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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

A gunman aims his weapon in the hatch of a car at a local administration building preparing to patrol in Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Monday, May 19, 2014, with a huge Donetsk People's Republic flag in the background. Heavy mortar fire outside the eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk has damaged a large gas pipeline and set off a fire. Slovyansk has been the epicenter of fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian insurgents, who have seized government buildings across the east. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

White House: No sign Russian troops pulling back

The White House on Monday disputed Vladimir Putin's latest claim that Russian forces have begun to withdraw from the Ukrainian border, again calling into question whether the Russian president truly wants to de-escalate the situation or desires continued unrest ahead of Ukrainian elections on May 25. Published May 19, 2014

FILE - This May 12, 2014 file photo speaks President Barack Obama speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama on Friday marked the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education school desegregation decision by recommitting to "the long struggle to stamp out bigotry and racism in all their forms." Obama also scheduled a meeting Friday with families of the plaintiffs as well as the lead attorneys and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Obama will host the group, including lawyers Jack Greenberg and William Coleman, in the White House East Room. Greenberg argued the case; Coleman was a leading legal strategist. (AP Photo, File)

Obama marks 60th anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education

President Obama on Friday commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Brown vs. Board of Education decision, a landmark ruling that signaled the end of separate public schools for white and black students. Published May 16, 2014

Teddy Bridgewater went on to lead Louisville to one of the biggest upset in BCS bowl history after taking a brutal hit in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2. The NCAA scarcely mentions concussions in its manual. (Associated Press)

White House plans sports concussion summit

The Obama administration will invite athletes, coaches, parents and other stakeholders to the White House on May 29 for a summit on sports-related concussions. Published May 16, 2014

Somber Obama dedicates 9/11 memorial: ‘Nothing can ever break us’

More than a decade after the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history, President Obama on Thursday spoke at a dedication ceremony for the Sept. 11 Memorial Museum and said the courage of those who put their own lives on the line to save others will inspire future generations. Published May 15, 2014

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, has promised a vote on Keystone if the Senate moves forward on an energy efficiency bill. (Associated Press)

Democrats still divided over Keystone pipeline

With the Keystone XL oil pipeline exposing deep rifts in the Democratic Party, the White House remains tight-lipped on whether the president would sign or veto legislation approving the massive Canada-to-Texas project. Published May 11, 2014

Vice President Joseph R. Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will have a hard time cutting their ties to the Obama administration if they run for president in 2016. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton taking heat from GOP — and Democrats

From her handling of the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack to her husband's economic record, Hillary Clinton came under fire over the weekend from all quarters — including taking indirect shots from those inside her own party. Published May 11, 2014

A shopper walks next to a Walmart store on Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, in Williston, N.D., near a sign advertising a $17 hourly wage for new employees — a rate higher than in many cities. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine) ** FILE **

Obama riles organized labor with Walmart visit

Citing the dangers of climate change, President Obama on Friday took new executive action to promote renewable power and energy efficiency, but the venue the White House chose to make its announcement — a San Jose-area Walmart — led to an uproar among some Democrats and leading figures in organized labor who object to the company's workplace practices. Published May 9, 2014