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Ben Wolfgang

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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

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, file photo, Texas Gov. Rick Perry delivers a speech to nearly 300 in attendance at the 2014 RedState Gathering, in Fort Worth, Texas. Perry was indicted on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, for abuse of power after carrying out a threat to veto funding for state public corruption prosecutors. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Perry: Indictment latest example of ‘a government that’s out of control’

Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Sunday that his indictment on abuse of power and coercion charges is just the latest example of "out of control" government at all levels, comparing the case with the Obama administration's failure to secure the U.S. border and the IRS' targeting of conservative groups.

August 17, 2014
President Obama has authorized reconnaissance flights over Syria, a U.S. official told CNN Monday. (Associated Press)

Obama’s doctrine: Inaction on Syria led to Iraq crisis

President Obama is deepening U.S. engagement in Iraq under the shadow of Syria, where he resisted similar calls to intervene — inaction that analysts and even his former top diplomat say may have sown the seeds of the Iraqi conflict.

August 12, 2014
F-15 STRIKE EAGLE. File photo.

Obama authorizes airstrikes in Iraq against Islamic State

President Obama authorized airstrikes against Islamist terrorists in Iraq and approved a humanitarian mission to deliver food and other supplies to tens of thousands of Iraqis trapped on mountaintops, moves that represent the most significant re-engagement in Iraq since formal combat operations ended three years ago.

August 7, 2014
President Barack Obama answers a question during his news conference at US African Leaders Summit, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014 at the State Department in Washington. Obama and dozens of African leaders opened talks Wednesday on two key issues that threaten to disrupt economic progress on the continent: security and government corruption. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama on experimental Ebola drug: The jury is still out

An experimental drug appears to have saved the lives of two Americans hit by the Ebola virus, but President Obama said Wednesday it's too soon to say whether the treatment should be fast-tracked and exported to Africa.

August 6, 2014
President Barack Obama speaks at a news conference at the end of the U.S. Africa Leaders Summit at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014. African heads of state are gathering in Washington for an unprecedented summit to promote business development. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama: ‘I don’t have a green light’ on executive power

President Obama on Wednesday tried to reassure Americans that, despite his rash of executive actions and the likelihood that more controversial moves are on the way, he doesn't have a blanket "green light" to do anything he pleases.

August 6, 2014
First lady Michelle Obama speaks at the "Investing in Our Future" discussion with former first lady Laura Bush at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, as part of the US Africa Summit. Michelle Obama and Laura Bush, first ladies of different generations and opposing political parties, are uniting for the second time in just over a year to promote US relations with Africa. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Michelle Obama: ‘Women are smarter than men’

First lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday proudly stated she believes women are the smarter sex and must use prominent positions in government, business and other endeavors to affect change.

August 6, 2014