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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

President Obama said the U.S. and its allies have made significant progress in halting the advance of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, through Iraq and Syria. Now, he wants the blessing of Congress to finish the job. (Associated Press)

Obama defends request for military force authorization

Confidently declaring that the Islamic State "is going to lose," President Obama on Wednesday asked Congress for broad yet intentionally vague war powers as he laid the foundation for a three-year military campaign against the terrorist group that ultimately could involve U.S. ground troops.

February 11, 2015
President Barack Obama, flanked by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, and Joint Chefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, speaks at the Pentagon, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, to mark the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama sends Congress 3-year force authorization on Islamic State

Warning that the Islamic State could ultimately pose a threat to the U.S. homeland, President Obama on Wednesday asked Congress for broad, formal war powers against the terrorist group and laid the groundwork for a three-year military campaign.

February 11, 2015
In this photo taken on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, Seema Kassab, in front, of The Muslim Liberty Project (MLP) holds a candlelight vigil in honor of victims of the Islamic State group at the Hayden Lawn, Arizona State University Tempe, Ariz., Campus. The vigil recognized IS hostage Kayla Mueller, an aid worker from Prescott, Ariz., who was taken in Aleppo on Aug. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Nick Oza) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES

White House: At least one more U.S. hostage in Middle East

Hours after confirming the death of American aid worker Kayla Mueller at the hands of Islamic State terrorists, Obama administration officials confirmed Tuesday at least one more American is being held captive in the region.

February 10, 2015
President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are taking opposing tacks on Ukraine's ongoing faceoff with Russia, with Mr. Obama taking a hard-line stance and Mrs. Merkel seeking a diplomatic solution. (Associated Press)

Obama, Angela Merkel at odds over arming Ukraine against Russia

President Obama on Monday left open the door to providing lethal arms to Ukrainian forces battling pro-Russian rebels — a move that not only would signal greater U.S. involvement in the ongoing conflict but also may create a deep rift with key European allies.

February 9, 2015
Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, right, look on as President Barack Obama delivers remarks on his budget proposal during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama pulls funding for top clean-coal project

The same administration that lost hundreds of millions of dollars on ill-fated green-energy investments now says it wants to "protect taxpayer interests" by pulling $1 billion in federal funding from a leading clean-coal project in Illinois.

February 4, 2015

Congress presses Cabinet nominees on Obama policies

President Obama's two top Cabinet nominees likely would've had smoother sailing through the Senate were they not weighed down by Mr. Obama's own controversial policies, ranging from his executive action on immigration to what critics say is a disjointed approach to the war on terrorism.

February 3, 2015