Tom Howell Jr.
Articles by Tom Howell Jr.
Turkey, Hungary unmoved as U.S. presses Sweden’s NATO bid ‘without delay’
The White House stepped up its lobbying for Sweden's pending membership in NATO on Wednesday as objections from Turkey and Hungary cast doubt on whether the Scandinavian country can join the military alliance before Mr. Biden and other NATO leaders meet in Lithuania in mid-July. Published June 14, 2023
House lawmakers file bipartisan bill to crack down on fake pills laced with fentanyl
House lawmakers filed bipartisan legislation Wednesday to impose new penalties on traffickers who use pill presses to lace fake prescription drugs with fentanyl, meth and other dangerous drugs. Published June 14, 2023
Mike Pence: Trump faces serious charges, national security could have been jeopardized
Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday he cannot defend "what is alleged" in the federal indictment against former President Donald Trump over classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, but he also pledged to clean house at the Department of Justice. Published June 14, 2023
Koch-backed super PAC targets Trump in digital ads
A political network backed by billionaire industrialist Charles Koch is running ads saying that former President Donald Trump is a drag on the GOP and it's time to move on. Published June 14, 2023
Student loan repayment to resume in October
The Department of Education says the three-year, pandemic-induced pause on student loan repayments will end in October. Published June 14, 2023
Departing CDC chief urges Congress to help the agency restore reputation after COVID-19 failures
Rochelle Walensky told Congress on Tuesday she is leaving the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with a "great sense of accomplishment" but said the public health agency still has work to do in restoring its reputation after the COVID-19 crisis. Published June 13, 2023
Eight in 10 Republicans say Trump indictment is politically motivated, poll finds
Roughly 8 in 10 Republicans say the federal charges against former President Donald Trump are politically motivated, according to a new poll that finds Mr. Trump maintaining his double-digit lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Published June 13, 2023
Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is sad about Trump indictment ‘as an American’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he was saddened as an American to see the federal charges against former President Donald Trump and offered unusual praise for the ex-president for his handling of the COVID-19 crisis. Published June 13, 2023
Trump indictment alleges careless retention and showing off of gov’t secrets, plot to conceal docs
A 49-page indictment unsealed Friday by federal prosecutors in Miami paints a damning portrait of how former President Donald Trump allegedly retained batches of classified documents and enlisted a key aide, Walt Nauta, to move them around. Published June 9, 2023
Trump aide Walt Nauta indicted alongside former president in documents probe
Former President Donald Trump said one of his aides, Walt Nauta, also had been indicted by the grand jury that looked into classified documents stored at the ex-president's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Published June 9, 2023
Trump shuffles lawyers amid Florida indictment
Former President Donald Trump said Friday he is shaking up his legal team as he fights a seven-count indictment in Florida, replacing two lawyers who worked on his classified documents case with a lawyer representing him in a New York matter. Published June 9, 2023
Biden didn’t know about Trump indictment, White House contends
The White House said Friday it had no advance knowledge of the federal indictment against former President Donald Trump and refused to weigh in on the case, saying it wanted to respect the Justice Department's independence. Published June 9, 2023
Romney: Trump brought document charges on himself
Sen. Mitt Romney on Friday said former President Donald Trump brought criminal charges "upon himself" by taking sensitive government documents to Florida. Published June 9, 2023
Steve Laffey, a long-shot GOP candidate, tells Trump to quit the race
Steve Laffey, a relatively obscure candidate for the GOP presidential nomination, on Friday called on former President Donald Trump to end his campaign and chastised his party rivals for refusing to criticize the ex-president over a seven-count federal indictment in Florida. Published June 9, 2023
Nashville school shooter’s parents agree to give writings to victims’ parents
The parents of the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville, Tennessee, school have agreed to hand over the manifesto written by their daughter as part of a court battle. Published June 9, 2023
Gov. Gavin Newsom to discuss guns, 2024, California issues in rare Sean Hannity interview
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will sit down for an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity next week to discuss topics such as immigration, issues in California, the economy and the 2024 election, the network announced. Published June 9, 2023
Rep. Nancy Mace: Second indictment secures Trump’s GOP nomination
Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina says the Biden administration secured former President Donald Trump's GOP nomination for president in 2024 with the new federal indictment out of Florida. Published June 9, 2023
Trump says he’s been indicted, summoned to appear at the federal courthouse in Miami on Tuesday
Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's been indicted over the case involving sensitive documents found at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Published June 8, 2023
Biden says COVID-19 Coordinator Ashish Jha is leaving post, as U.S. moves on from virus
White House COVID-19 Ashish Jha is set to leave his position next week after President Biden ended the public health emergency around the coronavirus as part of a pivot to normalcy. Published June 8, 2023
Biden, British PM say they will support Ukraine for as long as it takes
President Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged Thursday to aid Ukraine's fight against Moscow for as long as it takes, saying a long-term commitment will force Russian President Vladimir Putin to reconsider whether the war is worth it. Published June 8, 2023
