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.
Children attending Monday's annual White House Easter Egg Roll also found themselves part of an impromptu birthday celebration for first lady Michelle Obama's signature "Let's Move!" initiative.
Fallout from the Obama administration's preliminary nuclear deal with Iran stretched from Capitol Hill to Jerusalem on Easter Sunday, with lawmakers vowing to push ahead with legislation that would give them, not the president, the final say on whether the agreement crosses the finish line.
Sen. Lindsey Graham said Hillary Rodham Clinton, along with a host of potential GOP presidential candidates, could have secured a better nuclear deal with Iran than the agreement President Obama has achieved.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Sunday took a shot at Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the Israeli prime minister should stop publicly criticizing the Iran nuclear deal.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday blasted the Iran nuclear deal struck between Iran, saying it endangers Israel and will enable Tehran to build a "terror machine" capable of conquering the Middle East.
The chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations said Sunday that he intends to move forward with legislation requiring Congress to sign off on the Iran nuclear deal.
Texas governors have not been fans of the federal government's renewable fuels mandate, so it was a surprise to Gov. Greg Abbott when he discovered this week the Governors' Biofuels Coalition has been listing him as a key member of the group.
President Obama on Tuesday announced a new U.S. promise to curb greenhouse gas emissions, but the White House will face many of the same roadblocks it is encountering with Iran nuclear negotiations, as Congress demands a final say in whatever climate deal the president tries to sign.
In early 2008 liberal icon Edward M. Kennedy blessed Barack Obama's long shot presidential campaign, declaring the freshman Illinois senator the next great progressive leader in a symbolic passing of the torch.
The White House on Friday brushed off assertions that President Obama is a lame duck, saying Republicans constantly are reacting to the president's moves.
With just days to go before a March 31 deadline to reach a nuclear deal with Iran, the White House says the odds of success have not improved in recent weeks.
Thanking the U.S. for its financial help and for the personal sacrifices of thousands of service men and women over the past 13 years, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Tuesday that he will not allow his country to again become a breeding ground for terrorism.
President Obama says the U.S. is working with European partners to determine how many Americans may have been killed when a Germanwings flight crashed in the French Alps Tuesday and killed all 144 on board.
With less than two years to go before he leaves office, President Obama on Tuesday shook up his inner circle, appointing a new senior adviser and creating a new White House position focused on digital media and communications.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing back against a U.S. newspaper report that claims his government has spied on the closed-door nuclear talks between Iran, the U.S. and other world powers.