Tom Howell Jr.
Articles by Tom Howell Jr.
Trump arrives for the start of his criminal trial, an American first
Former President Donald Trump entered a drab Manhattan courtroom Monday for the start of a historic criminal trial that will keep him off the campaign trail and could impact his standing with undecided voters ahead of his rematch with President Biden in November. Published April 22, 2024
Manhattan jury seated for Trump trial’s opening arguments to start Monday
Former President Donald Trump's hush money trial will begin in earnest Monday after successfully assembling a jury of Manhattanites who will convict or acquit the GOP presidential nominee in the heat of the campaign. Published April 19, 2024
Judge hails crying woman as ‘brave’ during Trump jury selection
A New York judge hailed a woman with a criminal record for working through her emotions and telling her personal story in open court Friday during jury selection for the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump. Published April 19, 2024
Trump arrives in court, says ‘gag order has to come off’
Former President Donald Trump opened the fourth day of jury selection in his hush-money trial Friday by calling on the New York court to lift the gag order on speaking about witnesses. Published April 19, 2024
N.Y. court selects full jury of 12 for Trump trial, alternates to come
A full jury of 12 people and one alternate was empaneled Thursday in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial, putting the New York court on track to begin hearing testimony next week. Published April 18, 2024
Trump jury shrinking as trial hits snags
A New York judge on Thursday dismissed two jurors who'd been sworn to sit on former President Donald Trump's hush money trial, underscoring the difficulty of selecting a panel for one of the most high-profile trials in American history. Published April 18, 2024
Trump case loses juror after fears she’d been ID’d
A New York judge on Thursday excused a woman who'd been sworn in as a juror for ex-President Donald Trump's trial but expressed unease about her impartiality and the amount of identifying information about her in public. Published April 18, 2024
Trump lashes out at New York courts during one-day break in jury selection
Former President Donald Trump used a Wednesday break in his New York trial to gripe about the court system that is trying him on charges he criminally concealed hush money payments during the 2016 presidential campaign. Published April 17, 2024
Larry Hogan seeks ‘common ground’ in his first TV ad of Senate race
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan launched a television ad Wednesday that says his Senate bid is about rising above the "partisan B.S." and finding common ground in Washington. Published April 17, 2024
N.Y. court swears in seven jurors for Trump hush money trial
The first seven jurors were chosen Tuesday in a New York trial to decide whether former President Donald Trump criminally concealed hush money payments to a porn star around the 2016 election. Published April 16, 2024
Day 2 of Trump jury selection features dismissals, admissions of bias and ‘The Art of the Deal’
Former President Donald Trump sat quietly through a second day of New York jury selection Tuesday but perked up when one juror said he'd read a couple of the ex-president's books. Published April 16, 2024
Only a third of Americans think Trump acted unlawfully in hush money case, poll shows
Only about one-third of Americans think former President Donald Trump did something illegal in the hush money case, according to a poll released Tuesday, the second day of jury selection in New York. Published April 16, 2024
N.Y. judge refuses Trump’s request to attend Supreme Court immunity argument
A New York judge refused Monday to let former President Donald Trump attend Supreme Court arguments on April 25 instead of his hush money trial. Published April 15, 2024
Strong opinions in stunned Trump jury pool; judge excuses dozens at outset of historic trial
A New York judge started whittling hundreds of prospective jurors into a 12-person panel who will decide whether former President Donald Trump runs for the White House as a convicted felon or as a Teflon politician who vanquished the first -- and perhaps only -- Democratic prosecutor to get a crack at him before November. Published April 15, 2024
N.Y. judge rejects last-minute bid to oust him for bias in Trump case
A New York judge began former President Donald Trump's trial Monday by rejecting attempts to oust him from the case, saying claims he is too biased to preside over the case are "attenuated" and unfounded. Published April 15, 2024
Trump arrives in New York court for hush money trial during campaign
Former President Donald Trump whisked into a Manhattan courtroom on Monday for a historic trial on charges he criminally concealed hush money to a porn star to avoid bad press around the 2016 election. Published April 15, 2024
Trump to make history Monday as the first U.S. president put on criminal trial
A New York court will begin selecting jurors Monday to try an ex-president on criminal charges for the first time in U.S. history. Published April 13, 2024
Speaker Johnson outlines FISA overhaul to reel in skittish GOP troops
House Speaker Mike Johnson is circulating a fact sheet demonstrating how changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act would prevent another Russia hoax, hoping to cajole GOP troops who are thwarting efforts to reauthorize the government's chief spying tool. Published April 12, 2024
VP Harris takes on diplomatic role, welcomes Japanese leader to State Department
Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday praised Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as a key economic partner and defender of "rules and norms" in the Indo-Pacific. Published April 11, 2024
Trump challenges Biden to debate ‘anytime, anywhere, any place’
Former President Donald Trump is challenging President Biden to debate "anytime" at any venue. Published April 11, 2024
