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Ben Wolfgang

Ben Wolfgang

bwolfgang@washingtontimes.com

Ben Wolfgang is a National Security Correspondent for The Washington Times. His reporting is regularly featured in the daily Threat Status newsletter.
Previously, he covered energy and the environment, Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign in 2016, and also spent two years as a White House correspondent during the Obama administration.
Before coming to The Times in 2011, Ben worked as political reporter at The Republican-Herald in Pottsville, Pa.
He can be reached at bwolfgang@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Ben Wolfgang

Donald Trump's involvement in the "Battle of the Billionaires" with Vince McMahon in 2007's WrestleMania made it a commercial success — the second-most watched WWE pay-per-view in history. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump’s WWE wrestling ties helped hone political persona

From hosting two WrestleManias, taking a "Stone Cold Stunner" in front of tens of thousands of fans and now bringing Linda McMahon into his Cabinet, Donald Trump's relationship with professional wrestling dates back 30 years -- and analysts say the president-elect's close ties to WWE helped him hone his boisterous, over-the-top political persona.

December 28, 2016
Gold Butte in Nevada was one of two sites that President Obama designated as national monuments on Wednesday. (Associated Press/File)

Obama claims another 1.6 million Western acres as national monuments

In yet another shot at the incoming Trump administration, President Obama on Wednesday designated about 1.6 million acres of Western land as national monuments, cordoning off the massive areas from energy development while vowing that his successor can't reverse his actions.

December 28, 2016