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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

Protesters with Environment America stand outside the Environmental Protection Agency as Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt holds a news conference on his decision to scrap Obama administration fuel standards, in Washington, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Green groups spend to stop Donald Trump’s fossil fuel agenda

Green groups are opening their checkbooks ahead of the high-stakes November midterm elections, dolling out hundreds of thousands to protect what they call a "Senate firewall" against President Trump's pro-fossil fuels agenda. Published April 11, 2018

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. Published 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. Published 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. Published 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. Published April 1, 2018

"This is an issue that has got to be looked at," Sen. Bernard Sanders said. "What we're seeing all over this country is the decline in retail. We're seeing this incredibly large company getting involved in almost every area of commerce and I think it is important to look at the power and influence that Amazon has."

Bernie Sanders says Amazon ‘power and influence’ in U.S. economy too great

American mega-corporation Amazon came under fire from both sides of the aisle over the weekend, with President Trump blasting it as having taken advantage of U.S. taxpayers, and Sen. Bernard Sanders warning that the company has grown too large and its influence over the economy far too great. Published April 1, 2018

The Gulf of Mexico has been a drilling hub for so long that much of the easily recoverable fuel is gone, analysts say. (Associated Press/File)

Shale tops Gulf for oil developers, huge lease sale suggests

The Trump administration last week held the largest oil and gas lease sale in the country's history, offering up a whopping 77 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico -- but only 815,000 of those acres received bids. Published March 25, 2018