Tom Howell Jr.
Articles by Tom Howell Jr.
Measles scare at major airports spark vaccination plea from health officials
Health officials are urging Americans to remain vaccinated against measles, pointing to outbreaks at home and abroad and cases reported in travelers at major airports on both coasts. Published June 5, 2024
Biden to visit Italy this month for G7, White House confirms
President Biden will attend the Group of Seven meetings in the southern Italian region of Puglia on June 13 and June 14, the White House said Tuesday. Published June 4, 2024
Biden likely to meet with Zelenskyy on sidelines of D-Day event
President Biden will highlight the impact of U.S. veterans and allies from the D-Day invasion of 80 years ago and could meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the remembrance in France this week, the White House said Tuesday. Published June 4, 2024
Biden says there’s ‘every reason’ for people to think Netanyahu is prolonging war to stay in power
President Biden says there is "every reason" for people to conclude that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is prolonging the war in Gaza for his political preservation. Published June 4, 2024
Biden says he never worried about his age when deciding to run for reelection
President Biden says he is the best person to occupy the White House even though he would be 86 years old at the end of a second term. Published June 4, 2024
Biden hails newly elected Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, nation’s first female leader
President Biden congratulated Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday for making history as the first woman to be elected as president of Mexico. Published June 3, 2024
Biden campaign focuses on Pride Month to lock down LGBT support
The Biden campaign said Monday it will focus heavily on Pride Month events across the country to lock down support from the LGBT community, especially young people. Published June 3, 2024
Bad blood: After building empire, Trump can’t escape New York wrath
Former President Donald Trump fled the Manhattan playground where he built his brand for the sunny climes of Florida in 2019. It turns out his hometown wasn't done with him. Published May 31, 2024
Michael Cohen takes TV victory lap, swipes back at Trump lawyer after guilty verdict
Former President Donald Trump's lawyer-turned-accuser, Michael Cohen, says the guilty verdict against his former boss is about "accountability" and he's swiping back at the defense attorney who dubbed him the "greatest liar of all time" during the trial. Published May 31, 2024
Trump becomes first former president to be convicted of crime
A Manhattan jury found former President Donald Trump guilty on all counts in his hush money trial and made him the first former U.S. president convicted of a crime. Published May 30, 2024
Trump jury reaches verdict
The jury has reached a verdict in the hush-money trial of former President Donald Trump, New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan said Thursday afternoon. Published May 30, 2024
Jurors in Trump trial hear portions of testimony from David Pecker, Michael Cohen again
Jurors weighing former President Donald Trump's fate got a read-back Thursday of testimony from former tabloid executive David Pecker and Trump lawyer Michael Cohen as they weigh a verdict in the hush money case. Published May 30, 2024
Trump returns to court with son Eric: ‘Here we go again’
Former President Donald Trump, facing a possible verdict Thursday in his hush money trial, entered court with a small entourage that included his son Eric and advisers. Published May 30, 2024
Trump braces for ‘rigged’ guilty verdict as hush money case goes to jury
Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Mother Teresa couldn't beat the "rigged" charges against him in his hush money trial, signaling the former president isn't banking on exoneration as a Manhattan jury began deliberations that will determine whether he campaigns as a felon. Published May 29, 2024
Jury asks to rehear testimony about 2015 Trump Tower meeting
The jury weighing former President Donald Trump's fate in his hush money trial asked the court Wednesday to read back testimony from tabloid executive David Pecker and former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen about a key meeting at Trump Tower in August 2015. Published May 29, 2024
Trump: Even Mother Teresa couldn’t beat these ‘rigged’ charges
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday lowered expectations around his ability to be exonerated in his hush money trial, saying the charges were "rigged" against him to result in a conviction. Published May 29, 2024
Jurors in Trump’s hush money trial get tech tutorial to review piles of evidence
NEW YORK -- Call in the Geek Squad -- jurors in the hush money trial against former President Donald Trump were given a laptop containing the reams of evidence in the case. Published May 29, 2024
New York jury starts to deliberate on Trump’s fate
A Manhattan jury began deliberating in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial Wednesday after the judge instructed them on the laws that must guide whether they label the presumptive GOP nominee a felon. Published May 29, 2024
Trump skips cameras before critical day in trial
Former President Donald Trump remained unusually silent Wednesday as his trial reached its apex with jury instructions ahead of deliberations that will have repercussions for his presidential campaign against President Biden. Published May 29, 2024
Trump team tells jury that Michael Cohen’s lies, prosecutors’ wild theories don’t add up to a crime
Former President Donald Trump's lawyer on Tuesday told the jurors in his hush money trial that they "should want and expect more" evidence to convict the presumptive Republican nominee. Published May 28, 2024
