Tom Howell Jr.
Articles by Tom Howell Jr.
N.Y. judge in Trump civil case rebukes attorneys, says he has right to explore CFO perjury claims
A New York judge is sternly defending his decision to evaluate whether a key witness lied in testimony during a civil trial on claims former President Donald Trump and his real estate company submitted false statements to lenders. Published February 9, 2024
Polish PM evokes Reagan in slamming GOP over stalled Ukraine funding
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk lashed out at congressional Republicans on Thursday for refusing to green-light billions more in U.S. funding for Ukraine. Published February 8, 2024
Fani Willis tries to quash subpoenas related to Trump-case relationship
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis wants to extinguish a subpoena targeting her ahead of a Feb. 15 hearing on whether her relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade should disqualify her from the election subversion case against former President Donald Trump. Published February 8, 2024
Trump team raises money off Supreme Court arguments in ballot case
Former President Donald Trump is fundraising off of Supreme Court arguments in a case that considers whether he led an insurrection and should be kicked off the ballot. Published February 8, 2024
Jordanian King Abdullah II to visit White House to plot peace in Gaza
President Biden on Monday will host King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of Jordan at the White House to discuss the situation in Gaza. Published February 8, 2024
Perjury issue delays major N.Y. ruling in Trump civil trial
A monumental ruling that could upend former President Donald Trump's business empire in New York is on hold while the judge tries to figure out if former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg lied from the witness stand. Published February 7, 2024
New York judge wants to know if Trump Organization CFO lied during civil trial
The New York judge who will determine whether Donald Trump committed fraud in real estate transactions wants to know if former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg committed perjury during the trial. Published February 7, 2024
Biden mourns the death of former Chilean leader Sebastian Pinera in helicopter crash
President Biden on Wednesday mourned former Chilean President Sebastian Pinera, who died in a helicopter crash on Tuesday. Published February 7, 2024
Trump to appeal immunity ruling to ‘safeguard the presidency,’ campaign says
Former President Donald Trump will appeal a major court decision that says he does not enjoy presidential immunity against criminal prosecution for his efforts to reverse the 2020 election results, his campaign said Tuesday. Published February 6, 2024
Chris Christie predicts Trump’s second term would lack talent
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says former President Donald Trump got solid people to work in his first administration but thinks a second term would be "mayhem" with a "huge personnel problem." Published February 6, 2024
Trump not immune from prosecution; court says stance puts ‘system of separated powers’ on the line
Former President Donald Trump is not immune from criminal prosecution for his efforts to reverse the 2020 election results while in office, a federal appeals court said Tuesday in a blunt ruling that said the ex-president's stance would "collapse our system of separated powers." Published February 6, 2024
Trump says ailing commercial property industry shows his real estate deals were sound
Former President Donald Trump is pointing to turmoil in the commercial real estate and banking industry to argue his real estate transactions were pristine and should not be sanctioned by a New York judge weighing whether the Trump Organization committed fraud. Published February 6, 2024
Matt Gaetz pushes a House resolution proclaiming Trump is not an insurrectionist
Rep. Matt Gaetz is gathering support for a House resolution that says former President Donald Trump did not engage in an insurrection in the 2021 Capitol riot, an official act of Congress that would potentially influence the Supreme Court's ruling on barring the ex-president from the ballot. Published February 5, 2024
Rep. Victoria Spartz changes her mind, will run for reelection
Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana said Monday she plans to seek another term in the House. Published February 5, 2024
CDC targets menthol cigarette use in new ads
The Biden administration said Monday it will target menthol cigarettes in this year's anti-smoking awareness campaign. Published February 5, 2024
Georgia DA admits relationship with prosecutor but fights to stay on Trump case
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis admitted Friday she has a personal relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, a lawyer she enlisted to investigate former President Donald Trump, but insisted she did not benefit financially from the hiring and should not be disqualified from the sprawling Georgia case alleging that Mr. Trump and his allies tried to improperly influence the state's presidential vote in 2020. Published February 2, 2024
Jack Smith election case against Trump delayed amid immunity appeal
Special counsel Jack Smith's election subversion case against former President Donald Trump has been dropped from the public docket in Washington, indicating the court will miss its March 4 trial date while it waits for the Supreme Court to weigh in on Mr. Trump's claim of presidential immunity. Published February 2, 2024
Democratic Rep. Andy Kim leads N.J.’s first lady in Senate primary poll
Rep. Andy Kim of New Jersey enjoys a double-digit lead over Tammy Murphy, the wife of Gov. Phil Murphy, among Democratic primary voters in the race for a Senate seat held by embattled Sen. Bob Menendez, according to a new poll. Published February 2, 2024
U.K. judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit over Steele dossier
A high court judge in London dismissed former President Donald Trump's lawsuit over the "Steele dossier" that made salacious and unsubstantiated claims about the ex-president and caused a political firestorm when it was leaked in 2017. Published February 1, 2024
Biden to make initial offers in Medicare drug-price negotiation
President Biden said his administration will send proposed prices Thursday to the makers of 10 prescription drugs singled out for cost negotiations under Medicare. Published February 1, 2024