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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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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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.
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Trump showed some vulnerability while recounting what happened during the assassination attempt on his life. But he quickly moved on from any message of unity to a litany of familiar grievances.
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On Thursday night, former President Donald Trump will formally accept the republican nomination for President. What will his message be? Has that message evolved since the assassination attempt?
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Donald Trump and J.D. Vance share a vision on the direction of an evolving Republican party. They have argued that many foreign conflicts have failed to serve U.S. interests. -
NPR's Franco Ordoñez analyzes Nikki Haley's speech endorsing former President Trump
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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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Ahead of the RNC, which begins Monday, how will Trump's assassination attempt affect the Republican nominating convention?
