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Ben Wolfgang

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

Patrick Morrisey heading into the Fox News GOP debate on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in Morgantown, W. Va. (William Wotring/The Dominion-Post via AP) ** FILE **

Patrick Morrisey fends off Don Blankenship, Evan Jenkins in West Virginia Senate primary

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey came out on top of the state's Republican Senate primary Tuesday night, edging out U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins and soundly defeating ex-convict and former coal company CEO Don Blankenship -- welcome news for GOP leaders in Washington who actively tried to stop Mr. Blankenship's momentum during the final days of the campaign.

May 8, 2018
"Tomorrow, West Virginia will send the swamp a message — no one, and I mean, no one will tell us how to vote," West Virginia Republican senatorial candidate Don Blankenship said on Monday. "As some have said, I am Trumpier than Trump and this morning proves it." (Associated Press)

Donald Trump slams West Virginia GOP Senate candidate Don Blankenship

With Don Blankenship mounting a last-minute surge, President Trump waded into the GOP Senate primary in West Virginia on Monday, stating flatly that the ex-convict "can't win" in November and would blow the party's chances of picking off vulnerable incumbent Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin.

May 7, 2018
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt arrives to the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Scott Pruitt, EPA chief, on hot seat as he appears before Congress

After weeks of bad headlines and ethical controversies, a defiant EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt on Thursday appeared before lawmakers and weathered blistering calls to resign, arguing that he's the victim of a media-driven witch hunt designed to halt President Trump's deregulatory agenda.

April 26, 2018
Life-sized cutouts depicting Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wearing "Fix Fakebook" T-shirts were displayed by advocacy group Avaaz on the South East Lawn of the Capitol on April 10 ahead of Mr. Zuckerberg's appearance before a Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees joint hearing. (Associated Press/File)

Facebook hate speech, censorship policies upset both sides

Under more scrutiny than ever, Facebook finds itself caught in a no-man's land between activists who say it needs to adopt much stricter definitions governing hate speech and critics on the right who feel the social media giant is censoring conservative voices.

April 22, 2018
West Virginia Republican senatorial candidate Don Blankenship, the former Massey Energy CEO who spent a year in federal prison in connection with a deadly explosion, is within striking distance of becoming the challenger to Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III, polling data show. (Associated Press/File)

Don Blankenship’s West Virginia Senate campaign fought by national Republicans

With less than three weeks until West Virginia's primary election, national Republican leaders seem to finally recognize that ex-con Don Blankenship has a very real chance to win the Senate contest and represent the party this fall against incumbent Democrat Joe Manchin III -- and they are unleashing a last-ditch effort to stop him.

April 17, 2018
In this April 3, 2018, photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks at a news conference at the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

EPA’s Pruitt broke law with $43,000 phone booth: Report

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt broke the law by building a soundproof $43,000 phone booth in his office and not telling lawmakers about it, a government watchdog said Monday in a report that calls on the agency to immediately acknowledge that it violated federal statutes.

April 16, 2018
In this Jan. 30, 2018, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies before the Senate Environment Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Republican-led House oversight committee is demanding interviews with five close aides to embattled Pruitt, including his security chief. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Scott Pruitt gets support from conservatives

Unlike other members of President Trump's Cabinet left to dangle in the wind when faced with controversy, conservatives have mounted a strong, coordinated defense of embattled EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt over the past two weeks, arguing he's become a target simply because he's done more to advance the Republican agenda than any other government official.

April 15, 2018