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Ben T.N. Mause

White House Reporter

Ben covers the White House for The Washington Sun.

Ben previously worked for The Baltimore Sun. Prior to that, he was a NOTUS reporter and AJI fellow.

He received a bachelor’s degree from the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, where he majored in communications and was a resident assistant. He recently served as the staff writer at The Moulton Advertiser, covering the arrival of a $1.1 billion solar facility, a decades-old murder case, the 2022 elections, and much more. He has also been a contributor to The Decatur Daily, The Sand Mountain Reporter and Fansided’s Tomahawk Take.

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