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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A lot of Americans are expected to be listening and watching Tuesday night's debate. While most voter's minds are already made up, some are still looking for a reason to back one side or the other.
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We look at economic plans put forth by both former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, with both saying they aim to lower prices and cut taxes.
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Republicans are pressuring Trump to focus on policy issues and not crowd sizes and personalities. At a rally in North Carolina and a news conference in New Jersey he focused on the economy.
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Former President Donald Trump made inflammatory remarks about Vice President Harris at the National Association of Black Journalists convention on Wednesday. He questioned her biracial background.
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump isn't shying away from attacking Kamala Harris, as her campaign has energized Democrats and taken the spotlight off the former president.
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While Vice President Harris has yet to secure the Democratic Party’s nomination, Republicans are already trying to tie her to President Biden’s biggest troubles, including immigration and inflation.
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We look at former president Donald Trump's rally in Michigan - the first one since the assassination attempt on him and the first one with his new running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance.
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The Heritage Foundation and the Trump campaign are attempting to soothe concerns over the think tank's sweeping Project 2025 plan to overhaul the government.
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While GOP officials say the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump will not affect the RNC, there is no question it will have a strong impact on the speeches and tenor of the event.
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After calling Project 2025 "ridiculous," Trump continued to distance himself from the conservative roadmap for the next Republican president. Meanwhile, the Biden team wants to tie the plan to Trump.
