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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

President Obama once again cast higher education as key to economic growth during a speech in Warren, Michigan, on Wednesday. (Associated Press)

Obama renews push for free higher education

President Obama on Wednesday renewed his push for two years of free community college for all Americans, saying the issue should be one that can bring Republicans and Democrats together at a time when the two sides are locked in a bitter budget showdown.

September 9, 2015
Refugees walk along the railway tracks that connect Horgos and Szeged near the Hungary-Serbia border Tuesday. President Obama says the U.S. must do more to help the issue of Syrian refugees, but both Democrats and Republicans say he has been slow to act. (Associated Press)

Obama’s Syria policy led directly to refugee crisis, Republican critics charge

The White House acknowledged Tuesday that the U.S., along with other nations across the Middle East and Europe, must do more to alleviate the worsening Syrian refugee crisis -- but that admission highlights how the administration often has seemed several steps behind as Syria sunk into chaos, a fact Republican critics, fellow Democrats and international leaders have pointed to in recent days and weeks.

September 8, 2015
Visiting the homes of top newspaper executives seems rare for President Obama, though he has enjoyed strong support — financially and otherwise — from high-profile figures in the media world. (Associated Press)

Obama visits with top newspaper executives raise questions about fairness of news media

Nearly seven years into his tenure, President Obama remains on friendly terms with some powerful figures in the media. In recent weeks, the president has gotten cozy with top executives at major U.S. newspapers, headlining a Democratic Party fundraiser at the home of Las Vegas Sun owner Brian Greenspun and dining at the Anchorage home of Alaska Dispatch News publisher Alice Rogoff during a three-day trek across the state last week.

September 7, 2015
Regarding the decision on whether or not to run for president, Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. said the "most relevant factor in my decision is whether my family and I have the emotional energy to run." (Associated Press)

Joe Biden not fazed by polls, doubters

Political analysts say he has a chance and polls show an opening for him, but Vice President Joseph R. Biden made clear last week that his decision to enter or skip the 2016 Democratic presidential primary is an emotional and moral one, and not dependent on his fundraising prowess or whether he can assemble a winning campaign.

September 6, 2015
Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Generation Progress's 10th Annual Make Progress National Summit in Washington in this July 16, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)

Joe Biden on 2016 bid: Not sure I have ‘emotional energy to run’

Joseph R. Biden said Thursday night he would be able to raise money, assemble a campaign staff and take other necessary steps to become a formidable candidate in the 2016 presidential race -- but the vice president may lack the "emotional energy" to enter the contest.

September 3, 2015
Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a speech in support of the Iran nuclear deal at the National Constitution Center, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

White House celebrates 34th Senate vote in favor of Iran deal

The White House on Wednesday celebrated the news that 34 senators now have publicly said they'll back President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran, a development that virtually ensures that the agreement will survive in Congress.

September 2, 2015
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear is working with President Obama as part of a "core group" on climate policy. Publicy, he opposes many environmental regulations. (Associated Press)

Governors, climate activists help sell Obama’s green agenda

The Obama administration, top climate change crusaders and governors from across the country have engaged in a highly coordinated effort to publicly sell the president's green agenda and put private pressure on opponents, according to newly released emails and other records obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests.

August 31, 2015
Deputy Darren Goforth (Associated Press/File)

Obama calls widow of Darren Goforth

President Obama on Monday condemned last week's cold-blooded murder of a Texas sheriff's deputy, calling the killing "an affront to civilized society."

August 31, 2015
In this 2013 photo provided by the University of Puget Sound, Kathryn Ginsberg collects wastewater that will be tested for trace levels of pharmaceutical drugs from a sewer near Tacoma, Wash. (Ross Mulhausen/University of Puget Sound via Associated Press) **FILE**

EPA cracks down on pharmaceutical waste

The Obama administration said Monday it will dramatically limit the flushing of pharmaceutical waste at hospitals and other health-care facilities as part of a larger effort to improve water quality across the country.

August 31, 2015