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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

A blanket of smoke filters the setting sun as young ragpickers search for reusable material at a garbage dump in New Delhi. India and a host of other countries are demanding payments as part of the Paris Agreement to reduce their levels of pollution. (Associated Press/File)

Paris climate agreement shares nations’ wealth

For many that remain in the Paris Agreement, the demands for cash are fueling the argument that the Paris agreement, at its core, is as much about redistributing international wealth as it is about saving the planet from climate change.

June 5, 2017
Despite President Trump's pledge to abandon U.S. commitments to the Paris climate agreement to reduce carbon emissions, Pittsburgh Democratic Mayor Bill Peduto said his city will still abide by the accord. (Associated Press)

U.S. economy, world already locked into lower-emission model

Green groups blasted President Trump for withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement Thursday, but predicted the U.S. economy and much of the rest of the world are already locked into a lower-emission model, even without the U.S. government's involvement.

June 1, 2017
President Donald Trump speaks about the shooting and explosion in Manila, Thursday, June 1, 2017, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Donald Trump withdraws U.S. from Paris climate accord

President Trump's America-first mantra steamrolled over the objections of lawmakers, top CEOs, the Pentagon, the U.N. and even his own daughter, as he announced Thursday that he was withdrawing the U.S. from the landmark Paris climate accord to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

June 1, 2017
Former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad is now the ambassador to China, and he hopes to convince the Chinese that a tariff on ethanol is against their own interests. (Associated Press)

Terry Branstad, new ambassador, sent in to smooth over Chinese ethanol crisis

Seeking to boost its own renewable fuel production and achieve energy independence, China has declared war on the U.S. ethanol industry by instituting harsh tariffs on American products -- and the Trump administration is sending to Beijing the man best positioned to broker peace between the two sides.

May 29, 2017
President Trump boards Air Force One to Brussels on Wednesday for a Group of Seven summit. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump faces G-7 Paris accord pressure

As he heads to the Group of Seven summit and weighs whether to pull the U.S. from the Paris climate accord, President Trump is facing renewed pressure at home and abroad and from the Holy Father to remain a part of the deal.

May 24, 2017