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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.

In this Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, file photo, a cashier hands a customer his change and receipt during a transaction at a Sears store, in Henderson, Nev. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Senate bill would require businesses to accept cash

A bipartisan Senate duo is pushing legislation that would require brick-and-mortar businesses to accept cash payments from customers, saying paper money remains legal tender despite a general transition to electronic payments. Published July 22, 2025

This undated photo provided by JHL Capital Group LLC shows the Mountain Pass Mine in San Bernardino County, Calif. the only producer of rare earth minerals in the United States. A bipartisan group of senators is calling on the Pentagon to shore up its stockpile of critical minerals needed to manufacture modern military technologies for which they say the U.S. has become increasingly reliant on China as a source. (JHL Capital Group LLC. via AP) ** FILE **

Pay dirt: Trump goes after critical minerals in his global dealmaking

President Trump is positioning himself as a tough trade negotiator, peacemaker and champion for U.S. workers during the first six months of his second term. There is a common thread stitching them together: precious metals, minerals and other valuable stuff that can be pulled from the earth. Published July 21, 2025

President Donald Trump looks up at the American flag on the flagpole on the South Lawn as he arrives at the White House, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump whacks Canada with a 35% tariff

President Trump said Thursday he will impose a 35% tariff on Canadian goods, a major development in the U.S. trade relationship with its northern neighbor. Published July 10, 2025

FILE - Bundles of copper cables sit at a plant that produces parts for large electric vehicles in Mexico City, on April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Trump to impose 50% tariff on copper

President Trump said he plans to impose a 50% tariff Tuesday on copper that is brought into the U.S. and, eventually, slap high levies on pharmaceutical imports after a grace period that lets drugmakers onshore operations. Published July 8, 2025

Workers unload vehicles while a car, center front, is moved to another location in the area, where export vehicles are parked at the Daikoku vehicle terminal center in Yokohama, near Tokyo, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)

Trump hits South Korea, Japan and others with 25% tariffs

President Trump on Monday sent letters to Japan, South Korea and a dozen other nations announcing heavy tariffs on goods they send to the U.S., making critical Asian allies the first targets of his summer round of levies. Published July 7, 2025