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Articles by Tom Howell Jr.

Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Mark Warner to Trump agencies: Explain piecemeal recall of workers

Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia asked the Trump administration Tuesday to justify its piecemeal recall of federal workers amid the partial government shutdown, saying he fears the White House is picking "winners and losers" for political expediency.

January 22, 2019
A health worker feeds a boy suspected of having the Ebola virus at treatment center in Beni, Eastern Congo on Sept. 9, 2018. Responders are seeing "sporadic" cases of Ebola in four cities. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Congo struggles to contain Ebola outbreak

Ebola infections have slowed inside the initial center of the Democratic Republic of Congo's outbreak, but the disease is marching south toward major cites, opening a critical new stage in the epidemic that's already the second worst on record.

January 21, 2019
By recalling workers, the Trump administration will dampen the public-facing pain of the shutdown, which entered its 27th day on Thursday. (Associated Press)

More government employees being put back to work during shutdown

The State Department said Thursday it has found enough cash to recall most of its employees and to pay them at least one check during the partial government shutdown, adding a new dimension to President Trump's piecemeal plan to blunt the pain.

January 17, 2019
This March 22, 2013, photo, shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington.  (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Treasury union blasts IRS labor recall amid shutdown

A Treasury employee union says the "mass call back" of tens of thousands of workers for the tax-filing season is exactly why it's suing to prevent the administration from forcing members to work "in exchange for only an IOU."

January 16, 2019