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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

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
A damaged sign on a Red Cross office is seen behind police tape after shelling, in the town of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. A Red Cross staffer died Thursday when a shell landed near the group's office in Donetsk. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

White House condemns death of Red Cross worker in Ukraine

The White House on Friday condemned the death of an International Committee of the Red Cross worker in Ukraine after the organization's facility in Donetsk was caught in the crossfire of fighting between the Ukrainian military and insurgent forces.

October 3, 2014
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama sets firm timetable on immigration reform

President Obama on Thursday night gave himself a concrete timetable to take executive action on immigration reform, vowing to act between the November midterm elections and the end of the year.

October 2, 2014
President Barack Obama speaks about the economy, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. Obama is looking to frame the closing economic arguments of the midterm campaign. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama takes a shot at Fox News

President Obama on Thursday took a direct shot at Fox News, alleging that the network is spreading untruths about his signature health care reform law and ignoring the fact that it's working well for most Americans.

October 2, 2014
Secret Service Director Julia Pierson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, before the House Oversight Committee as it examines details surrounding a security breach at the White House when a man climbed over a fence, sprinted across the north lawn and dash deep into the executive mansion before finally being subdued. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Julia Pierson resigns as Secret Service director

Secret Service Director Julia A. Pierson resigned Wednesday amid intense pressure from lawmakers on Capitol Hill who feared the president and his family were being endangered by security lapses — highlighted by an intruder forcing his way into the White House last month.

October 1, 2014
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu listens as President Barack Obama speaks in the Oval Office of the White House Oct. 1, 2014. The two leaders have long had a prickly relationship. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

Netanyahu presses Obama on nuclear Iran

Amid reports the White House may soften its stance toward Iran's nuclear program, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a stern message to President Obama on Wednesday and stressed that the American leader must take a hard line going forward.

October 1, 2014