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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As former President Donald Trump enters his third -- and likely final -- campaign close, his message has naturally evolved, even when it hasn't changed much.
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It’s the final day of campaigning for Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump. Reporters who covered the campaign reflect on their time on the trail as Election Day draws near.
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Vice President Harris ended her day with a concert on the "Rocky Steps" in Philadelphia. Former President Trump wrapped up in Grand Rapids, Mich., — where he also closed out his 2016 and 2020 races.
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With Tuesday being Election Day, it's the last leg of the presidential campaign. The candidates have been racing around the swing states.
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In the final days of his presidential campaign, Donald Trump is traveling to the reliably blue states of Virginia and New Mexico after visits to New York and California.
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The Republican nominee's remarks come days after a joke about Puerto Rico as a "floating island of garbage" at his New York rally prompted backlash.
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Former President Donald Trump’s supporters in key swing states are expressing cautious optimism.
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Former President Donald Trump faced some tough questioning from Latino voters Wednesday night. He largely sidestepped those questions in his answers and instead stuck to his broader campaign themes.
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During a town hall outside Miami, Trump touted his record on the economy, yet called Jan. 6 a "day of love" and would not back off false claims about Haitian migrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.
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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.