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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.

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Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan delivers his speech titled "The U.S. Vision for Indo-Pacific Security" during the first plenary session of the 18th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, an annual defense and security forum in Asia, in Singapore, Saturday, June 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim)

Patrick Shanahan, Pentagon chief: ‘Now is the time to call out’ China

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan on Friday night delivered a stern rebuke of China and said "now is the time to call out" Beijing's increasingly aggressive behavior in the South China Sea, which he argued has had devastating ecological consequences and could destabilize the region.

May 31, 2019
In this Feb. 3, 2019, photo released by U.S. Marine's 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, an F-35B Lightning II with the F-35B detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) releases Guided Bomb Units on-target above the Pacific Ocean. The training mission demonstrated an “increase in lethality and integrated amphibious capability,” it quoted Col. Robert Brodie, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit as saying. (Maj. Jesse Peppers/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

Trump OKs study of F-35, Russian S-400 missile system: Report

President Trump and his Turkish counterpart this week agreed to form a study group examining the compatibility of the F-35 fighter jet with the Russian-made S-400 missile system, according to media reports, with Mr. Trump overriding objections from advisers in the Pentagon and State Department.

May 31, 2019
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan used his appearance at the annual Shangri-La forum as an opportunity to publicly call out China and declare that the U.S. will stand firmly against Beijing's claim of near total authority over the vital South China Sea. (Associated Press/File)

Patrick Shanahan, Pentagon chief: Iran still a threat to U.S. forces

Iran and its regional proxies remain an active threat to American forces in the Middle East, acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Wednesday, stressing that the Trump administration's countermeasures so far have not produced lasting changes in Tehran's behavior.

May 29, 2019
President Donald Trump with Queen Elizabeth II inspects the Guard of Honour at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England on July 13, 2018. (AP file photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

John Bercow denies Donald Trump chance to address Parliament

Britain's colorful speaker of Parliament said Tuesday that President Trump once again won't be welcome to speak in the hallowed legislative chamber during his state visit next month, telling an audience in Washington he hasn't changed his low opinion of the U.S. president.

May 28, 2019
FILE - In this July 17, 2014, file photo, Michael Behenna stands on land that he helps work in Medford, Okla. The White House announced Monday, May 6, 2019, that President Donald Trump pardoned Behenna, a former U.S. soldier convicted in 2009 of killing an Iraqi prisoner. (Sarah Phipps/The Oklahoman via AP, File)

Trump to review Mathew Golsteyn case after Behenna pardon

The pardon of former soldier Michael Behenna this week could spur a series of similar actions, according to advocates who say President Trump is reviewing other cases and could soon issue more pardons to members of the military convicted of murder and other major crimes.

May 7, 2019
In this May 3, 2019, file photo released by the U.S. Navy, an F/A-18E Super Hornet from VFA 25 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. The U.S. is dispatching the USS Abraham Lincoln and other military resources to the Middle East following "clear indications" that Iran and its proxy forces were preparing to possibly attack U.S. forces in the region, according to a defense official on May 5, 2019. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Singley/US Navy via AP)

USS Abraham Lincoln carrier deployed over Iran ‘credible threat’

A "credible threat" of Iranian attacks on American interests in the Middle East led President Trump to suddenly bump up the deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier and bomber task force to the region, top administration officials said Monday in an escalation that critics fear could lead to a military clash with Iran.

May 6, 2019