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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.

Relatives of people kidnapped by Hamas militants pray next to a set table, surrounded by 203 empty chairs in central Tel Aviv on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Relatives of people kidnapped by Hamas militants and supporters organise a mass Sabbath dinner calling for the return of more than 200 hostages by Hamas militants on Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Biden seeks more than $100B for Ukraine, Israel and border security

The White House said Friday it is sending a roughly $105 billion funding request to Congress that packages aid for the conflicts in Ukraine and Israel with enough money to hire thousands of agents and judges at the southern U.S. border. Published October 20, 2023

Sidney Powell, right, speaks next to former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani, as members of President Donald Trump's legal team, during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters on Nov. 19, 2020, in Washington. Powell has pleaded guilty to reduced charges over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election in Georgia. Powell is the second defendant in the sprawling case to reach a deal with prosecutors. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia case, ordered to testify against Trump

Sidney Powell, a lawyer who pushed claims of 2020 election fraud on behalf of former President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in Georgia Thursday and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors, a threatening development for the GOP presidential front-runner and other co-defendants facing trial on conspiracy charges in Atlanta. Published October 19, 2023

Former President Donald Trump leaves the courtroom during the lunch break of his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Trump’s new campaign mantra: Car choice

Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday the auto industry will be "dead" if workers don't back his 2024 presidential bid, positioning himself as a champion of car choice in the latest jockeying over the monthlong autoworkers strike. Published October 18, 2023

Police and military patrol Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Mexico, Jan. 6, 2023, the day after the government detained Ovidio Guzman, the son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, which unleashed deadly firefights between the military and suspected members of the Sinaloa drug cartel. With Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán serving a life sentence, his sons steered the family business into fentanyl, establishing a network of labs churning out massive quantities they smuggled into the U.S., prosecutors in the U.S. revealed in an indictment unsealed April 14, 2023, in Manhattan. (AP Photo/Martin Urista) **FILE**

Mexican cartel signals it wants out of the fentanyl business

Sinaloa Cartel members in Mexico may be pulling back on fentanyl production as the U.S. and Mexico work to thwart the deadly drug and prosecute family members of imprisoned kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. Published October 16, 2023

A resident votes at the Zion St. Joe United Church of Christ on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020, in St. Joseph, Mich. (Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP, File)

Voters group by age: Trump locks down Gen X while Biden gets youth, senior support

President Biden is clinging to young voters and making inroads with seniors while former President Donald Trump is attracting middle-aged voters battling inflation and other stressors before retirement, according to early polls that show age is a key indicator of how Americans plan to vote in 2024. Published October 16, 2023

Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaks during a campaign event at Independence Mall, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

RFK Jr. announces divorce from the Democratic Party, launches indy 2024 run

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched an independent bid for the presidency on Monday, dropping his Democratic primary challenge to President Biden. In a speech, he called on voters to "reclaim" their country from major parties that he said have war-mongered, abandoned unity and fallen short on issues such as health care, the environment and housing. Published October 9, 2023