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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

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. Published 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. Published May 28, 2019

Commuters walk by the new Huawei P30 smartphone advertisement on display inside a subway station in Beijing Monday, May 13, 2019. China's intensified tariff war with the Trump administration is threatening Beijing's ambition to transform itself into the dominant player in global technology. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Huawei offers to sign ‘no-spy’ agreements amid 5G snooping fears

Telecommunications giant Huawei offered Tuesday to sign "no-spy" agreements with governments around the world in an effort to tamp down growing fears that the company's 5G technology could be used in a systematic Chinese espionage operation. Published May 14, 2019

FILE - In this July 17, 2014, file photo, Michael Behenna stands on land that he helps work in Medford, Okla. The White House announced Monday, May 6, 2019, that President Donald Trump pardoned Behenna, a former U.S. soldier convicted in 2009 of killing an Iraqi prisoner. (Sarah Phipps/The Oklahoman via AP, File)

Trump to review Mathew Golsteyn case after Behenna pardon

The pardon of former soldier Michael Behenna this week could spur a series of similar actions, according to advocates who say President Trump is reviewing other cases and could soon issue more pardons to members of the military convicted of murder and other major crimes. Published May 7, 2019

In this May 3, 2019, file photo released by the U.S. Navy, an F/A-18E Super Hornet from VFA 25 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. The U.S. is dispatching the USS Abraham Lincoln and other military resources to the Middle East following "clear indications" that Iran and its proxy forces were preparing to possibly attack U.S. forces in the region, according to a defense official on May 5, 2019. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Singley/US Navy via AP)

USS Abraham Lincoln carrier deployed over Iran ‘credible threat’

A "credible threat" of Iranian attacks on American interests in the Middle East led President Trump to suddenly bump up the deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier and bomber task force to the region, top administration officials said Monday in an escalation that critics fear could lead to a military clash with Iran. Published May 6, 2019

North Korean state media said leader Kim Jong-un observed live-fire drills Saturday of long-range multiple rocket launchers and unspecified tactical guided weapons. (Associated Press)

North Korea missile tests could upend Trump-Kim diplomacy, GOP lawmakers warn

The Trump administration on Sunday downplayed North Korea's weapons tests, vowing to press on with its diplomatic outreach even as lawmakers -- including some of President Trump's closest Republican allies -- warned that the weekend missile launches strained the fragile relationship between Washington and Pyongyang. Published May 5, 2019

The Pentagon vehemently denies that the White House exerted any political pressure throughout the process for awarding the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract, which ultimately went to Microsoft. (Associated Press/File)

Sexual assaults in military jumped nearly 38% last year

Sexual assaults in the military increased dramatically over the past two years, new Defense Department data show, sparking outrage from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle who charged Thursday that the Pentagon is failing the nation's women and men in uniform. Published May 2, 2019

Opponents to Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro face off with Bolivarian National Guards in armored vehicles who are loyal to the president, during an attempted military uprising in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Opposition leader Juan Guaido took to the streets with a small contingent of heavily armed troops in a call for the military to rise up and oust Maduro. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Juan Guaido Venezuela ‘final phase’ to push Nicolas Maduro from power

Violence erupted in the streets of Caracas on Tuesday as U.S.-backed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido unexpectedly launched what he called the "final phase" of his campaign to drive socialist President Nicolas Maduro from power, urging supporters and members of the military to mount an all-out rebellion and take control of the government. Published April 30, 2019