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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 speaks at a campaign rally in Hialeah, Fla., Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Trump’s team to ask judge for immediate verdict in N.Y. civil case

Former President Donald Trump's lawyers are set to ask a New York judge on Thursday for a directed verdict in the civil case against the Trump family and their business empire, arguing New York Attorney General Letitia James failed to make a sufficient case before resting. Published November 9, 2023

Ivanka Trump arrives at the courtroom during a civil fraud trial against former President Donald Trump at New York Supreme Court, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Ivanka Trump says she wasn’t involved in statements on father’s finances

Ivanka Trump testified Wednesday she wasn't involved in crafting financial statements at the heart of a New York civil fraud trial against her father and brothers, reluctantly taking the witness stand in Manhattan to describe work on major deals and loans tied to former President Donald Trump's net worth. Published November 8, 2023

Former President Donald Trump waits to take the witness stand during his civil fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in New York. (Brendan McDermid/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump brings the 2024 campaign to the Manhattan courtroom

Former President Donald Trump sparred with a New York judge early and often Monday as he testified in a civil trial that could threaten his real estate empire and offered a preview of the legal drama that awaits the GOP front-runner as he campaigns for a 2024 rematch with President Biden. Published November 6, 2023

Former President Donald Trump, center, flanked by his defense attorneys, Alina Habba, left, and Chris Kise, waits for the continuation of his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool) ** FILE **

Trump heads to NYC courthouse for high-stakes testimony

Former President Donald Trump teed up his testimony in a New York civil trial Monday by calling it a "dark day for our country" and leveling direct attacks on the judge who will decide whether the Trump Organization committed business fraud and must pay a price. Published November 6, 2023

Donald Trump salutes as patriotic music plays before he gives remarks during a campaign event held at Trendsetter Engineering Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

Trump, the GOP front-runner, to take the witness stand in N.Y. trial

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to testify Monday in the New York civil case against his family business, bringing the long-running trial to a crescendo as the GOP front-runner tries to balance legal woes with another White House bid. Published November 3, 2023

Israeli Americans and supporters hold displays of kidnapped loved ones and signs calling for their return, as they gather around an installation in Times Square featuring a 222-seat Shabbat (Sabbath) table set, a symbolic representation of hostages still held captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Thursday Oct. 26, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

74 Americans pulled from Gaza, says Biden

President Biden on Thursday said 74 dual-citizen Americans were evacuated from Gaza, where Israel forces are trying to root out Hamas terrorists who raided their country on Oct. 7. Published November 2, 2023

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris attends the second day of the UK Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Summit, at Bletchley Park, in Bletchley, England, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak joined delegates Thursday at a U.K. summit focused on containing risks from rapid advances in cutting-edge artificial intelligence. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP)

Harris meets with U.N. chief over Gaza aid, Ukraine

Vice President Kamala Harris met with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Thursday at an artificial intelligence summit in the U.K. to discuss ways to speed aid to people suffering from the war between Israel and Hamas. Published November 2, 2023