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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

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said Thursday on CNBC's "Squawk Box" program that he does not believe that carbon dioxide is a primary contributor to global warming. (Associated Press)

Scott Pruitt turns EPA away from climate change agenda

Scott Pruitt on Thursday made clear he doesn't believe carbon dioxide is the main driver of climate change -- and his declaration touched off a firestorm among critics who interpret the remark as concrete proof that the EPA administrator plans to disregard the past eight years and take the agency in a new direction. Published March 9, 2017

All seafood importers will have to track and report where all fish were caught under the Obama-era Seafood Traceability Rule. (Associated Press)

Environmental groups hope to intervene on seafood importing court case that Trump will abandon

Worried that the Trump administration won't mount an effective defense of former President Barack Obama's environmental policies, green groups rushed to court this week begging to intervene in a looming lawsuit, saying they will make the case on their own. It's one of the key ways environmentalists are ramping up their resistance to President Trump. Published March 8, 2017

In this March 1, 2017, President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Fishermen sue Trump over Obama’s New England marine monument

Setting off a legal case that will offer clues as to whether President Trump will revoke some of his predecessor's most controversial national monuments, a coalition of fishermen on Tuesday sued the administration over a sprawling 5,000-mile marine monument off the East Coast. Published March 7, 2017

In this Jan. 12, 2017, file photo, Housing and Urban Development Secretary-designate Ben Carson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Zach Gibson, File)

Ben Carson confirmed by Senate as HUD secretary

The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Ben Carson as head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, where he will oversee federal public housing programs. Published March 2, 2017

In this Jan. 17, 2017, file photo, Interior Secretary-nominee, Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Ryan Zinke approved by Senate as Interior secretary

The Senate on Wednesday morning overwhelmingly approved Rep. Ryan K. Zinke to lead the Interior Department, overcoming objections from Democratic leadership to yet another of President Trump's cabinet nominees. Published March 1, 2017

New EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt invoked conservationist John Muir in his remarks Tuesday, which riled up the conservation lobby, who say Mr. Pruitt's track record shows him to be no friend to the environment. (Associated Press)

Scott Pruitt email release delayed by Oklahoma Supreme Court

The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a win for EPA administrator Scott Pruitt, halting the scheduled release of thousands of additional emails from Mr. Pruitt's time as the state's attorney general. Published February 28, 2017

New EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt invoked conservationist John Muir in his remarks Tuesday, which riled up the conservation lobby, who say Mr. Pruitt's track record shows him to be no friend to the environment. (Associated Press)

Scott Pruitt promises major changes from Obama years

Scott Pruitt told EPA employees Tuesday that he's committed to protecting the environment and upholding the agency's core mission, but he also signaled that major changes are ahead as he begins to dismantle much of former President Obama's climate change agenda. Published February 21, 2017