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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

Obama administration stalls economic engine of new free-trade pacts

The free-trade consensus of the previous two decades has frayed under President Obama, and while he has pushed through some low-level agreements, he has fallen far short of his predecessors on this key driver of the nation's economy, and analysts say the U.S. is lagging behind many of its chief competitors. Published July 18, 2012

Bob Kerrey, a Democratic candidate for a Senate seat in Nebraska, tours the Benson neighborhood in Omaha with his wife, former Saturday Night Live writer Sarah Paley, and Henry, his son. Mr. Kerrey has described Ms. Paley as a "comedian." (Associated Press)

Joke by Kerrey’s wife not funny in Nebraska

Already down in the polls, Democrat Bob Kerrey's hopes to reclaim his old Nebraska Senate seat may have taken another hit after his wife, former Saturday Night Live writer Sarah Paley, penned a biting piece for July's Vogue magazine that some view as insulting to the Cornhusker State. Published July 10, 2012

Rep. Andy Harris says a new report has suggestions for the EPA "to improve the transparency, quality and ultimate value of its [fracking] study." (Associated Press)

EPA study on fracking and water questioned

The oil and gas industry continues to cast doubt on the validity of an ongoing Environmental Protection Agency effort to determine potential links between fracking and water contamination. Published July 10, 2012

Pensions at charter schools hot topic with IRS

Charter school supporters are continuing to pressure the Internal Revenue Service to change proposed regulations that could disqualify teachers at charter schools from public pension systems. Published July 9, 2012

Mitt Romney bolstered Massachusetts' graduation exams during his time as governor, adding a science, technology and engineering portion to the English and math tests taken by all 10th-graders for graduation. (Associated Press)

Romney’s record on education includes successes, failures

Mitt Romney kept academic standards high, pushed for more charter schools and took other steps during his time as Massachusetts governor to keep the state in the top tier of student performance — but he stumbled in his efforts to institute merit pay for teachers, revamp the tenure system and other aims. Published July 8, 2012

Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and others went on offense on Sunday news shows against the presumptive GOP presidential nominee. (Associated Press)

Democrats sync attacks on Romney’s tax returns, bank accounts

Prominent Democrats on Sunday, including the governor of Maryland, a former White House press secretary and the head of the Democratic National Committee, launched a coordinated attack on Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's finances. Published July 8, 2012

Vice President Joe Biden salutes after arriving to speak before the 2012 National Educational Association annual meeting, Tuesday, July 3, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden warns teachers of Romney hit

In a foretaste of the political battles to come this fall over education, Vice President Joseph R. Biden told the nation's largest teachers union that presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his party do not respect the work they do. Published July 3, 2012

**FILE** A ShadowHawk drone is seen in September 2011 with Montgomery County, Texas, SWAT team members. (Associated Press/Vanguard Defense Industries)

Drone industry releases ethics code

The drone industry on Monday unveiled its first-ever "code of conduct" policy, designed to protect the privacy of those on the ground and ensure the sector adheres to safety standards as the popularity and usage of unmanned aerial vehicles continue to grow. Published July 2, 2012

Student loan fight on Hill raises angst in academia

As lawmakers move toward a last-minute deal to keep student-loan interest rates from doubling on Saturday, the nation's universities can do little except sit, wait and hope for the best. Published June 26, 2012

**FILE** Protesters rally June 20, 2012, against hydrofracking as the legislative session winds down at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. A coalition of 100 environmental, health and community groups called for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to reject any demonstration project for shale gas drilling using hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking." (Associated Press)

Researchers point to risks if New York OKs fracking

With New York reportedly set to allow fracking in portions of the state near the Pennsylvania border, researchers at one of the Empire State's top universities are warning of catastrophic consequences associated with increased gas drilling. Published June 25, 2012

** FILE ** Gov. Mitch Daniels, Indiana Republican

In academia today, financial savvy trumps curriculum vitae

The job description of today's university president increasingly resembles that of a CEO, with the molding of young minds and overseeing a community of scholars taking a distinct backseat to balancing the books and raising cash, academic analysts say. Published June 21, 2012