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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

Netanyahu: Iran nuclear deal lets Tehran build ‘terror machine’ in Middle East

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday blasted the Iran nuclear deal struck between Iran, saying it endangers Israel and will enable Tehran to build a "terror machine" capable of conquering the Middle East.

April 5, 2015

Bob Corker pushes bill for Congress to OK nuclear deal with Iran

The chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations said Sunday that he intends to move forward with legislation requiring Congress to sign off on the Iran nuclear deal.

April 5, 2015

Republican governors unwittingly recruited by biofuels lobby

Texas governors have not been fans of the federal government's renewable fuels mandate, so it was a surprise to Gov. Greg Abbott when he discovered this week the Governors' Biofuels Coalition has been listing him as a key member of the group.

April 2, 2015

Obama condemns Kenya terrorist attack

President Obama on Thursday condemned the terrorist attack at a Kenyan university that has claimed at least 70 lives.

April 2, 2015

Obama to cut U.S. greenhouse gases by 26% over 10 years in proposal to UN

President Obama on Tuesday announced a new U.S. promise to curb greenhouse gas emissions, but the White House will face many of the same roadblocks it is encountering with Iran nuclear negotiations, as Congress demands a final say in whatever climate deal the president tries to sign.

March 31, 2015

Obama to travel to Kenya for entrepreneurship summit

President Obama will travel to Kenya in July to attend the annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit, the White House announced Monday.

March 30, 2015

Elizabeth Warren, in Edward Kennedy’s seat, displaces Obama as liberals’ champion

In early 2008 liberal icon Edward M. Kennedy blessed Barack Obama's long shot presidential campaign, declaring the freshman Illinois senator the next great progressive leader in a symbolic passing of the torch.

March 29, 2015

White House scoffs at ‘lame duck’ label: ‘We have been driving the agenda in this town’

The White House on Friday brushed off assertions that President Obama is a lame duck, saying Republicans constantly are reacting to the president's moves.

March 27, 2015

White House: Odds of Iran deal still 50-50 at best

With just days to go before a March 31 deadline to reach a nuclear deal with Iran, the White House says the odds of success have not improved in recent weeks.

March 27, 2015

Obama pushes $1.2 billion plan to fight drug-resistant bacteria

President Obama on Friday promoted a $1.2 billion plan to fight the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

March 27, 2015

Ashraf Ghani, Afghan president, condemns terrorism: ‘They do not speak for Islam’

Thanking the U.S. for its financial help and for the personal sacrifices of thousands of service men and women over the past 13 years, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Tuesday that he will not allow his country to again become a breeding ground for terrorism.

March 24, 2015

U.S. working to confirm if Americans were on crashed Germanwings flight, Obama says

President Obama says the U.S. is working with European partners to determine how many Americans may have been killed when a Germanwings flight crashed in the French Alps Tuesday and killed all 144 on board.

March 24, 2015

Obama to maintain Afghanistan troop levels through end of 2015

President Obama has slowed his plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan and will maintain current force levels through the end of this year.

March 24, 2015

Obama shakes up staff, names first White House digital officer

With less than two years to go before he leaves office, President Obama on Tuesday shook up his inner circle, appointing a new senior adviser and creating a new White House position focused on digital media and communications.

March 24, 2015

Benjamin Netanyahu’s government says Israel didn’t spy on Iran nuclear talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing back against a U.S. newspaper report that claims his government has spied on the closed-door nuclear talks between Iran, the U.S. and other world powers.

March 24, 2015

Obama downplays Iran ‘death to America’ remarks, toes hard line on Benjamin Netanyahu

The Obama administration toed a hard line Monday against Benjamin Netanyahu for his comments about Israeli Arabs and Palestinian statehood leading up to Israel's election last week, but downplayed concerns over "death to America" remarks Iran's supreme leader made over the weekend.

March 23, 2015