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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

Visitors look at a display for 5G wireless technology from Chinese technology firm Huawei at the PT Expo in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018. The government-organized event comes amid a mounting tariff war with Washington over Beijing's plans for the state-led creation of its own global technology competitors. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

5G networks raise China espionage fears

It's a technology that promises to revolutionize the telecommunications landscape in the U.S. and around the world, but 5G networks also present one of the most complex, geopolitically sensitive national security threats that the country has seen in decades.

January 3, 2019
"We will continue to act very aggressively against Iran's efforts to entrench in Syria," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday. (Associated Press)

Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will fill U.S. void in Syria

Israel moved quickly Thursday to fill the coming power vacuum after President Trump said U.S. troops were being withdrawn from Syria, vowing to ramp up its own military campaign against Iranian-backed proxy groups in the country -- a clear sign that the war between Jerusalem and Tehran will continue with or without U.S. involvement.

December 20, 2018
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders gives the keynote address at The Sanders Institute Gathering in Burlington, Vt., Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. Reasserting himself as a leading voice in Democratic politics, Sanders on Thursday called on the political party to work harder to convince people of all races, regions and income levels that liberal policies will help them. (April McCullum/The Burlington Free Press via AP)

Senate bucks Trump, passes measure pulling U.S. support from Yemen war

The Republican-controlled Senate on Thursday rebuked Saudi Arabia and dealt an embarrassing blow to President Trump, brushing off appeals from the administration and voting with a strong bipartisan majority to withdraw all U.S. support from Riyadh's ongoing war in Yemen.

December 13, 2018
Tribesmen loyal to Houthi rebels hold up their weapons as they attend a gathering to show their support for the ongoing peace talks being held in Sweden, in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

U.N. brokers partial ceasefire in Yemen’s civil war

Just hours before a key Senate vote that would essentially end any American involvement in the conflict, United Nations officials say they've brokered a ceasefire between the two factions in Yemen's civil war.

December 13, 2018
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined at left by Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., speaks after a strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. Under pressure from President Donald Trump and many of his Republican colleagues, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he will bring legislation to the floor to overhaul the nation's sentencing laws. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate set to vote on competing Saudi Arabia measures; McConnell urges restraint

The Republican-controlled Senate is on the verge of handing President Trump a symbolic but pointed rebuke on foreign policy, with a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers poised to buck the White House and approve a resolution demanding an end to any further U.S. military assistance to Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen.

December 12, 2018