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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

Donald Trump reiterated that he has his own plan to defeat the Islamic State, but will listen to the advice of generals once elected. Those generals, he added, have been marginalized by the Obama administration. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton declare each other unfit to serve as commander in chief

Seeking to paint themselves as eminently qualified and the other's judgment as lacking, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton traded barbs Wednesday night over the Iraq War, the Islamic State, U.S. intervention in Libya and other key foreign policy challenges, each telling a hall full of veterans and servicemen and -women that the other isn't fit to serve as commander in chief.

September 7, 2016
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton campaigns for his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, at Dr. James R. Smith Neighborhood Center in Orlando, Fla.  (Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Bill Clinton defends ‘open and transparent’ Clinton Foundation

Appearing on the campaign trail in Florida on Wednesday morning, former President Bill Clinton fired back against attacks on the Clinton Foundation, saying the organization is being unfairly maligned and operates in a fully "open and transparent" manner.

September 7, 2016
Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks during a campaign rally in Wilmington, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Hillary Clinton, Tim Kaine slam Donald Trump on national security

Hillary Clinton and Sen. Tim Kaine on Tuesday launched a coordinated assault on Donald Trump, assailing the Republican's positions on Iraq, Libya, the fight against the Islamic State, and other foreign policy issues from Europe to Central America.

September 6, 2016
Democratic vice-presidential candidate Sen. Tim Kaine has been attacking Donald Trump while on the trail. (Associated press)

Tim Kaine knocks Donald Trump in smiling stump speeches

He may be the happiest political attack dog in recent history, and political analysts say Sen. Tim Kaine's laid-back demeanor enables him to lob incendiary charges at Republican Donald Trump in a way Hillary Clinton simply cannot.

September 5, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets members of the audience after speaking at the American Legion's 98th Annual Convention at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Hillary Clinton raised $143M in August, campaign says

Hillary Clinton raised $143 million in August, the former first lady's presidential campaign announced Thursday, claiming that small donors are fleeing the Republican Party and coming to the Democratic side largely because of Donald Trump's "divisive rhetoric."

September 1, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said that having Donald Trump in the White House will antagonize America's enemies and push away U.S. allies. (Associated press)

Hillary Clinton says she will be better for military than Donald Trump

Facing an uphill climb with men and women in uniform, Hillary Clinton on Wednesday made an impassioned pitch to veterans and service members, touting "American exceptionalism" and arguing that she is the only presidential candidate in the race capable and qualified to be commander in chief.

August 31, 2016
Bernard Sanders

Bernie Sanders’ Our Revolution group launches

His presidential bid may have fallen short, but Sen. Bernard Sanders now aims to mobilize a grass-roots army that will fight for progressive causes and elect liberal Democrats across the country.

August 24, 2016
Hillary Clinton waves from her motorcade vehicle as she arrives for a fundraiser at the home of Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel in Los Angeles on Tuesday. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton ducks press and voters, hangs with Justin Timberlake, Cher at fundraisers

Hillary Clinton has spent more time with celebrities including Cher and Justin Timberlake than with voters over the past week, and her presidential campaign is embracing a low-profile strategy that is short on making real news and long on letting Donald Trump — and his penchant for creating controversy on an almost daily basis — have the limelight.

August 23, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Akron, Ohio, Monday, Aug. 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Black, Hispanic Democrats slam Donald Trump’s minority outreach

Leading black and Hispanic Democrats on Tuesday urged voters to reject Donald Trump's attempted outreach to minority communities, slamming the Republican presidential hopeful as a "bigot" who has risen to the top of his party while pushing a hateful, racist platform.

August 23, 2016