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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

Former Massey CEO and West Virginia Republican Senatorial candidate Don Blankenship speaks during a town hall to kick off his campaign in Logan, W.Va., on Jan. 18, 2018. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Don Blankenship says DOJ is investigating his conviction

West Virginia Senate hopeful Don Blankenship claimed this week that the Justice Department is taking another look at the prosecution that sent him to federal prison for a year in connection with the Upper Big Branch mine explosion of 2010.

April 5, 2018
In this June 1, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump shakes hands with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt after speaking about the U.S. role in the Paris climate change accord in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Donald Trump tells EPA chief Scott Pruitt his job is safe

With controversy swirling around him and calls for his resignation intensifying, Scott Pruitt on Tuesday got a vote of confidence from his boss, President Trump, tamping down speculation for now that the EPA administrator would be the next Cabinet member forced out.

April 3, 2018
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt paid a powerful lobbyist $50 a night to stay at this condo on Capitol Hill. Even the cheapest single rooms in the major-chain hotels in that neighborhood typically start at four or five times that amount. (Associated Press/File)

Scott Pruitt, EPA administrator, rented condo raising ethics questions

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is facing fresh uncertainty about his political future after revelations that he rented a condominium from a powerful Washington lobbyist for $50 per night, the latest in a series of serious ethics questions that threaten to sink the chief architect of President Trump's deregulatory push.

April 1, 2018
In this Feb. 12, 2018 photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt attends a meeting with state and local officials and President Donald Trump about infrastructure in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington.  Senate Democrats are pressing Pruitt on whether a key member of his security team improperly steered a government contract to a personal business associate. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Scott Pruitt doomed over lobbyist condo deal, Chris Christie says

Amid a growing firestorm over his $50-per-night condo rental deal with a Washington lobbyist, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is doomed and could be forced to resign, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Sunday.

April 1, 2018
Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on nominations on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Renewable fuel standard promoting ethanol shunned by environmental groups

The Renewable Fuel Standard that boosted ethanol use has fallen out of favor so badly that environmentalists now see themselves on the same side of the debate as Republicans such as Sen. Ted Cruz, arguing that the entire program is deeply flawed and must be completely overhauled.

March 15, 2018