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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In an address to the U.S. Congress, King Charles told lawmakers that "time and again, our two countries have always found ways to come together," and called for "reconciliation and renewal."
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President Trump and the First Lady were whisked away from the White House Correspondents' dinner on Saturday night after a suspect fired shots in the hotel where the dinner was being held.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with White House Correspondent Franco Ordonez and National Security Correspondent Greg Myre about how President Trump's Cabinet is shaping the process of the Iran war.
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President Trump announced that he's extending the ceasefire with Iran, just one day before it was set to expire. He said he's waiting for Iran's leaders to come up with a proposal to end the war.
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Vice President JD Vance is in Pakistan for peace talks with Iran.
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President Trump and Israel's Prime Minister have stood shoulder to shoulder in their war on Iran — but do the two leaders have the same goals in mind?
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Here is a reminder of some of what he has said - and where the US is now. -
President Trump says NATO is making "a very foolish mistake" after countries decline to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran has effectively shut down the flow of oil from the Gulf region. President Trump hasn't offered a clear solution. Trump is calling for allies to assist the U.S. military in removing the Iranian threat, and many of the allies are resisting.
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A regional coalition of Latin American countries will make up "The Shield of Americas," which becomes official this weekend in Miami. What does the Trump Administration want from this new initiative?
