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Ben Wolfgang

bwolfgang@washingtontimes.com

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

Kmart has announced it will be open for "Black Friday" sales on Thanksgiving this year. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) — FILE

Obama launches initiative to cut identity theft

Calling identity theft a "heartbreaking" crime that robs Americans of their financial security, President Obama on Friday signed an executive order to put in place new protections for consumers who receive government benefits.

October 17, 2014
Critics maintain that President Obama has spent far too much time engaged in leisure activities during recent times of national crisis. However, the president has, in recent days, canceled fundraising trips to Connecticut and New York to meet with his Cabinet in the hopes of addressing the deadly Ebola outbreak, which has claimed thousands of lives in Africa before recently spreading to the U.S. (Associated Press)

Leisure-prone Obama gets belatedly serious on Ebola

From golfing to raising piles of cash for the Democratic party, President Obama's itinerary often remains unchanged even in the face of crisis or tragedy, but the commander in chief took a much different tack this week as fears over Ebola mount.

October 16, 2014
Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken speaks about Russia, Ukraine as well as the Middle East conflict during an appearance at the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, July 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

Top White House official secretly visited Iraq

A top White House official spent the past four days in Iraq meeting with Iraqi and United Nations officials about the fight against the Islamic State, administration officials announced Thursday.

October 16, 2014
President Barack Obama, right, next to Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, speaks to the media about Ebola during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, with members of his team coordinating the government’s response to the Ebola outbreak. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama cancels second day of travel due to Ebola outbreak

President Obama has canceled planned events and will remain in Washington for the second day in a row to oversee the government's response to the Ebola outbreak, the White House said late Wednesday night.

October 16, 2014
Senate challenger Mike McFadden has accused incumbent Al Franken (left) of failing to stop Minnesota from becoming a recruiting ground for extremists. (Associated Press)

Al Franken, Mike McFadden trade shots over Islamic State recruiting in Minnesota

Congressional candidates across the country are debating how to stop the Islamic State abroad, but Minnesota's Senate race has the candidates trading shots over how to stop terrorist recruitment much closer to home, after dozens of young Minnesota men are believed to have gone to train overseas as jihadist warriors.

October 8, 2014
Vice President Joe Biden speaks about the minimum wage at an event at a Mexican restaurant Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, in Las Vegas. Biden is on the first leg of a six-city swing that includes stops in Nevada, California, Oregon and Washington state. (AP Photo/John Locher)

In California, Joe Biden pushes minimum-wage hike

On the campaign trail in California, Vice President Joseph R. Biden said Tuesday that the nation is "squandering opportunities" to grow the economy because Republicans continue to stand in the way of better wages for workers.

October 7, 2014