Franco Ordoñez
Franco Ordoñez is a White House Correspondent for NPR's Washington Desk. Before he came to NPR in 2019, Ordoñez covered the White House for McClatchy. He has also written about diplomatic affairs, foreign policy and immigration, and has been a correspondent in Cuba, Colombia, Mexico and Haiti.
Ordoñez has received several state and national awards for his work, including the Casey Medal, the Gerald Loeb Award and the Robert F. Kennedy Award for Excellence in Journalism. He is a two-time reporting fellow with the International Center for Journalists, and is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School and the University of Georgia.
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They'll discuss how to deepen cooperation on global security issues, including on China. Shared interests may be overshadowed by a crack in the economic relationship — a takeover bid for U.S. Steel.
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President Biden's $7.3 trillion budget wish-list puts dollar figures to his pledges in the State of the Union address. But actual spending plans are up to Congress.
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Former President Donald Trump now has two close allies at the helm of the Republican National Committee as he heads into general election territory.
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There will be another big shake up in the Republican Party Friday as the 168 members of the RNC are going to elect new leadership. They're expected to pick several Trump loyalists.
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Former President Donald Trump is expected to take another step toward wrapping up the GOP presidential nomination on Super Tuesday, but some Republicans are hesitant to vote for him.
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Both President Biden and former President Donald Trump make their way to Texas border towns on Thursday to talk about their views on how to address the migration issue.
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Former President Donald Trump addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference today.
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As voters in Nevada head to the polls for the primary elections, Republicans won't have all the choices on the ballot that they might expect. Besides the primary, Republicans also have a caucus.
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It's two-for-two for Donald Trump after a win in New Hampshire's Republican primary Tuesday night. But Nikki Haley isn't backing down after her second place finish.
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The battle between Donald Trump and Nikki Haley has put renewed attention on the identity crisis within the Republican party, and the debate between populism and small-government conservatism.