Franco Ordoñez
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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.
Biden and Trump are both at the border today, staking out ground on a key 2024 issue
Enlarge this image President Biden urges Congress to pass the Senate-negotiated bipartisan deal on border security. Alex...
Biden visits East Palestine a year after a train derailment changed the Ohio town
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Biden blames Putin for Navalny's death
Enlarge this image President Biden speaks about the death of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny in the Roosevelt R...
Harris says Russia is responsible for Navalny's death
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On Caucus Day in Nevada, Trump's pitch is all about November
Enlarge this image Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event Jan. 27. i...
Bringing birther back, Donald Trump questions Nikki Haley's right to be president
Enlarge this image Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley participates in fourth Republican Presidential Primary...
