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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 gestures toward Hillary Clinton during the third presidential debate Wednesday in Las Vegas. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton clash on policy, personality in final debate

Hillary Clinton accused Donald Trump of being "a puppet" for Russian President Vladimir Putin and urged voters to send a signal in this presidential election by rejecting the kind of candidate who has been accused of demeaning and assaulting women, mocking the disabled and inciting violence, as the two candidates faced off in their final debate.

October 19, 2016
Former Vice President Al Gore speaks as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton listens, at a rally at Miami Dade College in Miami, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Obama, Al Gore urge voters to reject Donald Trump

President Obama and former Vice President Al Gore hit the campaign trail Tuesday in key swing states, urging voters to reject Republican Donald Trump -- but the president's rally was derailed several times by protesters wearing t-shirts and carrying signs proclaiming, "Bill Clinton is a rapist."

October 11, 2016
Former Vice President Al Gore is interviewed by The Associated Press in Nashville, Tenn., on Nov. 9, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Al Gore to Florida voters: ‘Your vote really, really, really counts — a lot’

Returning to the state where his own White House ambitions came to a grinding halt, former Vice President Al Gore told Florida voters Tuesday that Hillary Clinton is the only candidate in the race who will fight climate change, warning that Donald Trump would cause a "climate catastrophe" if elected in November.

October 11, 2016
Hillary Clinton's secret emails were a frequent topic for her campaign team, which took repeated stabs at trying to craft a public explanation for her behavior. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton campaign’s WikiLeaks emails expose political calculations, fears

The Clinton campaign allowed political calculations to infuse many of its biggest decisions, according to emails leaked Monday that show her planning her Wall Street reform stance to satisfy liberals, plotting to use Keystone pipeline politics to distract from her secret email server and debating how much outrage to show at congressional hearings on Benghazi.

October 10, 2016
Al Gore is campaigning for Hillary Clinton to push for action on climate change, but he also may touch on his 2000 campaign loss, analysts say. (Associated Press)

Al Gore hits trail for Hillary Clinton on climate change, but may touch on 2000 loss

Al Gore will campaign for Hillary Clinton Tuesday and call for greater action to fight climate change, but political analysts say there's a deeper motive in putting the former vice president on the stump — to tell his first-person horror story of what can happen when progressives reject the Democratic nominee and vote for a third-party candidate.

October 10, 2016