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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Former President Donald Trump is doing his first rally since an assassination attempt. President Biden is still off the trail, recovering from COVID.
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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.