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Ben Wolfgang

Ben Wolfgang

bwolfgang@washingtontimes.com

Ben Wolfgang is a national security correspondent at The Washington Times, a senior member of its Threat Status team, and the host and producer of the award-winning Threat Status Podcast. Ben covers national security, foreign policy, military affairs, the defense industry and the rapidly evolving landscape of military technology.
A Pennsylvania native, he joined The Washington Times in 2011 after serving as a political reporter at The Republican-Herald in Pottsville, Pa. Over the course of his career, Ben has covered the White House, Congress, and four presidential campaigns.
His reporting has earned recognition from some of journalism's most respected organizations, including the Virginia Press Association and the Society of Professional Journalists' Washington, D.C. Chapter, among other honors.
Ben has interviewed heads of state, chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, senior military commanders, cabinet secretaries, senior government officials, and the CEOs of many of the nation's largest and most influential defense companies.
Ben is a frequent guest on broadcast media, with appearances on C-SPAN, the Sirius XM POTUS channel, and other outlets.
He can be reached at bwolfgang@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Ben Wolfgang

Huma Abedin is just one of Hillary Clinton's top aides still swept up in the furor over the former secretary of state's use of a private email server. (Associated Press/File)

Hillary Clinton aides’ scandals to linger after election

Plagued by scandal and facing a near-unprecedented trust deficit with the American people, Hillary Clinton likely would bring with her to the Oval Office a team of top aides also facing a host of ethical and legal questions — potentially crippling her administration from Day One, political analysts say.

November 6, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton accompanied by retired Pittsburgh Steelers Mel Blount, right, takes the stage at a rally at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Friday, Nov. 4, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Hillary Clinton warns Trump will start a war if elected

After spending the week assailing the character of Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton on Friday warned voters that the Republican presidential nominee is likely to start a war if elected, possibly because he felt insulted by another nation.

November 4, 2016

Hillary Clinton makes swing state attacks on Trump’s character

Hillary Clinton's top surrogates fanned out across key swing states Wednesday to turn attention away from the candidate's latest run-in with the FBI and toward Donald Trump's character, a highly negative campaign strategy with a heavy focus on the Republican's past comments about women and minorities.

November 2, 2016
Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Biden on Trump: ‘This guy doesn’t deserve to be president’

Continuing an all-out attack on Donald Trump's character and integrity, Vice President Joseph R. Biden on Wednesday said the Republican billionaire "doesn't deserve to be president" because of his denigrating comments about women and allegations of sexual assault against him.

November 2, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes the stage with Alicia Machado, who won the Miss Universe pageant in 1996, to speak at a rally at Pasco-Hernando State College in Dade City, Fla., Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Hillary Clinton, Alicia Machado hit Trump on treatment of women

With just one week until Election Day, Hillary Clinton made a closing pitch to voters Tuesday by assailing Donald Trump's character, zeroing in on the businessman's treatment of women and sexual assault allegations swirling around him.

November 1, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and first lady Michelle Obama wave to supporters during a campaign rally in Winston-Salem, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama team up to bash Donald Trump

Publicly putting to rest longstanding rumors of personal grudges, Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama sang each other's praises Thursday at a campaign stop in North Carolina, teaming up for the first time to bash Republican Donald Trump.

October 27, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives at a rally at Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Clinton: Trump’s ‘final target is democracy itself’

With Donald Trump's presidential hopes seemingly fading, the Republican billionaire is intent on tearing down the fundamental pillars of American democracy during the final two weeks of the election, Hillary Clinton said Wednesday in a blistering attack on her opponent.

October 26, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's boast that the election is hers to lose could damage her own prospects as well as those of other Democrats. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton overconfidence may reduce voter turnout

Analysts say the Clinton campaign risks breeding complacency among voters with its assumption of winning the White House Nov. 8, potentially depressing turnout and spoiling potential victories for Democrats down the ballot.

October 25, 2016