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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

By aligning with Pope Francis, President Obama can highlight agreement on issues with one of the world's most respected figures. (Associated Press)

President Obama sees Pope Francis as political ally

President Obama increasingly is finding a key policy ally in the Vatican, with Pope Francis standing virtually shoulder to shoulder with the White House on income inequality and a historic diplomatic reboot with communist Cuba.

December 30, 2014
President Obama speaks during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on Dec. 19, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama: ‘Healthy’ for U.S. to talk about race relations

President Obama believes the ongoing national dialogue about race relations — particularly minority communities' interactions with law enforcement — is "healthy" for the U.S. and could lead to long-term solutions.

December 29, 2014
President Barack Obama, center, seated with Laurie Robinson, right, Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Criminology, Law, & Society at George Mason University, and Charles Ramsey, left, Commissioner Philadelphia Police Dept., during his meeting with elected officials, law enforcement officials and community and faith leaders in the Old Executive Office Building on the White House Complex in Washington, Monday, Dec. 1, 2014. At the meeting it was announced that Ramsey and Robinson will co-chair President Obama's Task Force on 21st Century Policing. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

Obama creates task force on policing, orders recommendations by March 2

President Obama on Thursday signed an executive order officially creating a "Task Force on 21st Century Policing," a high-level group that will report directly to the president with recommendations on how to strengthen ties between law enforcement and the communities they serve.

December 18, 2014
**FILE** Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, listens while testifying on Capitol Hill on Feb. 5, 2014, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on Obamacare. (Associated Press)

White House fires back at Rubio over Cuba criticism

The White House on Thursday took a direct shot at Sen. Marco Rubio, the Cuban-American and Florida Republican who has emerged as the most vocal critic of the administration's move this week to normalize diplomatic relations with Cuba.

December 18, 2014
Anti-Castro protester Lazaro Lozano (left) argues with a pro-Obama supporter in the Little Havana area of Miami Wednesday in the wake of an Obama administration announcement that could mean a major shift in U.S. policy toward Cuba. (Associated Press)

Obama Cuba policy reversal excites U.S. businesses, ignites firestorm on Hill

Casting aside a half-century of foreign policy, President Obama on Wednesday said the U.S. will normalize ties with Cuba, open an embassy in Havana and reduce trade and travel barriers — a seismic shift in America's relationship with the communist island that drew praise from businesses eager to tap into the Cuban market but touched off a bipartisan firestorm on Capitol Hill.

December 17, 2014
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a potential 2016 presidential candidate, speaks during a public rally at U.S. House candidate Rod Blum's campaign office on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, in Dubuque, Iowa. (AP Photo/The Telegraph Herald, Jessica Reilly) ** FILE **

Marco Rubio slams Cuba agreement, says Obama is ‘willfully ignorant’

Calling President Obama "willfully ignorant" and "the worst negotiator" the U.S. has had in decades, Sen. Marco Rubio on Wednesday slammed the administration's agreement with Cuba to open normal diplomatic relations for the first time in more than 50 years, saying the deal will only allow Cuban President Raul Castro to shore up his power base and continue oppressing his own people.

December 17, 2014
President Obama speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., Friday, Dec. 12, 2014 (Associated Press).

Obama meets with Temptations, Four Tops

After hitting the sports talk radio circuit earlier in the day, President Obama on Friday afternoon met with legendary musical groups the Four Tops and the Temptations in the Oval Office.

December 12, 2014