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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.

Judge Juan M. Merchan poses in his chambers in New York, March 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Trump’s legal jeopardy is about to evaporate in criminal cases

President-elect Donald Trump's big victory is not only a historic return to the White House, it likely spells the end of four long-running criminal prosecutions of him by the Biden Justice Department and Democratic state prosecutors. Published November 6, 2024

Supporters react as they watch election results at an election night campaign watch party for Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump is on track to win the popular vote

President-elect Donald Trump has won the White House through the Electoral College, but he's also on track to win the popular vote -- a development few people saw coming. Published November 6, 2024

Trulieve CEO Kim Rivers discusses the medical marijuana company's product and packaging safety standards at an event in support of Amendment 3, a ballot initiative which would legalize the recreational use of pot in Florida for adults 21 years old and older, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at a Trulieve medical cannabis dispensary in Hallendale Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Florida votes reject recreational pot measure

Florida voters rejected a ballot measure that would have legalized recreational marijuana for adults at least 21 years old and allowed them to possess up to 3 ounces of marijuana. Published November 5, 2024

This combination of images shows from left, Democratic Maryland Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks in Chicago, Aug. 20, 2024, and Republican opponent, former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan in Annapolis, on Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo Erin Hooley, left; and AP Photo Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

Maryland frontrunner Alsobrooks sweats out challenge from Hogan in Senate race

An unusually competitive Senate race in Maryland went down to the wire Tuesday night with Democrat Angela Alsobrooks hoping her robust polling lead turned into victory against Republican Larry Hogan, a former two-term governor banking on his popularity to fuel an upset win the deep-blue state. Published November 5, 2024

President Joe Biden speaks during an event about his Investing in America agenda, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at the Dundalk Marine Terminal in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)

Joe Biden works to shore up union support for Democrats days before election

President Biden told a Pennsylvania labor union that Republicans cannot be trusted to put workers' interests over corporate ones, using a victory lap over a 2021 pension measure to offer tacit support for Vice President Kamala Harris on the cusp of Tuesday's election. Published November 1, 2024

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign event at Alro Steel, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in Potterville, Mich. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump emphasizes war context of remarks about Liz Cheney facing guns

Former President Donald Trump on Friday said his comments about former Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming facing guns were being misconstrued, using social media to emphasize the hypothetical war-zone context of the remarks he made late Thursday to an Arizona crowd. Published November 1, 2024

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nev., Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Harris dealt a blow from poor October jobs report

U.S. employers added only 12,000 jobs in October, falling far short of forecasts and delivering a blow to Vice President Kamala Harris in the waning days of a campaign that's focused on economic issues. Published November 1, 2024

Larry Hogan speaks at a news conference, Jan. 11, 2022, in Annapolis, Md. The former Governor of Maryland is the most competitive candidate Republicans have had to pick up an open Senate seat in Maryland in decades, but Hogan will need more than GOP support at a time when Democrats' outrage remains high about the Supreme Court's decision to strike down constitutional protections for abortion. (AP Photo/Brian Witte, File)

Larry Hogan: I don’t accept Trump’s endorsement

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he does not accept former President Donald Trump's endorsement for Senate, clarifying his stance after a report said he was saying one thing in public and another in private. Published November 1, 2024

Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz greets volunteers at an Erie, Pennsylvania field office Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Erie, Pa. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

Walz to Pa. voters: Game is tied with 120 hours left

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said the "game is tied" with five days to go until Election Day, leaning heavily into sports metaphors as he prodded swing-state voters in Pennsylvania on Thursday to side with the Democratic ticket. Published October 31, 2024