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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 dismisses email scandal: ‘No concerns about it whatsoever’

Hillary Clinton on Thursday dismissed the ongoing scandal around her use of private email and said she has "no concerns about it whatsoever" and is "100 percent confident" she won't be indicted.

February 4, 2016

Bernie Sanders slams Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy judgment

Sen. Bernard Sanders on Thursday night slammed presidential primary rival Hillary Clinton's judgment on foreign policy, conceding she has more experience in global affairs but has consistently made the wrong decisions.

February 4, 2016

Hillary Clinton reluctant to release Goldman Sachs speech transcripts

Hillary Clinton on Thursday night would not promise to release transcripts of speeches she made to firms such as Goldman Sachs -- speeches for which she was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to deliver.

February 4, 2016

Hillary Clinton attacks Bernie Sanders in Democratic debate, decries ‘smear’ campaign

Hillary Clinton launched the most aggressive attacks against Sen. Bernard Sanders so far in the campaign on Thursday night and accused her Democratic presidential primary rival of running an underhanded campaign based on "innuendo" and "insinuation" and trying to "smear" her record.

February 4, 2016

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, dented by Iowa results, hit trail in New Hampshire

A subdued Donald Trump hit the trail in New Hampshire on Tuesday, a day after voters delivered a painful setback in Iowa -- a second-place finish that underscored his celebrity-based campaign didn't survive its first contact with voters.

February 2, 2016

Hillary Clinton tries to steady campaign, touts husband’s economic record in New Hampshire

Hours after battling Sen. Bernard Sanders to a virtual tie in the Iowa caucuses, Hillary Clinton on Tuesday touted her husband's economic accomplishments in the 1990s and promised similar results if she's elected.

February 2, 2016

Ben Carson blasts separation of church and state, announces short break from campaign trail

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson on Monday night made a last-minute pitch to evangelical voters in Iowa, saying the U.S. must not hide behind "political correctness" and banish God from the public square.

February 1, 2016

Hillary Clinton reconsiders more debates as Bernie Sanders gains on her Sanders’ gains make Clinton

As the dust settles in Iowa, voters across the country are about to get a closer look at presidential candidates on both sides, with the schedule of primary debates expected to pick up in the coming weeks.

February 1, 2016

Martin O’Malley’s presidential bid could end in Iowa

For former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, Monday's Iowa caucuses could be the beginning of the end for a long-shot presidential bid that's failed to gain any real traction with Democratic voters.

January 31, 2016

Curse of Iowa closes in on Hillary Clinton

History is on the verge of repeating itself in Iowa, where Hillary Clinton is faced with the prospect of a second defeat snatched from the jaws of victory in Monday's caucuses.

January 28, 2016

Bernie Sanders inflates role in crafting Obamacare as he pushes single-payer replacement

Sen. Bernard Sanders is inflating his role in the creation of Obamacare, analysts and fact-checkers say, but his claim is driven by a simple political reality -- his core supporters are the most ardent backers of the health care law, leaving him little choice but to praise the legislation even as he tries to scrap it in favor of a costly single-payer system.

January 26, 2016

Hillary Clinton’s email scandal puts presidential aspirations in peril

Hillary Clinton is vehemently disputing new charges that she sent top-secret information from a nonsecure email account while at the State Department, but analysts say the scandal has already damaged her so deeply that her presidential ambitions are at risk.

January 21, 2016

Obama praises his auto bailout in Detroit, blasts GOP

As teachers staged a sickout that closed Detroit schools, President Obama took a victory lap in the city Wednesday, bragging about his administration's bailout of the auto industry in 2009 and chiding Republicans for opposing it.

January 20, 2016

Hillary Clinton touts success of Obama policies to lure away Sanders voters

Hillary Clinton had little choice but to run as President Obama's third term, political analysts said after the Democratic presidential hopeful stepped up her defense of her political opponent-turned boss in this weekend's debate.

January 19, 2016

Hillary Clinton casts herself as Obama’s heir, Bernie Sanders calls for ‘revolution’ in debate

Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton on Sunday cast herself as President Obama's natural heir on guns, health care and the economy in the final debate before Iowa's caucuses, but Sen. Bernard Sanders said it's time for Democrats to push further, saying the country needs a "political revolution" to break the power of big corporations.

January 17, 2016

Bernie Sanders says all police custody deaths should be investigated by federal government

Every time an American dies in police custody, the federal government should immediately launch an investigation, Sen. Bernard Sanders said Sunday night at a Democratic presidential primary debate in South Carolina.

January 17, 2016

Hillary Clinton blasts Bernie Sanders on gun control, ties him to NRA

Hillary Clinton came out swinging Sunday night on the issue of gun control and tried to tie her presidential primary rival Sen. Bernard Sanders to the gun industry.

January 17, 2016

Hillary Clinton touts experience, Bernie Sanders vows ‘revolution’ at Democratic debate

Hillary Clinton on Sunday night boasted of her experience and said that she's "prepared and ready" to be president, while Sen. Bernard Sanders again said he's ready to lead a "political revolution" in the U.S.

January 17, 2016

Bernie Sanders unveils universal health care plan, ‘Medicare for all’

Sen. Bernard Sanders released his long-awaited socialized medicine plan Sunday night, proposing $1.38 trillion in tax increases to have the government take over the country's health care system.

January 17, 2016

Obama says Iran nuclear deal, prisoner swap vindicate ‘diplomacy over force’ mantra

President Obama said Sunday his mantra of diplomacy rather than force has been vindicated, with the U.S. and Iran taking crucial steps forward in a landmark nuclear deal while also agreeing to a prisoner swap that saw four Americans finally returned home.

January 17, 2016

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Ben Wolfgang

Articles by Ben Wolfgang

Hillary Clinton dismisses email scandal: ‘No concerns about it whatsoever’

Bernie Sanders slams Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy judgment

Hillary Clinton reluctant to release Goldman Sachs speech transcripts

Hillary Clinton attacks Bernie Sanders in Democratic debate, decries ‘smear’ campaign

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, dented by Iowa results, hit trail in New Hampshire

Hillary Clinton tries to steady campaign, touts husband’s economic record in New Hampshire

Ben Carson blasts separation of church and state, announces short break from campaign trail

Hillary Clinton reconsiders more debates as Bernie Sanders gains on her Sanders’ gains make Clinton

Martin O’Malley’s presidential bid could end in Iowa

Curse of Iowa closes in on Hillary Clinton

Bernie Sanders inflates role in crafting Obamacare as he pushes single-payer replacement

Hillary Clinton’s email scandal puts presidential aspirations in peril

Obama praises his auto bailout in Detroit, blasts GOP

Hillary Clinton touts success of Obama policies to lure away Sanders voters

Hillary Clinton casts herself as Obama’s heir, Bernie Sanders calls for ‘revolution’ in debate

Bernie Sanders says all police custody deaths should be investigated by federal government

Hillary Clinton blasts Bernie Sanders on gun control, ties him to NRA

Hillary Clinton touts experience, Bernie Sanders vows ‘revolution’ at Democratic debate

Bernie Sanders unveils universal health care plan, ‘Medicare for all’

Obama says Iran nuclear deal, prisoner swap vindicate ‘diplomacy over force’ mantra