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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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At his Charlotte rally, former President Donald Trump launched new attack lines against Vice President Harris, as she is poised to become the Democratic nominee after President Biden exited the race.
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While Vice President Harris has yet to secure the Democratic Party’s nomination, Republicans are already trying to tie her to President Biden’s biggest troubles, including immigration and inflation.
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Donald Trump and J.D. Vance share a vision on the direction of an evolving Republican party. They have argued that many foreign conflicts have failed to serve U.S. interests.
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While GOP officials say the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump will not affect the RNC, there is no question it will have a strong impact on the speeches and tenor of the event.
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After calling Project 2025 "ridiculous," Trump continued to distance himself from the conservative roadmap for the next Republican president. Meanwhile, the Biden team wants to tie the plan to Trump.
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With the presidential candidates debate nearing, we present the final installment of our voter's debate prep series. Today we cover foreign policy and abortion.
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Former President Donald Trump has a debate style all his own. It's brash and aggressive while trying to project dominance. At Thursday's presidential debate, he might be limited by a mute button.
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President Biden is using new executive actions to block migrants from seeking asylum at the southern border. The ACLU says this goes against U.S. asylum laws.
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Promising to revaluate NATO and reshape global trade, former President Donald Trump is crafting foreign policy that picks up where he left off after his first term and takes things to the next level.
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Allies of former President Donald Trump say his felony conviction Thursday in a New York hush money case has helped energize and unify the Republican Party.