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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

Russian President Vladimir Putin watches the Vostok 2022 (East 2022) military exercise in far eastern Russia, outside Vladivostok, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. The weeklong exercise that began Thursday is intended to showcase growing defense ties between Russia and China and also demonstrate that Moscow has enough troops and equipment to conduct the massive drills even as its troops are engaged in military action in Ukraine. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

War’s biggest supporters turn on Putin as Russians retreat in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin faced calls to resign from some former strong supporters Monday as his troops were pushed back to their border by a crushing Ukrainian counteroffensive that has retaken strategically key cities and dealt a massive blow to the morale of the Russian army. Published September 12, 2022

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stands near a damaged residential building during his visit the city of Irpin, Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (Genya Savilov, Pool Photo via AP)

New aid package latest sign U.S. is in it for the long haul in Ukraine

The Biden administration on Thursday announced a fresh $675 million military aid package for Ukraine and pledged to make available another $1 billion in American-made weapons as officials sent the strongest signal yet that Washington is broadening its focus beyond the battle with Russia and aiming to bolster the Ukrainian army for the long term. Published September 8, 2022

As seen on a computer screen from a DVD prepared by Al-Sahab production, Al Qaeda's Ayman al-Zawahiri speaks in Islamabad, Pakistan, on June 20, 2006. Al-Zawahiri, the top Al Qaeda leader, was killed by the U.S. over the weekend in Afghanistan. President Joe Biden is scheduled to speak about the operation on Monday night, Aug. 1, 2022, from the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash, File)

Over-the-horizon U.S. strike on terrorist raises fears of what’s being missed

On its face, last month's strike on al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri proved U.S. forces can still carry out military and intelligence missions in Afghanistan even with American boots no longer on the ground. Beneath the surface, however, counterterrorism insiders say the bombing of al-Zawahri's safehouse in Kabul only exposed much deeper long-term problems for the U.S. Published September 3, 2022

In this photo released by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Director General of nuclear watchdog, Rafael Mariano Grossi, second from left, speaks to unidentified authorities as the UN agency mission heads to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. The IAEA mission has been delayed on the Ukrainian-controlled side of the frontline for some three hours. Director General Grossi has personally negotiated with Ukrainian military authorities to be able to proceed and he remains determined that this important mission reaches the ZNPP today, IAEA spokesman said.(International Atomic Energy Agency via AP)

Inspectors reach embattled Ukrainian nuclear plant amid fear of disaster

International inspectors reached the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on Thursday and pledged to stay on site as continued fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces threatens to ignite a disaster at Europe's largest nuclear facility. Published September 1, 2022

Iraqi security forces fire tear gas on followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr protesting inside the government palace grounds, in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. Al-Sadr, a hugely influential Shiite cleric announced he will resign from Iraqi politics and his angry followers stormed the government palace in response. The chaos Monday sparked fears that violence could erupt in a country already beset by its worst political crisis in years. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Chaos and deadly clashes in Baghdad as cleric al-Sadr leaves Iraqi politics

Iraq descended deeper into chaos Monday after influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced his "definitive retirement" from politics, sparking deadly clashes at Baghdad's presidential palace and potentially opening the door for Iran-backed militia groups to emerge from the turmoil with more power. Published August 29, 2022