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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.

Washington Metropolitan Police officers investigate a shooting at Potomac Avenue Metro Station, in Southeast Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. An armed man shot three people, killing one Wednesday, in a morning rampage that started on a city bus and ended in a Metro tunnel after passengers attacked and disarmed him. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

D.C. crime bill threatened by doubts from Democrats on way to Biden

The District of Columbia's overhaul of the criminal code suffered a major blow Tuesday as Congress' effort to rescind the local bill picked up key Democratic support in the Senate, clearing the way for potential passage by next week and forcing President Biden to decide whether to veto the effort. Published February 28, 2023

President Joe Biden arrives on the South Lawn of the White House after spending the weekend at his Wilmington, Del., home, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden to revive the specter of Obamacare repeal in Va. speech

President Biden plans to maintain his campaign-style attacks on Republicans Tuesday by pointing to repeated GOP efforts to repeal or dismantle the health law he muscled across the finish line with President Barack Obama and Democrats in 2010. Published February 28, 2023

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the East Palestine Fire Department as he visits the area in the aftermath of the Norfolk Southern train derailment Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Trump’s lawyers in Georgia are criticizing the Fulton County investigation into potential illegal election meddling after the foreperson of the special grand jury seated to help the probe went public this week. (AP Photo/Matt Freed, File)

Trump cheers push for Georgia investigation into Zuck Bucks grant

Former President Donald Trump is calling for a probe of Facebook leader Mark Zuckerberg after a watchdog group alleged that a Georgia county accepted money from a Zuckerberg-funded group despite a state ban on outside funding for elections. Published February 27, 2023

Anthony Delio, 36, falls asleep on a sidewalk after smoking fentanyl in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Use of fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid that is cheap to produce and is often sold as is or laced in other drugs, has exploded. Because it's 50 times more potent than heroin, even a small dose can be fatal. It has quickly become the deadliest drug in the nation, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Two-thirds of the 107,000 overdose deaths in 2021 were attributed to synthetic opioids like fentanyl, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) **FILE**

Money, money, money: Big profits drive cartels’ fixation on fentanyl

Fentanyl made in clandestine labs has proved highly deadly and is increasingly found in a range of drugs other than heroin, including cocaine and fake prescription pills. Still, it raises the question: Why would suppliers be willing to kill some of their customers? Published February 24, 2023

A display of the fentanyl and meth that was seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Nogales Port of Entry is shown during a press conference, Jan. 31, 2019, in Nogales, Ariz. (Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star via AP) ** FILE **

Survey finds partisan divide over biggest public-health threats

Republicans view opioids and fentanyl as the greatest threat to U.S. public health, while a roughly equal share of Democrats points to gun or firearm access as the biggest concern, according to a survey Thursday that revealed a partisan divide in health worries. Published February 23, 2023

A display of the fentanyl and meth that was seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Nogales Port of Entry is shown during a press conference, Jan. 31, 2019, in Nogales, Ariz. (Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star via AP) ** FILE **

Polydrug use with fentanyl on the rise, study finds

Most fentanyl users have meth, heroin or some other drug in their systems, according to a massive study of drug tests released Tuesday that reveals the complex nature of the crisis. Published February 21, 2023