Tom Howell Jr.
Articles by Tom Howell Jr.
Trump touts rural health effort: ‘Remember this in the midterms’
President Trump is highlighting a $50 billion program to modernize and bolster rural hospitals, hoping voters in less populated areas will remember the effort when they vote in this year's midterm elections. Published January 16, 2026
Machado gives Trump her Nobel medal in White House meeting on Venezuela’s future
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presented President Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday during a meeting to discuss her country's future following President Nicolas Maduro's ouster. Published January 15, 2026
Chuck Schumer meets with Trump to lobby him on rail project, Obamacare and ICE tactics
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said he met with President Trump at the White House on Thursday to discuss a vital transit program that allows commuters to cross the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey. Published January 15, 2026
Machado says Venezuelans can ‘count on’ Trump after White House meeting
President Trump met with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the White House Thursday to discuss her country's future following the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro, although Mr. Trump does not think she can lead the country right now. Published January 15, 2026
Trump announces plan for more choice in health care, lower drug prices
President Trump released a health care plan Thursday that calls for delivering government assistance directly to consumers rather than through insurance companies and for lowering prescription drug prices. Published January 15, 2026
Trump: Control of Greenland is price of U.S. missile defense
President Trump on Wednesday said the U.S. must take control of Greenland to build its Golden Dome missile-defense system and become an effective deterrent to China and Russia, and anything less is "unacceptable." Published January 14, 2026
ICE agent who shot Renee Good was treated for internal bleeding
Jonathan Ross, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis, received treatment for internal bleeding in his torso after the incident, according to a new report. Published January 14, 2026
Trump says U.S. control of Greenland is necessary for Golden Dome project, NATO prowess
NATO needs the U.S. to take control of Greenland to be an effective deterrent to China and Russia, and anything less is "unacceptable," President Trump said Wednesday. Published January 14, 2026
Inflation rose 2.7% on an annual basis in December report that shows stabilizing prices
Prices rose 2.7% for the year ending in December, the federal government said Tuesday, matching the previous month's report and Wall Street's expectations. Published January 13, 2026
Foreign central bankers back Fed Chair Powell during DOJ controversy
The controversy around Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has gone global. Published January 13, 2026
Wall Street reacts negatively to Powell probe, credit-card proposal
U.S. stocks dove into negative territory to start the week on Monday after the Department of Justice sent subpoenas to the Federal Reserve as part of a criminal inquiry into Chair Jerome Powell's remarks to Congress. Published January 12, 2026
Former Fed chairs, some GOP lawmakers rebuke Justice Dept. inquiry of Fed Chair Jerome Powell
Lawmakers and former Federal Reserve officials rallied Monday to the defense of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, one day after the central bank said it received a grand jury subpoena from President Trump's Justice Department. Published January 12, 2026
Trump says U.S. presence in Greenland is not enough, needs ownership ‘title’
President Trump says a military presence on Greenland is not sufficient, and he wants to have ownership of the Arctic island, citing the Russian and Chinese presence in the Arctic. Published January 12, 2026
Tillis says Justice Department credibility in doubt after Fed subpoena
Sen. Thom Tillis says he will block any nomination President Trump makes to the Federal Reserve until a legal case against Chair Jerome Powell is resolved. Published January 11, 2026
Venezuela’s Machado expected to visit White House, might share Nobel Peace Prize with Trump
President Trump says Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will visit the White House soon for a meeting that will focus on the future of the Western Hemisphere -- and the fate of her Nobel Peace Prize. Published January 9, 2026
Art of the drug deal: TrumpRX website will direct patients to heavily discounted medicines
President Trump's self-branded attempt to cut drug prices -- TrumpRx -- is set to launch within weeks, offering a novel pathway for consumers to buy medicines directly from drugmakers without insurance or middlemen involved. Published January 9, 2026
U.S. added 50K jobs for December, or lower-than-expected; unemployment rate slips to 4.4%
The U.S. added 50,000 jobs in December, the federal government reported Friday, a downturn from the prior month and a lower figure than Wall Street had anticipated. Published January 9, 2026
Trump says he canceled additional attacks on Venezuela, pointing to prisoner release
President Trump says he canceled a "second wave of attacks" on Venezuela because he sees progress in Caracas under the interim government. Published January 9, 2026
Vance says he is heavily involved in Venezuela planning
Vice President J. D. Vance on Thursday rejected media reports that Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, was shut out of planning for the raid on Nicolas Maduro because of her past opposition to military intervention in Venezuela. Published January 8, 2026
U.S. ready for more superpower moves in its hemisphere as plans are made for Venezuela’s oil
Oil company executives are scheduled to meet with President Trump at the White House on Friday to discuss plans for stabilizing and boosting Venezuela's oil production after the ouster of President Nicholas Maduro. Published January 8, 2026
