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 Biden has been trying to get young voters excited about his 2024 reelection bid, even though polls show they're disappointed with some of his policies. -
President Biden met with top cabinet officials and national security advisers in the White House Situation Room after Iran launched attacks on Israel. -
President BIden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Fumio announced efforts to strengthen military ties, as well as collaborations on space exploration and artificial intelligence. -
The Biden reelection campaign and Democratic National Committee significantly outraised former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party last month, new fundraising numbers show. -
The House Freedom Caucus has said environmental and union wage regulations should be waived if federal money is used to rebuild Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge. -
A star-studded cast appeared with the former presidents and Biden, including Mindy Kaling, Ben Platt and Stephen Colbert hosting the event. -
More than 60 people were fired, including senior staff in the political data and communications departments, according to a person familiar with the layoffs.
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President Biden's $7.3 trillion budget wish-list puts dollar figures to his pledges in the State of the Union address. But actual spending plans are up to Congress. -
The speech — as well as the response — reflect how difficult the border issue has become ahead of the 2024 presidential election. -
The vice president's remarks on Sunday are some of the strongest by a senior U.S. official regarding the protection of civilians in Gaza.
