At issue is whether or not he’s ever invited her out for burgers. The two lawmakers share a birthday: March 26 (Pelosi was born on that date in 1940, Chaffetz in 1967). (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Nancy Pelosi has no sympathy ‘at all’ for leaders in fractured GOP

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she has no sympathy "at all" for Republican leaders who've dealt with a fractious caucus and must navigate a messy race to replace Speaker John A. Boehner, who decided to resign rather contend with the divisions any longer. Published October 8, 2015

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, Maryland Democrat, leaves the House Chamber at the Capitol in Washington on Feb. 27, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Steny Hoyer: Up to GOP caucus to decide next speaker

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer said Tuesday it will be up to the Republican majority to decide who replaces departing Speaker John A. Boehner this month, downplaying what role, if any, Democrats will play if his likely successor cannot rally majority support from the chamber. Published October 6, 2015

House Committee on the Budget Chairman Tom Price, Georgia Republican (Associated Press) **FILE**

House budget-minders tee up moves to dismantle Obamacare

House Republicans announced Friday they will forge ahead next week with efforts to dismantle Obamacare through a fast-track budget process, wasting little time after three panels recommended ways to repeal the 2010 law's most unpopular mandates, taxes and regulations. Published October 2, 2015

Rep. Edward R. Royce, California Republican (Associated Press) **FILE**

House votes to delay Iran sanctions relief until terror victims get paid

Taking the first steps to try to scuttle the Iran nuclear agreement, the House approved a bill Thursday that would block President Obama from lifting sanctions on Tehran until the regime makes billions of dollars in court-ordered payments to American victims of state-sponsored terrorism. Published October 1, 2015

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. leaves a procedural vote and debate in the House on a stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown on Sept. 30, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. A temporary funding measure aiming to keep the government open past a midnight deadline sailed through the Senate on Wednesday and was expected to make its way shortly through a divided House and on to President Barack Obama. (Associated Press)

House passes funding bill, averting government shutdown

The House approved a stopgap spending bill Wednesday to fund federal operations for 10 more weeks, clearing the bill for President Obama's signature with several hours to spare before a midnight deadline to keep the government open. Published September 30, 2015