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Ben Wolfgang

Ben Wolfgang

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

Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders are among the many names which could appear on the list of White House hopefuls for 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Clinton, Sanders court millennials with free college plan

Speaking at the University of New Hampshire, Sen. Bernard Sanders and Hillary Clinton -- who waged a bitter battle for the Democratic presidential nomination -- appealed to millennials by pushing free college for most Americans and other liberal policy priorities. Published September 28, 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes the stage at a campaign stop at Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Hillary Clinton reels in cash from international fundraisers

Since announcing her presidential bid last spring, the former first lady's campaign has held at least 34 fundraisers in foreign countries, with another four on the schedule in the coming weeks, according to a tally from the non-partisan Sunlight Foundation. Published September 27, 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks with members of the media on board her campaign plane at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y., Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Hillary Clinton boasts after debate: ‘One down, two to go’

Less than 24 hours after her debate against Republican Donald Trump, a supremely confident Hillary Clinton emerged on the campaign trail Tuesday and made clear she believes she triumphed in the widely anticipated presidential forum. Published September 27, 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign stop in Orlando, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Hillary Clinton debate strategy against Trump needs altering, analysts say

To be successful in Monday's debate, Hillary Clinton may have to suppress her inner policy wonk. While it goes against the nature of the former senator and secretary of state, scholars said her history shows that she's better off when she avoids the kinds of specific policies and details she excels at. Published September 22, 2016

Speculation is swirling that Hillary Clinton receiving over $1 million in donations from the oil-and-gas sector may be a ploy by the energy industry to get in good standing with her if she wins the presidential election. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton’s donations from fossil fuels sector irks environmentalists

Hillary Clinton may have transformed into a climate change warrior, but her campaign war chest is polluted by donations from the fossil fuels sector -- and some green activists say the influx of cash already is casting a dark cloud over her would-be administration and raises doubts about the sincerity of her environmental agenda. Published September 20, 2016

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (right) and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (center) looked over a mangled construction toolbox on Sunday while touring the site of an explosion on Saturday night that injured 29 people. (Associated Press)

Terror clues sought in New York blast, Minnesota stabbings

Investigators scrambled for clues behind an apparent terrorist explosion that rocked New York on Saturday as the Islamic State claimed credit for a Somali immigrant's stabbing rampage in Minnesota. Published September 18, 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton had top surrogates in an all-out assault to fend off Republican Donald Trump. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton, top surrogates crank up heat against surging Donald Trump

With her poll lead fading, Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign Sunday tried to fend off a surging Donald Trump by accusing the businessman of inciting violence on the campaign trail and stoking debunked claims that President Obama wasn't born in the U.S. Published September 18, 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton pauses while she gives remarks on the explosion in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood onboard her campaign plane at Westchester County Airport, in White Plains, N.Y., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Hillary Clinton’s Wal-Mart ties raising liberals’ ire

Hillary Clinton's close ties to Wal-Mart have infuriated progressives who see the big-box store as the embodiment of capitalistic evil, but there's evidence the former first lady has changed since her time on the Wal-Mart board three decades ago, and will push for stronger labor unions, a higher minimum wage and other goals that may sever her cozy relationship with the ubiquitous company. Published September 18, 2016