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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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Chinese President Xi Jinping adjusts his jacket during the closing session of the National People's Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 11, 2024. This year, China's national legislature resumed its annual in-person meetings in a way that it hadn't done since before the pandemic. Though officials say China is back to business, in practice, the meetings have become even more tightly scripted to broadcast Chinese leader Xi Jinping's message, leaving little room for the spontaneity and open engagement the sessions once offered before COVID-19. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Biden, China’s Xi speak by phone in latest bid to address bilateral tensions

President Biden held telephone talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, which included what the White House described as "candid and constructive" discussions on Chinese coercion of Taiwan and growing tensions between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea. Published April 2, 2024

President Joe Biden greets China's President President Xi Jinping at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, Calif., Nov, 15, 2023, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference. Biden and Xi spoke Tuesday in their first call since their November summit in California, Chinese state media reported. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool) **FILE**

Biden, Xi discuss rift over Taiwan and Ukraine war, progress on summit pledges

President Biden spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping Tuesday about "areas of cooperation and areas of difference," including Beijing's aggression toward Taiwan and support for Russia's defense industrial base as the Western world punishes Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, according to the White House. Published April 2, 2024

Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee presides in court, Feb. 27, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, Pool, File)

Trump’s team tries to toss out Georgia case on free-speech grounds

Former President Donald Trump was exercising his First Amendment rights when he contested the 2020 election results, his lawyer said Thursday as the marquee racketeering case got back on track in Georgia after lead prosecutor Fani Willis' dating life nearly derailed it. Published March 28, 2024

Former President Donald Trump arrives for a press conference at 40 Wall Street after a pretrial hearing at a Manhattan criminal court, Monday, March 25, 2024, in New York. A New York judge has scheduled an April 15 trial date in former President Donald Trump's hush money case. Judge Juan M. Merchan made the ruling Monday. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) ** FILE **

Trump lashes out over gag order before trial

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the gag order imposed on him before his criminal trial in New York is vicious, illegal and un-American. Published March 27, 2024