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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

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Joe Manchin courts West Virginia voters in Senate race against Patrick Morrisey

Sen. Joe Manchin III on Thursday trotted out three "longtime friends" — Alabama football coach Nick Saban, West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins and NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West — to talk up the senator's bipartisan bona fides in a campaign commercial aimed at undecided West Virginia voters.

October 18, 2018
The Pentagon vehemently denies that the White House exerted any political pressure throughout the process for awarding the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract, which ultimately went to Microsoft. (Associated Press/File)

Troops say military more politically divided under Donald Trump: Poll

The sharp partisan divide in America has extended to the armed forces as the military becomes more politically polarized during the Donald Trump era, according to a recent survey of active-duty troops that found an even split in approval for the president.

October 18, 2018
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke wants to use military bases in Alaska and other  Pacific states as hubs for exporting fuel. (Associated Press)

Trump administration eyes military to boost blocked gas, coal exports in West

Top Trump administration officials now say they're prepared to enlist the U.S. military in a new mission to help move American coal and natural gas to key markets in Asia, an end-run around political and environmental roadblocks in the West that critics denounced as "harebrained" and a "Putin-like move."

October 15, 2018
President Donald Trump speaks at a rally Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, in Johnson City, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Trump Space Force, parade scuttled with inflating cost

An eye-poppingly high price tag sank President Trump's plans for a military parade through the streets of Washington. Now, some experts say opponents are using the same creative budgeting to scuttle -- or at least delay -- the creation of a U.S. Space Force.

October 1, 2018
President Donald Trump talks with Lockheed Martin president and CEO Marilyn Hewson and director and chief test pilot Alan Norman in front of a F-35 as he participates in a "Made in America Product Showcase" at the White House, Monday, July 23, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Lockheed Martin again cuts price for military’s F-35 jet

In a move that's sure to please President Trump, top military contractor Lockheed Martin said Friday it's slashing the price of the groundbreaking F-35 aircraft just a day after the fighter jet flew its first combat missions in Afghanistan.

September 28, 2018
President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up while speaking to Navy and shipyard personnel aboard nuclear aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, Thursday, March 2, 2017, at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va. The ship which is still under construction is due to be delivered to the Navy later this year. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Poland ‘Fort Trump’ offer aims to cement U.S. military ties

For a man who built a billion-dollar brand around the use of his name on everything from steaks to casinos and high-rises before coming to the White House, President Trump is now looking at a potential military deal with Poland he will find hard to refuse.

September 27, 2018
In this Nov. 13, 2012, file photo Czech Republic's President Vaclav Klaus speaks during a joint news conference with his Austrian counterpart Heinz Fischer, unseen, at the Hofburg palace in Vienna, Austria. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File)

Vaclav Klaus seeks European revolution against EU

NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: Former Czech President Vaclav Klaus argues that Europe desperately needs to be liberated from the clutches of globalists and multiculturalists, and from a European Union bent on imposing open borders and crushing the principle of sovereign rights.

September 25, 2018
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein reportedly suggested in May 2017 that he wear a wire and secretly record his conversations with President Trump. (Associated Press/File)

Rod Rosenstein investigation needed, Republicans say

Top Republicans on Sunday called for the appointment of a new special counsel to examine the apparent deep-seated, anti-Trump animus inside the Justice Department, citing revelations that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein discussed secretly recording the president.

September 23, 2018
In this June 4, 2017, photo. new Army recruits take part in a swearing in ceremony before a baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies in San Diego. The Army has missed its recruiting goal for the first time in more than a decade. Army leaders tell The Associated Press they signed up about 70,000 new troops for the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

Army misses recruiting goal for first time in over a decade

Blaming increased competition in a strong private-sector economy and the fact that "nobody wants to talk" to recruiters on the phone or face to face these days, Army officials said Friday they missed their recruiting goal this year for the first time in well over a decade.

September 21, 2018