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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As former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris prepare to face off in the first presidential debate next month, there's discussion –and drama– behind the scenes.
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Enthusiasm for Democrats is evident this week at the DNC in Chicago but Trump and other Republicans say they’re not going to cede the city or general election voters to Democrats.
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Former President Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, are barnstorming key swing states. Meanwhile, his surrogates are in Chicago meeting with reporters on his behalf.
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The former president will be traveling the country, focused on the issues that his campaign believe matter most to voters: the economy, crime, national security and immigration. -
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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The Trump campaign, which has tried to disavow the project despite links to it, said in a statement that “reports of Project 2025’s demise would be greatly welcomed." -
Just a few weeks ago, former President Donald Trump appeared to be building an insurmountable lead over Biden. Now, Trump is trying to wrestle back the spotlight and blunt Harris’s momentum.
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On the day that former President Donald Trump is meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, we look at the Republican nominee's relationship with Israel.
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At his Charlotte rally, former President Donald Trump launched new attack lines against Vice President Harris, as she is poised to become the Democratic nominee after President Biden exited the race. -
Former President Donald Trump is doing his first rally since an assassination attempt. President Biden is still off the trail, recovering from COVID.
