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Ben Wolfgang

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

Hillary Clinton picks Tim Kaine for her V.P. choice

Hillary Clinton on Friday tapped Sen. Tim Kaine to be her running mate, taking a cautious, safe approach that could earn her goodwill with moderates and may aid her in Mr. Kaine's swing state of Virginia -- but her choice surely will leave progressives who had been hoping for a bolder choice disappointed.

July 22, 2016

Hillary Clinton: ‘Ted Cruz was right … vote your conscience’

Hillary Clinton and Sen. Ted Cruz agree about one thing this election cycle: Both candidates want Americans to "vote your conscience" in November.

July 22, 2016

Progressives warn Hillary Clinton: Don’t pick Tim Kaine for vice president

Top liberals on Thursday warned Hillary Clinton not to pick Sen. Tim Kaine as her vice presidential nominee, arguing that the Virginia Democrat's positions on Wall Street and trade represent a betrayal of progressive values and could doom the party's ticket in the fall.

July 21, 2016

Hillary Clinton’s rapid response hopes to take spotlight

Hillary Clinton is counterpunching just as soon as Republicans strike during their party convention in Cleveland this week, but the former first lady's campaign largely is limiting its fire to politicians and has shied away from criticism of celebrities and Donald Trump's children.

July 20, 2016

Hillary Clinton calls GOP convention ‘surreal,’ compares to ‘Wizard of Oz’

Hillary Clinton on Tuesday compared the opening of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland to the classic film "The Wizard of Oz," calling it a "surreal" affair that offered more proof why voters should reject Donald Trump in November.

July 19, 2016

Hillary Clinton meets with Philando Castile’s family in Minnesota

Hillary Clinton met with the family of Philando Castile in Minneapolis on Monday night and later told an audience of educators that she'll work to build trust between police departments and the citizens they protect.

July 19, 2016

Hillary Clinton blasts Donald Trump in NAACP address

As Republicans kicked off their party convention in Cleveland, Hillary Clinton on Monday tried to spoil the coronation of Donald Trump by painting her rival as a bigot who is incapable of keeping America safe or dealing with the complex challenges around race.

July 18, 2016

Hillary Clinton on police shootings: ‘This madness has to stop’

Hillary Clinton on Monday said recent attacks on law enforcement represent an assault on all Americans, and she told civil rights leaders that the "madness" of killing cops must end.

July 18, 2016

Clinton resurrects 1964 ‘Confessions of a Republican’ ad

Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign on Monday hit Republican Donald Trump with an attack straight out of the Lyndon Johnson playbook, resurrecting and refreshing a famous 1964 commercial that it says is as relevant today as it was five decades ago.

July 18, 2016

Hillary Clinton: Trump a threat to democracy and has ruined ‘party of Lincoln’

Speaking in the spot where Abraham Lincoln gave his famous "house divided" speech, Hillary Clinton on Wednesday called Republican Donald Trump a legitimate threat to democracy and said the billionaire has forever tarnished the GOP, turning it from the "party of Lincoln" to the "party of Trump."

July 13, 2016

Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton

Brushing by his past criticisms of Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernard Sanders on Tuesday ended his holdout and endorsed his rival -- but the senator from Vermont also took veiled shots at his former opponent's big-money campaign contributions and conceded he had disappointed his own supporters.

July 12, 2016

Bernie Sanders leaves positions in Hillary Clinton, Democratic platforms

Sen. Bernard Sanders' decision to hold out for more concessions has paid off, with Hillary Clinton tilting further left well after ending his chances of becoming the Democratic presidential nominee.

July 11, 2016

Hillary Clinton endorsed by the Congressional Progressive Caucus

Saying that her primary fight against Sen. Bernard Sanders "strengthened Secretary Clinton as a candidate," the political arm of the Congressional Progressive Caucus on Monday formally endorsed Hillary Clinton.

July 11, 2016

Dallas shooter planned more carnage across city

With the nation still reeling from a week of tragedy, and political leaders grappling once again with the very real threat of more racially motivated violence, new details emerged Sunday about Micah Johnson.

July 10, 2016

Hillary Clinton’s health plan to include a public option

Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party continued tacking left over the weekend and offering olive branches to Sen. Bernard Sanders on health care, reforms to the nation's drug laws, minimum wage and other key issues — though they also handed him a stinging defeat on trade.

July 10, 2016