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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After a weekend of diplomatic whiplash, uncertainty remains around where President Trump's negotiations to end the war with Iran stands.
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Gabbard is the latest in a series of Cabinet officials to leave the Trump administration. -
The U.S. government's indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro came as President Trump also hinted at military action. But Trump's interest in Cuba isn't just political -- it's also personal.
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President Trump and the White House are sending conflicting signals about the state of the Iran war and the negotiations intended to end it.
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The Trump administration is in a new full-court press to message optimism on the unpopular war in Iran.
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President Trump's stalemate in Iran spells trouble for the rest of his second term.
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President Trump again backs down ahead of a critical ceasefire deadline with Iran.
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President Trump met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte Wednesday to discuss the future partnership after Trump disparaged the alliance.
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The U.S. and Iran reached a ceasefire deal on Tuesday, less than two hours before the deadline President Trump imposed for Iran to meet his demands or else face wide-scale destruction.
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President Trump has repeated threats to Iran's civilian infrastructure if a deal isn't reached by Tuesday night.
