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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.

Articles by Tom Howell Jr.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump appears at a caucus night party in Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Judge threatens to eject Trump over verbal shots in New York’s Carroll trial

A New York judge warned Donald Trump he might boot him from his courtroom Wednesday after the former president verbally interjected as columnist E. Jean Carroll testified he raped her in a department store in 1996 and ruined her reputation when she went public with the claim. Published January 17, 2024

A full moon is seen behind the Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher, are prepared for a wet dress rehearsal to practice timelines and procedures for launch, at Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 14, 2022. On Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, NASA said astronauts will have to wait until 2025 before flying to the moon and another few years before landing on it. (Cory Huston/NASA via AP)

NASA upbeat about 2026 trip to moon despite safety, cost issues

The U.S. is committed to landing astronauts on the moon for the first time in a half-century and reaching Mars, but must get a handle on safety and cost before launching the next phase of its Artemis program, NASA told Congress on Wednesday. Published January 17, 2024

People carry anti-Trump signs outside federal court, in New York, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, the venue for the E. Jean Carroll's case against Donald Trump to determine how much more he owes the writer for denying that he sexually assaulted her in the 1990s and accusing her of lying about her claims. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Fresh off huge Iowa win, Trump shifts to courtroom for Carroll trial

Columnist E. Jean Carroll's second defamation trial against former President Donald Trump got underway Tuesday, just hours after GOP voters brushed off the ex-president's legal woes and delivered him a major victory in Iowa's presidential caucuses. Published January 16, 2024

District Attorney for Fulton County, Fani Willis speaks during an Associated Press interview on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Trump, GOP ramp up probes into District Attorney Fani Willis in Georgia

Former President Donald Trump and his GOP allies are ramping up efforts to dismantle the Georgia election-subversion case against the ex-president, pointing to bombshell allegations of a personal relationship between the Democratic district attorney and taxpayer-funded special prosecutor. Published January 12, 2024