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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.

Former President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom before the start of closing arguments in his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)

Trump lawyer: No evidence of fraud in New York case

A business fraud lawsuit against former President Donald Trump was "manufactured to pursue a political agenda" and New York Attorney General Letitia James failed to prove the 2024 GOP front-runner did anything wrong, a defense lawyer said Thursday in closing arguments. Published January 11, 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)

DA Fani Willis faces subpoena in divorce case in Georgia, could affect Trump case: Report

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis faces a subpoena to testify in the divorce case of a prosecutor she enlisted to assist her in the election-subversion investigation against former President Donald Trump and his allies, a hiring that raised allegations of an improper relationship and could unravel the sprawling case. Published January 10, 2024

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at a Washington hotel, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, after attending a hearing before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals at the federal courthouse in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Appellate judges air doubts about Trump’s claim of sweeping immunity

Federal appeals court judges on Tuesday were skeptical of former President Donald Trump's claim of absolute presidential immunity from charges that he conspired against the U.S. in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election, a case with huge implications for his landmark prosecution and status as the front-runner for the Republican Party nomination. Published January 9, 2024

A sign for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., Dec. 10, 2020. The Indian manufacturer of more than two dozen varieties of eyedrops subject to a U.S. safety warning officially recalled the products, which were sold by CVS Health, Target, Rite Aid and other national retailers. Kilitch Healthcare India issued the recall on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, and the FDA published the notice Wednesday, Nov 15. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Florida gets OK to import drugs from Canada

The Food and Drug Administration is authorizing a plan to let Florida buy medication in bulk from Canada, making it the first state to gain regulatory approval for mass drug imports. Published January 5, 2024

Former President Donald Trump speaks after exiting the courtroom for a break at New York Supreme Court, Dec. 7, 2023, in New York. Lawyers for Trump say he may testify at a mid-January trial set to decide how much he owes columnist E. Jean Carroll for defaming her after she said he sexually abused her three decades ago in a Manhattan department store. The lawyers filed papers in Manhattan federal court late Thursday, Dec. 29, 2023, to request that Trump's October 2022 deposition transcript in the case not be shown to the jury because Trump has been named as a witness likely to testify at the trial. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)

Trump aims to dominate courtroom campaign in 2024

A New York judge is set to decide the fate of former President Donald Trump's business empire in a civil case that accuses the Trump Organization of rampant fraud, kicking off a wild 2024 that will force Mr. Trump to split his time between the courtroom and campaign trail. Published January 4, 2024