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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

In this March 20, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) **FILE**

Lawmakers condemn Trump’s emergency arms sales to Saudi Arabia

A bipartisan group of senators Wednesday moved to formally condemn the Trump administration's recent emergency arms sales to Saudi Arabia, arguing that the controversial sales erode trust and cooperation between Congress and the White House.

June 5, 2019
Tourists who have just disembarked from a cruise liner, tour the city aboard a vintage American convertible, in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, June 4, 2019. The Trump administration has imposed major new travel restrictions on visits to Cuba by U.S. citizens, banning stops by cruise ships and ending a heavily used form of educational travel as it seeks to further isolate the communist government. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

U.S. cracks down on travel to Cuba

The Trump administration is cracking down harder on travel to Cuba, this time banning group trips by cruise ship, yacht and corporate plane as Washington seeks to starve the communist island of U.S. tourist dollars.

June 4, 2019
In this Oct. 10, 2018, file photo, a traveler pushes his luggage beneath large Chinese flags hanging from the ceiling in Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong province. China has on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, issued a travel warning for the U.S., saying Chinese visitors have been interrogated, interviewed and subjected to other forms of what it called harassment by U.S. law enforcement agencies. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

China warns citizens not to travel to U.S.

The Chinese government on Tuesday issued a pair of formal advisories against travel to the U.S., warning that citizens could be subjected to "harassment" or could fall victim to increased gun violence and robberies across America.

June 4, 2019
The USS John S. McCain under repair at a dry dock is seen after a rededication ceremony for at the U.S. Naval base in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo, Thursday, July 12, 2018. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer dedicated one of two destroyers involved in fatal accidents in the Pacific last year to Sen. John McCain. He added McCain's name to a Japan-based warship that was already named for the Arizona senator's father and grandfather. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

USS John McCain hiding question not ‘unreasonable,’ Mick Mulvaney says

Top White House officials on Sunday downplayed the furor over an effort to hide the USS John S. McCain from view when President Trump visited Japan over Memorial Day, blaming the incident on the media and an unnamed "23- or 24-year-old" staffer who asked a perfectly valid question.

June 2, 2019
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