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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President Trump heads to France for the G7 as the war in Iran continues to dominate global discussions.
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Trump confirmed the two pilots in the U.S. helicopter, downed near the Strait of Hormuz, are safe. The U.S. responded by launching strikes on Iran, with Tehran attacking Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan soon after. -
President Trump walked out of an interview on Sunday's "Meet the Press" after being pressed on his repeated claims that the 2020 election and last week's California primaries were "rigged."
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President Trump continues to pursue very personal agenda items that are testing the limits of support from Republican members of Congress.
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After a weekend of diplomatic whiplash, uncertainty remains around where President Trump's negotiations to end the war with Iran stands.
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The U.S. government's indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro came as President Trump also hinted at military action. But Trump's interest in Cuba isn't just political -- it's also personal.
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President Trump and the White House are sending conflicting signals about the state of the Iran war and the negotiations intended to end it.
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What are the big takeaways from President Trump's trip to China? Meanwhile, Trump answers blow-back over a comment he made last week about American's financial situations.
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The Trump administration is in a new full-court press to message optimism on the unpopular war in Iran.
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President Trump's stalemate in Iran spells trouble for the rest of his second term.
