Tom Howell Jr.
Articles by Tom Howell Jr.
Georgia DA admits relationship with prosecutor but fights to stay on Trump case
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis admitted Friday she has a personal relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, a lawyer she enlisted to investigate former President Donald Trump, but insisted she did not benefit financially from the hiring and should not be disqualified from the sprawling Georgia case alleging that Mr. Trump and his allies tried to improperly influence the state's presidential vote in 2020. Published February 2, 2024
Jack Smith election case against Trump delayed amid immunity appeal
Special counsel Jack Smith's election subversion case against former President Donald Trump has been dropped from the public docket in Washington, indicating the court will miss its March 4 trial date while it waits for the Supreme Court to weigh in on Mr. Trump's claim of presidential immunity. Published February 2, 2024
Democratic Rep. Andy Kim leads N.J.’s first lady in Senate primary poll
Rep. Andy Kim of New Jersey enjoys a double-digit lead over Tammy Murphy, the wife of Gov. Phil Murphy, among Democratic primary voters in the race for a Senate seat held by embattled Sen. Bob Menendez, according to a new poll. Published February 2, 2024
U.K. judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit over Steele dossier
A high court judge in London dismissed former President Donald Trump's lawsuit over the "Steele dossier" that made salacious and unsubstantiated claims about the ex-president and caused a political firestorm when it was leaked in 2017. Published February 1, 2024
Biden to make initial offers in Medicare drug-price negotiation
President Biden said his administration will send proposed prices Thursday to the makers of 10 prescription drugs singled out for cost negotiations under Medicare. Published February 1, 2024
Oregon governor, Portland leaders declare emergency to combat fentanyl
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and Democratic local officials have declared a 90-day state of emergency to combat rampant fentanyl use in Portland. Published January 31, 2024
Trump searching for a lawyer to lead his appeal against E. Jean Carroll verdict
Donald Trump says he is searching for a lawyer to lead his appeal against the $83 million defamation judgment a New York jury awarded to E. Jean Carroll. Published January 31, 2024
Pelosi, Democrats nominate Jose Andres for Nobel Peace Prize, citing food relief efforts
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats nominated D.C. chef Jose Andres and his World Central Kitchen for the Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday. Published January 31, 2024
Tight-lipped Biden says he’s decided on payback for deadly militia strike
A tight-lipped President Biden said Tuesday he's decided how to respond to the drone strike that killed three U.S. troops at a remote base in Jordan on Sunday, but offered no details and again said he doesn't want the U.S. embroiled in a wider conflict in the Middle East. Published January 30, 2024
U.S. and Chinese officials meet to begin implementing fentanyl-chemical deal
The White House says a U.S. delegation met with Beijing counterparts Tuesday to plot ways to stem the flow of fentanyl precursor chemicals from China to places like Mexico, where cartels use them to manufacture the deadly synthetic opioid. Published January 30, 2024
Biden says he’s decided how to retaliate for drone strike that killed U.S. troops
President Biden said Tuesday he's decided how to respond to the drone strike that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan, but said he doesn't want a wider conflict in the Middle East. Published January 30, 2024
RFK Jr. says border situation is unsustainable but fixable
Presidential contender Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday the migrant influx at the southern U.S. border is "not sustainable" and pledged to fix it overnight if he is elected. Published January 30, 2024
E. Jean Carroll compares Trump to a ‘walrus snorting’ and a rhino
Former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll is trying to diminish former President Donald Trump's star power in a media blitz. Published January 30, 2024
Ex-IRS worker who leaked tax returns of Trump, others sentenced to 5 years in prison
The former IRS contractor who leaked the tax returns of then-President Trump and thousands of other wealthy Americans was sentenced Monday to five years in prison. Published January 29, 2024
E. Jean Carroll says she will do ‘anything I can’ to help Biden
Former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll and her lawyer said Monday they intend to make former President Donald Trump pay every cent of the $83 million judgment they secured from a federal jury because of defamatory comments in 2019. Published January 29, 2024
Nikki Haley backs verdict in E. Jean Carroll case, says it doesn’t disqualify Trump
Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley is backing a federal jury's decision to make former President Donald Trump pay $83 million in damages to E. Jean Carroll for defamation. Published January 29, 2024
Jury awards E. Jean Carroll more than $83M in additional damages over Trump remarks
A federal jury on Friday ordered former President Donald Trump to pay more than $83 million in damages to E. Jean Carroll for defamatory remarks he made in 2019 after the columnist published a magazine article accusing him of raping her in a New York department store. Published January 26, 2024
Biden seeks Gaza hostage deal in calls with leaders of Egypt, Qatar
President Biden on Friday called the leaders of Egypt and Qatar to discuss the war in Gaza and efforts to release the more than 100 hostages taken and still held by Palestinian Hamas militants during October raids on Israeli towns. Published January 26, 2024
Trump bolts New York courtroom amid Carroll trial summations
Former President Donald Trump stormed out of a Manhattan courtroom Friday as lawyers for columnist E. Jean Carroll delivered a summation in her defamation case against the 2024 GOP front-runner, injecting drama in the closing hours of the case before jurors deliberated. Published January 26, 2024
Trump decries ‘sham ‘ as E. Jean Carroll trial comes to a close
Former President Donald Trump released a video early Friday calling E. Jean Carroll's defamation against him a "sham" and "disgrace to our country." Published January 26, 2024
