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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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President Joe Biden delivers remarks on student loan debt at Madison College, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden unveils revamped student debt relief plan to reel in young voters

MADISON, Wis. -- President Biden on Monday said 30 million former students will see relief under a new plan that relieves high student debt from interest and for-profit colleges, his latest attempt to wipe away college loans and woo young voters who might ditch him over his advanced age and the war in Gaza. Published April 8, 2024

People march in a rally against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Biden tells Netanyahu to implement plan to ease pain in Gaza

President Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the humanitarian situation in Gaza and strikes on aid workers are unacceptable and that U.S. policy could change if Israel doesn't fix its approach, the White House said Thursday. Published April 4, 2024

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