Tom Howell Jr.
Articles by Tom Howell Jr.
Trump looks forward to ‘proud’ criminal arrest in Georgia
Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will be "proudly arrested" on Thursday in Georgia, and repeated his claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him. Published August 23, 2023
Trump to loom over Republican debate; 8 candidates will look for opportunities to close gap in polls
Republican heavyweights will clobber one another on a Milwaukee debate stage and jab an absent front-runner in a bizarre clash Wednesday for undecided primary voters, donor dollars and an ignominious prize: second-place honors. Published August 22, 2023
RNC releases official list of eight primary debate participants
The Republican National Committee has confirmed the slate of eight primary candidates who will participate in the first GOP presidential debate Wednesday in Milwaukee. Published August 22, 2023
FDA approves RSV vaccine for use in pregnant women to pass immunity to newborns
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Pfizer's vaccine against the RSV virus for use in pregnant women so they pass to their newborns immunity from the resulting respiratory disease. Published August 21, 2023
Biden, pausing another summer vacation, flies to Maui to view wildfire devastation
President Biden interrupted another summer vacation Monday to visit Maui in the Hawaiian Islands, where wildfires killed at least 114 people in Lahaina and left many more missing and feared dead. Published August 21, 2023
Trump says he doesn’t plan to do primary debates, period; remains leader in Iowa poll
Former President Donald Trump is signaling he might not do any primary election debates -- plural -- after he skips the first debate Wednesday in Milwaukee. Published August 21, 2023
Biden swats away questions about Hunter at Camp David presser with South Korean, Japanese leaders
President Biden and the leaders of South Korea and Japan agreed at a historic Camp David summit to formally and "expeditiously" consult each other on provocations and threats from China and North Korea. Published August 18, 2023
Trump’s huge hint: ‘Why should I debate?’
Former President Donald Trump says his front-runner status makes it unlikely he will participate in the first GOP primary debate Wednesday in Milwaukee. Published August 18, 2023
U.S.-South Korea-Japan summit: Leaders to discuss China, N.K. threats, ways to strengthen security
President Biden is welcoming the leaders of South Korea and Japan to the Camp David presidential retreat to launch an era of trilateral cooperation in the face of rising Chinese and North Korean aggression, though the White House says the trio will stop short of forging a mini NATO. Published August 18, 2023
Nikki Haley says she is not aiming for VP: I don’t run for second and we have a country to save
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says anyone who thinks she is secretly running for the vice presidential slot is dead wrong. Published August 18, 2023
Georgia state senator seeks special session to impeach, defund Fani Willis
A Georgia state senator urged Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday to call a special legislative session to investigate Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney who indicted former President Donald Trump earlier this week. Published August 17, 2023
Trump legal aides urge him to cancel press event on Georgia election fraud
Former President Donald Trump's legal advisers don't want him to hold a planned press conference on alleged election fraud in Georgia in 2020, saying it would deepen his legal jeopardy. Published August 17, 2023
Mike Pence reacts to Georgia indictment, says state was not stolen from GOP in 2020
Former Vice President Mike Pence is responding to former President Donald Trump's indictment in Georgia by saying the 2020 election results were not fraudulent and that he could not overturn them. Published August 17, 2023
Majority of Americans say Trump deserves prosecution over 2020 election actions, poll finds
The majority of Americans say former President Donald Trump should be criminally prosecuted for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election results, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. Published August 17, 2023
President Biden, first lady to visit Maui to survey wildfire destruction, meet survivors
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel Monday to Maui to meet with first responders, survivors and government officials after horrifying wildfires ripped through the Hawaiian island, the White House said Wednesday. Published August 16, 2023
Ex-Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows wants to move Georgia case to federal court
Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows wants the conspiracy charges filed against him in Fulton County, Georgia, to be moved to a federal court where he could argue he is immune from prosecution under the Constitution. Published August 16, 2023
Former Georgia elected official says Trump indictment is a warning for the GOP
Former Georgia Lt. Gov Geoff Duncan says he hopes the Atlanta-based indictment of former President Donald Trump is a "pivot point" for the Republican Party, arguing in an op-ed that Mr. Trump is a political loser and the bill is "coming due" for his GOP loyalists. Published August 16, 2023
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp rebukes Trump, says 2020 election was ‘not stolen’
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday upbraided former President Donald Trump for claiming he has a trove of information about fraud in the state's 2020 presidential contest. Published August 15, 2023
White House talking to Hawaii officials about a Maui visit to survey fire devastation
The White House on Tuesday said there are "active discussions" about sending President Biden to Hawaii to survey the devastation in Maui after last week's wildfires. Published August 15, 2023
Democratic Sen. Durbin to the public: Focus on weight of Trump charges, not political forecasting
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Richard J. Durbin on Tuesday said former President Donald Trump faces some of the "most serious charges ever leveled against an American public figure" after an Atlanta-based grand jury handed up an indictment accusing him of a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 results in Georgia. Published August 15, 2023
