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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 Barack Obama, left, listens as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, talks about his resignation during an event in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. Hagel is stepping down under pressure from Obama's Cabinet, senior administration officials said Monday, following a tenure in which he has struggled to break through the White House's insular foreign policy team. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Chuck Hagel hands Obama his resignation amid reported clashes

President Obama on Monday accepted the resignation of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, creating a vacancy at the Pentagon at a time when the U.S. is battling the Islamic State in the Middle East, dealing with a shrinking budget at the Defense Department and grappling with a number of other foreign-policy challenges and international crises.

November 24, 2014
“I’m considered the most strategic, brilliant political strategist around — you’ve heard that,” D.C. Council member Marion Barry said in an interview. “And I’ve done that because I know how to say certain things when I say them, don’t say them.” (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Obama pays tribute to the late Marion Barry

President Obama on Sunday paid tribute to the late Marion Barry, saying the former Washington, D.C., mayor and councilman made a mark fighting against poverty and spearheading other initiatives that earned him the respect of his city.

November 23, 2014
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush listens to a speaker before giving his keynote address at the National Summit on Education Reform in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Jeb Bush ready for fight on Common Core

Former Florida Gov. and rumored 2016 White House candidate Jeb Bush said Thursday that the lack of quality education is the central reason for income inequality and other economic ills in the U.S. today.

November 20, 2014
In this photo released by G20 Australia and taken on Saturday Nov. 15, 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama, right, and Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott hold koalas during a photo opportunity on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Brisbane, Australia. (AP Photo/G20 Australia, Andrew Taylor )

Koalas steal the show at G20 summit

At the G20 summit in Australia this weekend, Russian President Vladimir Putin clashed with other world leaders over Moscow's aggression against Ukraine — but Mr. Putin and his counterparts seemed to bond over the cuteness of Koala bears.

November 16, 2014
US President Barack Obama speaks during an event with Young South Asian Youth Leaders at Yangon University in Yangon Myanmar, Friday, Nov. 14, 2014.(AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Obama to pledge $3B to global climate fund: Report

As the G20 summit kicks off in Australia, President Obama reportedly will offer $3 billion to an international climate fund — a move that immediately sparked a backlash from congressional Republicans and energy industry groups.

November 14, 2014
This May 24, 2012, file photo shows some of about 500 miles worth of coated steel pipe manufactured by Welspun Pipes, Inc., originally for the Keystone oil pipeline, stored in Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)

Keystone pipeline: Obama bashes project while in Myanmar

In a direct shot at lawmakers set to vote on the Keystone XL oil pipeline, President Obama bashed the project on Friday and said it will have no impact on U.S. gas prices and won't create as many as jobs as its supporters say.

November 14, 2014