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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

People with Israeli flags attend a rally in support of Israel, in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, May 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber

Israel approves unilateral cease-fire in Gaza offensive

Israel and Hamas agreed on Thursday to a cease-fire, bringing to at least a temporary halt to nearly two weeks of brutal fighting that have claimed hundreds of lives, shaken the Middle East, and sparked a heated debate in the U.S. about how strongly Washington should back Israel and its military operations in the future. Published May 20, 2021

A Skyborg conceptual design for a low-cost Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV), via the Air Force Research Lab. Artwork via AFRL. [https://afresearchlab.com/technology/vanguards/successstories/skyborg]

Military AI advances spark debate over whether the machines may misbehave

Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida this month made military history: the first full-length test of Skyborg, a groundbreaking artificial intelligence system that hitched a ride on a drone and performed "basic aviation capabilities" with limited human involvement. Published May 20, 2021

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. (Sergei Ilyin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Russia in line to take control of Arctic Council

Russia is set to take control of the powerful Arctic Council, an eight-member body that wields tremendous influence over the icy region and could provide the Kremlin with a new platform to push its agenda amid rising tensions with the U.S. Published May 19, 2021

In this Feb. 12, 2009, photo, the Pentagon is seen from Air Force One. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ** FILE **

Senators say Pentagon must pass audit or return millions of dollars

Military services and Pentagon offices that can't complete a full, clean audit of their budgets should return millions of dollars to American taxpayers, a bipartisan group of senators said Wednesday as they introduced legislation that could transform Defense Department finances. Published May 19, 2021

In this Nov. 3, 2009, file photo, Lt. Thomas Goodman, center, of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division meets with villagers in Qatar Kala in the Pech Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province with his interpreter Ayazudin Hilal, center left with hat. Hilil served as an interpreter alongside U.S. soldiers on hundreds of patrols and dozens of firefights in eastern Afghanistan, earning a glowing letter of recommendation from an American platoon commander and a medal of commendation. Still, Hilal was turned down when he applied for one of the scarce special visas that would allow him to relocate to the U.S with his family. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)

Capitol Hill critics warn Biden faces another Vietnam

The U.S. military exit from Afghanistan is beginning to look "just like Vietnam," a key lawmaker warned Tuesday as questions grow about the Biden administration's short-term strategy to ensure U.S. civilian personnel and Afghan allies aren't slaughtered by the Taliban and the long-term prospect that the country's pro-Western government may collapse without international support. Published May 18, 2021

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby puts his mask on following a media briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Monday, May 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Pentagon drops indoor mask requirement

Fully vaccinated individuals no longer need to wear masks indoors at the Pentagon or other Defense Department facilities, military officials said Friday. Published May 14, 2021

An Israeli artillery unit fires toward targets in Gaza Strip, at the Israeli Gaza border, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israeli-Palestinian fighting sparks bitter political battles

Israel wants the world to unite behind its war against Iran-backed Hamas, which it escalated Friday morning, but the fighting has sparked division, including in Washington, where shouting matches on Capitol Hill, charges of antisemitism and bitter foreign policy fights have broken out as lawmakers draw their own battle lines. Published May 13, 2021

Israeli police patrol during clashes between Arabs, police and Jews, in the mixed town of Lod, central Israel, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. As rockets from Gaza streaked overhead, Arabs and Jews fought each other on the streets below. Rioters torched vehicles, a restaurant and a synagogue in one of the worst spasms of communal violence that Israel has seen in years. (AP Photo/Heidi Levine)

Israeli-Palestinian clash rattles Trump Abraham Accords, Biden agenda

Escalating Israeli-Palestinian violence is threatening to undermine progress made by the Trump administration's Abraham Accords and drive a new wedge between Israel and the Arab world, all while President Biden scrambles to address the crisis that has eclipsed his own foreign policy priorities. Published May 12, 2021

An Israeli soldier stands guard next to an Iron Dome air defense system as smoke rises from an oil tank on fire after it was hit by a rocket fire from Gaza Strip, near the town of Ashkelon, Israel,, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israel’s vaunted Iron Dome stretched to limit by Hamas rocket barrage

Israel's state-of-the-art Iron Dome missile defense system is facing its toughest test to date amid rapid-fire rocket attacks from Hamas, with military analysts in Israel openly wondering whether the Palestinian militant group has found a strategy to partially pierce the shield. Published May 12, 2021

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and Tajikistan's President Emomali Rakhmon, left, attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier after the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, May 9, 2021, marking the 76th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Joe Biden seeks Russia penalty to stop cyberattacks

Major cyberattacks with links to Russia have grown bolder even in the face of escalating U.S. economic sanctions, presenting a high-stakes dilemma for President Biden as he weighs how to respond to the devastating assault on the Colonial Pipeline and what tools America may have at its disposal to punch back. Published May 11, 2021

Medics and friends help a woman board an ambulance at a school after a shooting in Kazan, Russia, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Russian media report that several people have been killed and four wounded in a school shooting in the city of Kazan. Russia's state RIA Novosti news agency reported the shooting took place Tuesday morning, citing emergency services. (AP Photo/Roman Kruchinin)

Vladimir Putin moves ‘swiftly’ on gun control after Russian school shooting

Russian President Vladimir Putin will move "swiftly" on new measures to restrict gun ownership in his country following a mass shooting at a school Tuesday morning, top Russian officials said. At least eight people were killed in the attack in the city of Kazan, with another 21 hospitalized. Published May 11, 2021

Colonial Pipeline storage tanks are seen in Woodbridge, N.J., Monday, May 10, 2021. Gasoline futures are ticking higher following a cyberextortion attempt on the Colonial Pipeline, a vital U.S. pipeline that carries fuel from the Gulf Coast to the Northeast. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Colonial Pipeline, hit by cyberattack, may be back up and running by end of week

The Biden administration on Monday confronted another major cyberattack with apparent links to Russia while the U.S. energy industry slowly got back on its feet after a crippling assault on the Colonial Pipeline underscored deep vulnerabilities in critical American infrastructure that security experts say must be fixed. Published May 10, 2021

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark A. Milley has expressed his support for changing how the military conducts investigations of sexual assault. (ASSOCIATED PRESS) **FILE**

Momentum builds to change military rules on harassment in the ranks

The polarizing push to pull sexual assault cases from the chain of command -- an idea that now appears inevitable amid openness from top Pentagon commanders and support from even some of the most outspoken pro-military conservatives on Capitol Hill -- would represent a fundamental change to one of the core tenets of U.S. military practice. Published May 8, 2021