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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.

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a panel discussion at the College of Charleston on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, in Charleston, S.C. Harris visited the state, home of Democrats' first presidential primary of 2024, as part of her tour to college campuses across the country. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Kamala Harris heads to Britain for AI summit

Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to the U.K. from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 to deliver what's being billed as a major policy speech on artificial intelligence. Published October 26, 2023

Then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump: Mark Meadows never told me 2020 election fraud claims were baseless

Former President Donald Trump is pushing back on a report saying his former White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, took an immunity deal from special counsel Jack Smith and repeatedly told Mr. Trump in late 2020 that his claims of election fraud were baseless. Published October 25, 2023

Jenna Ellis speaks with her attorney Franklin Hogue after Ellis plead guilty to a felony count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings, inside Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee's Fulton County Courtroom, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, in Atlanta. Ellis, an attorney and prominent conservative media figure, reached a deal with prosecutors Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, and pleaded guilty to a reduced charge over efforts to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election loss in Georgia.(AP Photo/John Bazemore, Pool)

Jenna Ellis becomes third ex-Trump lawyer to plead guilty in Georgia case

Lawyer Jenna Ellis pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in an Atlanta courtroom Tuesday, making her the third attorney to admit to wrongdoing and agree to cooperate with prosecutors who are zeroing in on former President Donald Trump while he coasts toward the GOP's nomination in 2024. Published October 24, 2023

Former President Donald Trump, speaks to reporters as he leaves the courtroom during a lunch break in his civil business fraud trial, Oct. 4, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) **FILE**

Trump denies disclosing sensitive sub info to Australian businessman

Donald Trump is denying reports he leaked sensitive information to Australian businessman Anthony Pratt, a Mar-a-Lago member who claims the ex-president had a penchant for disclosing secret information about U.S. submarines and relations with Iraq and Ukraine. Published October 23, 2023

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