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 Pres. Donald Trump visited Aurora, Colo., as he continues to push anti-immigrant messages as part of his presidential campaign.
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The conflict in the Middle East is something that will be front and center for whoever wins the U.S. election in November. We wanted to do a comparison on how the two candidates might approach it.
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The Trump campaign is telling Michigan that Vice President Harris would ban gas-powered cars. At a rally in Flint, she pushed back – and said Trump would be bad for the state’s best-known industry. -
Devastation left by Hurricane Helene. Escalated tensions in the Middle East. The Harris campaign is navigating a pair of October surprises as Election Day draws closer. -
Ripon, Wis. — where the Republican Party began — was the backdrop for a Harris campaign speech from former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney. She said former President Donald Trump is not fit to serve. -
President Biden and Vice President Harris traveled to Georgia and North Carolina to reassure people that help is on the way. Making good on that promise is a critical test in this election year. -
The debate was largely civil, but Vance and Walz clashed over the economy, immigration and reproductive rights. It was a very substantive debate, and there were not that many personal attacks.
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In Nevada, 1 in 5 potential voters are Latino. That is a voting bloc with a lot of political power in a state where elections are won by a few percentage points. And campaigns are paying attention. -
President Biden welcomes Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy with a pledge of additional military assistance. Zelenskyy also met with Vice President Harris and bipartisan groups in the House and Senate.
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As the fastest growing segment of the electorate nationwide, Asian and Pacific Islander American voters are being courted — especially in Nevada, where 10% of the voting population is Asian American.
