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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

Students change classes on Dec. 8, 2010, at the Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington. (J.M. Eddins/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

Charter school teachers fear IRS rules change

A little-noticed proposed change in Internal Revenue Service regulations could have devastating effects for charter school teachers by making them ineligible for state retirement plans, and they could stand to lose much of the money that they already have accrued.

February 12, 2012
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination at a rally in Oklahoma City on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Santorum: ‘It’s a two-person race’

Undeterred by Mitt Romney's big weekend, Rick Santorum on Sunday called the bid for the Republican presidential nomination a "two-person race" and said the former Massachusetts governor's campaign has grown "desperate" in its attempt to win over conservative voters.

February 12, 2012
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (Associated Press)

Palin still not sold on Romney’s conservatism

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Sunday again questioned Mitt Romney's conservative credentials but said the Republican presidential front-runner remains in the lead because he's "a great candidate."

February 12, 2012
This Sept. 14, 2011 file photo shows Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., at the Capitol in Washington. Enzi is scheduled to explain his proposal Thursday Nov. 17, 2011 that would allow states to require Internet vendors to collect sales tax for all the states regardless of vendor's location. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

10 states can drop No Child law, submit new plans

Ten states were given an exit from the mandates of the No Child Left Behind law Thursday, as the Obama administration followed through on its promise to overhaul federal education policy without Congress.

February 9, 2012
Rep. John Kline, Minnesota Republican and chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee (J.M. Eddins/The Washington Times)

Kline releases final bill to replace No Child Left Behind

The Republican chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Thursday released the final two pieces of his reform agenda, designed to replace the widely criticized and decade-old No Child Left Behind federal education law.

February 9, 2012
** FILE ** Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney celebrates his Florida primary election win at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama, Romney divided on for-profit colleges

It hasn't gotten much attention on the campaign trail, but President Obama and Republican front-runner Mitt Romney are sharply divided over one of the most controversial issues in higher education today — the growth of for-profit colleges.

February 2, 2012
Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland Republican

HBO crew briefly shuts down Hill hearing

An unaccredited film crew with cable giant HBO briefly shut down a House subcommittee hearing on Wednesday morning as Republicans and Democrats argued over whether to allow recording of the event.

February 1, 2012
President Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, as Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. (left) and House Speaker John A. Boehner applaud. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)

Colleges assured tuition cap will fail

President Obama's plan to withhold some financial aid from universities that "jack up" tuition rates each year is being panned across the higher education spectrum, and House Republicans appear poised to kill it before it ever gets off the ground.

January 31, 2012

Natural gas sector set up by Obama to be sabotaged?

President Obama spoke of the role natural gas must play in America's energy future during his State of the Union address last week, but industry insiders fear it's merely lip service designed to distract from what they consider the administration's behind-the-scenes plan to sabotage the sector.

January 29, 2012

Mandating school until 18 has pitfalls

Long before President Obama's call on Tuesday night for all students to remain in school until they turn 18, almost half of the nation's jurisdictions already had instituted such policies, and several more are taking up the issue this year.

January 25, 2012
**FILE** The 2011 Chevrolet Volt debuts Dec. 2, 2009, at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles. (Associated Press)

Volt safety sparks talk of federal conspiracy

The apparent safety woes of the much-touted, all-electric Chevrolet Volt touched off a firestorm on Capitol Hill on Wednesday morning, as House Republicans charged that the Obama administration conspired with General Motors Co. to conceal those risks from consumers while pushing the vehicle as part of the "green" future.

January 25, 2012

Texas will disclose chemicals used in fracking

On Feb. 1, Texas will become the latest state to require the public disclosure of all chemicals used in the controversial natural gas extraction process known as "fracking."

January 24, 2012

Michigan plan offers tuition-free education

In a bid to broaden college access and boost the state's lagging economy, Democrats in Michigan have proposed a first-of-its-kind entitlement program aimed at giving many young people a free ride through college at taxpayers' expense.

January 19, 2012
Jimmy Glotfelty, executive vice president of external affairs for Clean Line Energy Partners, tells editors at The Washington Times that wind power could eventually replace natural gas. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Tax-credit debate imperils wind power

U.S. wind power faces an uncertain future as lawmakers grapple over whether to extend a key tax credit that has for years helped the business compete financially with fossil fuels.

January 18, 2012