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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

Democratic incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio talks with supporters after a U.S. Senate debate with his opponent, Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, at WCET-TV Studios in Cincinnati on Thursday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Rivals let barbs fly during Ohio Senate debate

With the race tightening less than two weeks before Election Day, the candidates for U.S. Senate in the swing state of Ohio squared off Thursday night in their final debate.

October 25, 2012
** FILE ** President Obama speaks to supporters during an Oct. 24, 2012, campaign event at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport, Iowa. The president began a two-day campaign blitz through eight states with stops in key battleground states Iowa, Colorado, Nevada, Ohio and Virginia. (Associated Press)

Obama auto-bailout strategy running on fumes in Ohio

The Obama campaign is counting on the auto-industry bailout to carry the president to a victory in Ohio, but it ultimately may hold little sway with voters across the state who are still out of work and struggling to stay solvent.

October 25, 2012
President Obama gets a look at a wind turbine blade with TPI Composites workers Larry Crady and Dajeane Spencer during a May 2012 tour of the plant in Newton, Iowa. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama, Romney at odds on energy

The most confrontational moments of Tuesday night's presidential debate revolved around energy, with Mitt Romney again blasting President Obama for failing to take full advantage of American oil, natural gas and coal.

October 17, 2012
** FILE ** In this June 25, 2012 photo, a crew works on a gas drilling rig at a well site for shale based natural gas in Zelienople, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Suit says California hasn’t looked at fracking’s risks

A coalition of environmental advocacy groups on Tuesday filed a lawsuit charging that the California's Department of Conservation "has failed to consider or evaluate the risks of fracking" and therefore is in violation of state law, the latest state-level clash over the booming new technique for obtaining oil and natural gas.

October 16, 2012
President Obama, making phone calls Sunday to campaign volunteers with Suzanne Stern in Williamsburg, Va., is hearing accusations from the GOP that his administration is putting politics ahead of the safety of American diplomats. (Associated Press)

GOP: Libya shows Obama is ‘incompetent’

As criticism of the Obama administration's handling of the deadly Sept. 11 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, continues to grow, top Republicans on Sunday ripped the White House and accused the president's team of putting politics ahead of the safety of American diplomats.

October 14, 2012
Calls were made to Vice President Joseph R. Biden’s office about an energy deal seeking political support. (Associated Press)

Biden, Dems enlisted by energy company to win billion-dollar loan deal, emails show

The White House contends that all energy loan guarantees are awarded solely on the merits of the project, with no political influence from President Obama, Vice President Joseph R. Biden or other administration officials. But a series of emails from solar power giant BrightSource Energy Inc. show how the company applied political pressure and used behind-the-scenes cajoling to win a $1.6 billion loan guarantee in April 2011.

October 10, 2012
associated press Justice Anthony M. Kennedy could be a key vote in an affirmative action case. The Supreme Court begins hearing arguments Wednesday.

High court to again consider racial quotas

For the first time in nearly a decade, the issue of race as a factor in college admissions comes before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, thrusting affirmative action back into the national spotlight.

October 9, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney (left) and President Obama participate in the first presidential debate at the University of Denver in Denver on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Romney debate attack on green energy, says Obama picks ‘losers’

President Obama's unwavering support for taxpayer-funded "green" energy projects came under fire at Wednesday night's presidential debate, with Republican Mitt Romney on the attack, accusing the incumbent of picking "losers" in the energy sector while turning his back on American fossil fuels such as natural gas and coal.

October 4, 2012
U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice (Associated Press)

Outrage growing on U.S. response to consulate attack

Outrage continued to grow Sunday over the Obama administration's initial reaction to the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, which is being blasted as disingenuous at best and an outright lie at worst.

September 30, 2012
Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican vice presidential candidate, speaks at the annual banquet of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

Paul Ryan: ‘We’ve had some missteps’ in the campaign

With polls headed in the wrong direction and a torrent of conservative criticism continuing to mount, Republican vice presidential hopeful Paul Ryan on Sunday admitted that the GOP ticket has made mistakes over the past few weeks, but he remains confident that presidential nominee Mitt Romney and he will triumph in November.

September 30, 2012
**FILE** Deb Fischer (left), the Republican candidate for the Nebraska Senate seat, shakes hands with her Democratic counterpart Bob Kerrey following their first debate at the Nebraska state fair in Grand Island, Neb., on Aug. 25, 2012. The two are vying for the Senate seat of Democrat Ben Nelson, who is not seeking re-election. (Associated Press)

Neb. Senate hopeful Kerrey hammers opponent on spending, deficits

For a candidate who once promoted universal health care and spent a decade leading one of the nation's most liberal universities, Democrat Bob Kerrey has embarked on a dramatic political makeover — one that now has him sounding more like a hardened fiscal conservative.

September 28, 2012