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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.

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**FILE** The Tappan Zee Bridge is seen May 14, 2014, from a helicopter traveling with President Obama in Tarrytown, N.Y., where he will discuss the need for a 21st century transportation infrastructure. (Associated Press)

Obama to take executive actions on infrastructure this week

With just weeks remaining before federal funding for road and bridge repair dries up, President Obama will take new executive actions this week to spur infrastructure investment from the private sector, the White House announced Monday.

July 14, 2014
President Obama hugs Staten Island resident Debbie Ingenito shortly after Superstorm Sandy's devastation in October 2012. Critics have decried his recent decision not to visit the Texas-Mexico border with Gov. Rick Perry, which the president dismissed as a mere political "photo op" rather than a real solution to the ongoing crisis at the state's southern frontier. (associated press)

Obama says he prefers results, not ‘photo ops’

Images of presidents at the Berlin Wall, ground zero in New York and, more recently, the New Jersey boardwalk devastated by Superstorm Sandy often are more important than words, specialists say, and aid commanders in chief in being seen as true leaders dedicated to comforting victims — rallying the nation following a tragedy or confronting crises.

July 13, 2014
President Barack Obama speaks on the economy at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas, Sunday, July 10, 2014. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Kye R. Lee, Pool)

Obama’s ‘blank check’ rejected as border solution

Not even a week after it was offered, President Obama's $3.7 billion plan to deal with the growing crisis along the U.S.-Mexico border appears all but dead, with Republican lawmakers Sunday decrying the administration's "blank check" proposal and instead calling for a more targeted response centered on greater border security.

July 13, 2014
House Speaker John Boehner, right, has dismissed what he says is President Barack Obama's flippant attitude. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

GOP to sue Obama first over health care employer mandate

House Republicans announced Thursday that their first attempt to sue President Obama for breaching the limits of his executive power will be over his decision to exempt businesses from his health care law's employer mandate.

July 10, 2014
President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas, Thursday, July 10, 2014, about the economy. Austin is the final leg in his three city trip before returning to Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama blasts GOP, ignores immigration crisis in Texas speech

President Obama on Thursday had plenty to say about how he believes the Republican party is blocking prosperity and economic growth, but said virtually nothing about the humanitarian crisis along the U.S.-Mexico border, less than 300 miles from the very spot where the president spoke.

July 10, 2014
President Barack Obama is greeted by Texas Gov. Rick Perry as he arrives at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. The president is expected to attend a meeting on immigration, (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama defends failure to visit border

President Obama on Wednesday night strongly defended his decision not to visit the U.S.-Mexico border while on a visit to Texas this week, saying such a move would represent "theater" and "photo ops" rather than a genuine effort to address the growing crisis along the country's southern boundary.

July 9, 2014
President Barack Obama gestures to reporters on the tarmac before boarding Air Force One at Denver International Airport, Wednesday, July 9, 2014, en route to Dallas, where he is expected to attend a meeting on immigration. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

In Texas, Obama to address border crisis

President Obama, under fire for not visiting the U.S.-Mexico border while in Texas, will address the "urgent humanitarian situation" along the boundary in a speech Wednesday, the White House announced.

July 9, 2014
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential run could be complicated due to her husband, former President Bill Clinton. (associated press)

Hillary Clinton must distance Bill, Obama in 2016

If she runs for president, Hillary Rodham Clinton may find herself not only having to distance herself from President Obama, but she will also have to put some space between herself and her own husband, former President Bill Clinton, on everything from marijuana policy to immigration.

July 8, 2014