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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

President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden all but ignores Chinese spy balloon in State of the Union

President Biden on Tuesday night mostly sidestepped the Chinese spy balloon that flew over the U.S. homeland last week, instead using his State of the Union address to focus on America's 21st-century economic competition with Beijing. Published February 7, 2023

In this Dec. 10, 2015, file photo, U.S. M1A2 SEP Abrams battle tanks prepare to cross the Hantan river during a river crossing operation, part of an annual joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Ukraine fumes as NATO members slow roll tank aid

U.S. defense officials try to fend off criticism of a Western coalition that is taking increased fire for a reluctance to deploy its most advanced ground combat vehicles to the battlefield. Published January 22, 2023

In this Oct. 21, 2019, photo, a member of the U.S. Army's 1st Armored Battalion of the 9th Regiment, 1st Division from Fort Hood in Texas prepares to unload Abrams battle tanks from rail cars as they arrive at the Pabrade railway station some 50 km (31 miles) north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis) **FILE**

NATO member tank wars frustrate Ukraine as it pleads for stronger defense

Ukrainian leaders vented their frustrations with European allies, particularly Germany, on Thursday for refusing to send tanks to aid in Kyiv's war with Russia, while U.S. defense officials tried to fend off criticism of a Western coalition that is taking increased fire for its reluctance to deploy its most advanced ground-combat vehicles to the battlefield. Published January 19, 2023

In this image from video provided by the Department of Defense labeled Gimbal, from 2015, an unexplained object is seen at the center as it is tracked as it soars high along the clouds, traveling against the wind. (Department of Defense via AP) **FILE**

Threat Status: Hundreds of new UFO sightings reported

The Pentagon's latest bombshell report found that most of those UFO encounters remain unexplained, with many of the strange craft exhibiting "unusual flight characteristics or performance capabilities." Published January 18, 2023

In this photo released Thursday, June 10, 2021, by the Iranian army, Iranian warships seen in the Atlantic Ocean. Iran has dispatched two warships to the Atlantic Ocean, a rare mission to demonstrate the country's maritime power, state TV reported Thursday, without specifying the vessels' final destination. (Iranian Army via AP) **FILE**

Iran will send ships to Panama Canal in military mission

Iran will dispatch warships to the Panama Canal this year, Iranian officials vowed Thursday in a sign that Tehran seeks to expand its military footprint far beyond the Middle East and into America's backyard. Published January 12, 2023

President Joe Biden meets virtually with Chinese President Xi Jinping from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, on Nov. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Threat Status: Biden fumbles into 2023 on foreign policy

Russia's unending war in Ukraine, North Korea's expanding nuclear weapons threats and China's increasing military moves toward Taiwan are among the complex global security challenges President Biden faces as he heads into the second half of his term in 2023. Published January 8, 2023