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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

The pressure is on Hillary Clinton to score a decisive win next week in the New York primary, analysts say. (Associated Press)

Pressure to win New York primary greater for Hillary Clinton

Sen. Bernard Sanders' native New York roots matter little as the state's April 19 primary approaches, political analysts say, and all the pressure is on Hillary Clinton to score a decisive win next week in the state she represented in the U.S. Senate for eight years.

April 11, 2016
"I continue to believe [Hillary Clinton] has not jeopardized America's national security," the president said. "There's a carelessness in terms of managing emails that she has owned and she recognizes. But I also think it is important to keep this in perspective." (Associated Press)

Obama says Hillary Clinton emails did not endanger national security

President Obama said Sunday that Hillary Clinton showed "carelessness" by using a private email server, but he also strongly defended his former secretary of state, saying she did not endanger national security, while also vowing that an ongoing FBI investigation into the matter will not be tainted by politics.

April 10, 2016
Hillary Clinton argues a point as Sen. Bernard Sanders listens during the Democratic debate Sunday night in Flint, Mich. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Verbal attacks between Hillary Clinton, Bernard Sanders turning nasty

The war of words between Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernard Sanders turned nastier Thursday and now threatens to drive a permanent wedge between the two sides, as the Vermont senator's campaign fired back that Mrs. Clinton not only is unqualified to be president but also has made "a deal with devil" by accepting big-money donations from Wall Street.

April 7, 2016
Exit polls showed Sen. Bernard Sanders carried independent voters, who could vote in the Democratic contest in Wisconsin's open primary, and again fared well with younger voters and those looking for a more liberal agenda. (Associated Press)

Bernie Sanders wins Wisconsin primary

Sen. Bernard Sanders won the Wisconsin primary Tuesday, dealing another setback to Hillary Clinton and making it more likely that the Democratic presidential primary will continue all the way to the party convention in July.

April 5, 2016
A Wisconsin loss wouldn't put much of a dent in Hillary Clinton's significant edge in the all-important delegate race, but it would give the Sanders campaign additional momentum and could again highlight the problems the former secretary of state is encountering as she tries to win over progressive Democrats. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton braces for loss in Wisconsin Democratic primary

Polls closed in Wisconsin at 9 p.m. Tuesday as Hillary Clinton braces for another primary loss to Sen. Bernard Sanders, who has vowed to take his fight for the Democratic presidential nomination all the way to the party convention in July.

April 5, 2016
Sen. Bernard Sanders is already behind schedule if he is to win over some of Hillary Clinton's superdelegates. In 2008, Barack Obama began to earn his first switchers at the beginning of the year, a signal that Mrs. Clinton's campaign was in trouble. (Associated Press)

Bernie Sanders campaign plans for convention fight with Hillary Clinton

Sen. Bernard Sanders' campaign began laying the groundwork Tuesday for a contested convention this summer, saying Hillary Clinton won't be able to win the nomination based on the primaries and the two will end up fighting for the superdelegates who will ultimately make the decision.

April 5, 2016
Sen. Bernard Sanders is raising more donations than Hillary Clinton despite her lead. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton ahead in race but Bernie Sanders raising more cash

Hillary Clinton's shift to general election mode could hit yet another speed bump Tuesday in Wisconsin, where polls show Sen. Bernard Sanders in front as the progressive enthusiasm around his candidacy, and the impressive fundraising hauls that enable him to keep fighting, show little sign of drying up.

April 4, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton hit the stump Wednesday, telling voters in her adopted home state of New York she is qualified to lead.

Hillary Clinton focusing on New York as Bernie Sanders locks in on Wisconsin

While Hillary Clinton campaigned and raised cash in New York City Wednesday, rival Sen. Bernard Sanders hit the stump in Wisconsin, seeking another upset win in the Midwestern state's April 5 primary that would block the former first lady's efforts to wrap up the Democratic presidential primary and move on to a general election campaign.

March 30, 2016
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks at a press conference at the Kona Kai Hotel in Shleter Island, Calif., before departing San Diego, Wednesday, March 23, 2016, the morning after a convention center rally. (John Gastaldo/San Diego Union-Tribune via AP) ** FILE **

Bernie Sanders primary surge won’t sap Clinton momentum

Sen. Bernard Sanders is poised for a good Saturday, looking at a possible sweep of all three caucuses -- but even those wins, in relatively small states, will do little to cut into Hillary Clinton's overwhelming delegate lead.

March 24, 2016
"It would be a serious mistake to stumble into another costly ground war in the Middle East," Hillary Clinton said, referencing comments by Donald Trump and Ted Cruz that ground troops in Iraq and Syria ultimately might be necessary to turn back the Islamic State. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton attacks ‘loose cannons’ Trump, Cruz over ISIS strategy

Hillary Clinton on Wednesday launched a blistering assault against "loose cannons" Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz, saying the Republicans are pushing foolish plans to defeat the Islamic State -- but the former secretary of state offered little in the way of specifics and instead relied on generalities when laying out her own strategy to combat the terrorist group.

March 23, 2016