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Ben Wolfgang

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

The Democratic Party draped itself in the Stars and Stripes and tried to lay claim to patriotism and portray the GOP as a dark, destructive force. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump style allows Democrats to rebrand their own party

Last Monday, Democrats were under fire for the lack of American flags on their convention stage in Philadelphia. By Friday, the party had draped itself in the Stars and Stripes as it tried to lay claim to patriotism and portray the GOP as a dark, destructive force representing anything but American values.

July 31, 2016
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton gets full support from President Obama. When she started laying the groundwork for her campaign just after Mr. Obama’s re-election four years ago, the party she envisioned isn’t the one that gathered this week. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton’s liberal shift puts her at progressives’ mercy

Long considered a moderate Democrat more in the mold of her husband than her socialist primary opponent, Hillary Clinton suddenly finds herself at the helm of a party that is moving left at a rapid pace -- and some progressives question whether she is willing or able to steer the ship along its current path.

July 28, 2016
Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Wednesday, July 27, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Joe Biden: No candidate ‘has ever known less’ than Trump

Saying the Republicans have nominated the most clueless, unprepared presidential candidate in history, Vice President Joseph R. Biden on Wednesday night eviscerated Donald Trump, telling fellow Democrats the billionaire is a literal danger to the future of the country.

July 27, 2016
Jill Stein, the presumptive Green Party presidential nominee, speaks in Philadelphia to angry and disaffected supporters of Bernard Sanders. A new rallying cry is “Jill not Hill.” (Associated Press)

Bernie Sanders’ supporters sense Hillary Clinton snub

Rather than extend olive branches to Sen. Bernard Sanders' supporters, Hillary Clinton keeps ignoring them. At the Democratic National Convention, Sanders supporters say it's getting increasingly harder, not easier, to put aside a contentious party primary and line up behind the former first lady.

July 27, 2016
Sanders delegates storm the media tents outside the Democratic National Convention, holding pro-Sanders signs and saying they'll never accept Hillary Clinton as the party's presidential nominee. (Ben Wolfgang/The Washington Times)

Bernie Sanders supporters storm media tent as Hillary Clinton accepts nomination

Diehard supporters of Sen. Bernard Sanders stormed media tents and staged a sit-in Tuesday night minutes after Hillary Clinton officially claimed the party's presidential nomination, injecting another round of drama into the convention and pouring cold water on claims Democrats are fully uniting behind their White House nominee.

July 26, 2016
Bill Clinton (Associated Press/File)

Bill Clinton Democrats’ risk-reward surrogate

Eight years after a gaffe-filled performance damaged his wife's White House hopes, a more disciplined Bill Clinton has emerged on the campaign trail -- but analysts say the former president remains the ultimate risk-reward surrogate, a "Shakespearean character" with unmatched political talent who is simultaneously unable to prevent himself from creating political headaches.

July 25, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., arrive at a rally at Florida International University Panther Arena in Miami, Saturday, July 23, 2016. Clinton has chosen Kaine to be her running mate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Tim Kaine debuts on campaign trail, trashes Donald Trump

Sen. Tim Kaine hit the campaign trail for the first time Saturday as the Democratic Party's vice presidential nominee, trashing Republican Donald Trump and vowing that he and Hillary Clinton will pursue a "strong, progressive agenda" in the White House.

July 23, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, accompanied by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., right, speaks at a rally at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Thursday, July 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

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