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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.

Israeli Americans and supporters hold displays of kidnapped loved ones and signs calling for their return, as they gather around an installation in Times Square featuring a 222-seat Shabbat (Sabbath) table set, a symbolic representation of hostages still held captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Thursday Oct. 26, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

74 Americans pulled from Gaza, says Biden

President Biden on Thursday said 74 dual-citizen Americans were evacuated from Gaza, where Israel forces are trying to root out Hamas terrorists who raided their country on Oct. 7. Published November 2, 2023

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris attends the second day of the UK Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Summit, at Bletchley Park, in Bletchley, England, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak joined delegates Thursday at a U.K. summit focused on containing risks from rapid advances in cutting-edge artificial intelligence. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP)

Harris meets with U.N. chief over Gaza aid, Ukraine

Vice President Kamala Harris met with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Thursday at an artificial intelligence summit in the U.K. to discuss ways to speed aid to people suffering from the war between Israel and Hamas. Published November 2, 2023

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