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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

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks with members of the media on board her campaign plane at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y., Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Hillary Clinton boasts after debate: ‘One down, two to go’

Less than 24 hours after her debate against Republican Donald Trump, a supremely confident Hillary Clinton emerged on the campaign trail Tuesday and made clear she believes she triumphed in the widely anticipated presidential forum.

September 27, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign stop in Orlando, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016.  (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Hillary Clinton debate strategy against Trump needs altering, analysts say

To be successful in Monday's debate, Hillary Clinton may have to suppress her inner policy wonk. While it goes against the nature of the former senator and secretary of state, scholars said her history shows that she's better off when she avoids the kinds of specific policies and details she excels at.

September 22, 2016
Speculation is swirling that Hillary Clinton receiving over $1 million in donations from the oil-and-gas sector may be a ploy by the energy industry to get in good standing with her if she wins the presidential election. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton’s donations from fossil fuels sector irks environmentalists

Hillary Clinton may have transformed into a climate change warrior, but her campaign war chest is polluted by donations from the fossil fuels sector -- and some green activists say the influx of cash already is casting a dark cloud over her would-be administration and raises doubts about the sincerity of her environmental agenda.

September 20, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton pauses while she gives remarks on the explosion in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood onboard her campaign plane at Westchester County Airport, in White Plains, N.Y., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Hillary Clinton’s Wal-Mart ties raising liberals’ ire

Hillary Clinton's close ties to Wal-Mart have infuriated progressives who see the big-box store as the embodiment of capitalistic evil, but there's evidence the former first lady has changed since her time on the Wal-Mart board three decades ago, and will push for stronger labor unions, a higher minimum wage and other goals that may sever her cozy relationship with the ubiquitous company.

September 18, 2016
Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally Thursday at University of North Carolina in Greensboro, N.C. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton returns to trail, says time off ‘was actually a gift’

Amid sagging poll numbers and criticism that she may not be physically up to the job of being president, Hillary Clinton returned to the campaign trail Thursday and declared that she is ready for battle against Republican Donald Trump, hoping to regain lost momentum as the White House race enters its home stretch.

September 15, 2016
The latest conspiracies center on Hillary Clinton's health, including rumblings that the former secretary of state is terminally ill or that she has resorted to using a body double on the campaign trail as a cover. But the trove runs much deeper. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton secrecy fuels conspiracy theories

Depending whom you ask, Hillary Clinton is deathly sick, responsible for countless murders dating back decades, or poised to become the next reptilian to occupy the Oval Office.

September 14, 2016
Hillary Clinton stops her speech to cough at Luke Easter Park in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sept. 5. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton ‘healthy and fit to serve as president,’ doctor says

While she rejected orders to rest after coming down with a fever earlier this month, Hillary Clinton is "healthy and fit" to serve as president, her doctor said Wednesday as the former first lady's presidential campaign tries to put to bed nagging concerns about her health.

September 14, 2016
Chelsea Clinton answers questions at a Women in Leadership roundtable in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Bill, Chelsea Clinton campaign as pneumonia sidelines Hillary

With Hillary Clinton sidelined by pneumonia, her presidential campaign over the past 72 hours has dispatched its highest-profile surrogates to the stump, with President Obama joining former President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton.

September 13, 2016