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 Trump took questions publicly for the first time since striking Iran as violence continues to unfold in the region.
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President Trump said the ongoing strikes on Iran are the best chance to strike at its nuclear weapons program. But that's the same program he said, not long ago, was completely obliterated.
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President Trump delivered on his threat to strike Iran and announced a military campaign there on Saturday assisted by Israel. He also called for regime change.
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President Trump claimed the justices opposing his position were acting because of partisanship, though three of those ruling against his tariffs were appointed by Republican presidents. -
President Trump's popularity on one of his political strengths is in jeopardy. -
More Republicans are calling for an investigation after a second U.S. citizen was shot by a federal agent in Minneapolis. -
Rubio is the first person to hold both roles at the same time since Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in the 1970s. -
Some of the 2025 policies that have been implemented include cracking down on immigration and dismantling the Department of Education. -
Iran's government is cracking down hard on massive street protests. The number of demonstrators killed is believed to be soaring. Meanwhile, President Trump keeps suggesting the U.S. may get involved.
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President Trump details U.S. plans in Venezuela in the wake of a controversial mission to remove and indict President Maduro.
